Monetization gate for the template render flow:
- render-quality.ts: single source of truth (free -> 360p only +
watermark; pro/business -> 540p..4K, no watermark).
- /api/render: server-authoritative gate — rejects >360p for free
users with 403 quality_locked; passes a watermark flag through
createRenderJob -> /v1/renders (render-svc passthrough, wired later).
- /api/render/limits: GET endpoint exposing the user's allowed tiers
and watermark state to the studio.
- render page: locks higher tiers for free users (dashed + lock badge,
click routes to /pricing), clamps the selected resolution down,
shows the "free = 360p + watermark, upgrade" notice, and handles the
403 quality_locked response.
AI-video "no free preview" rule is a future hook (no AI gen yet).
Watermark rendering (ffmpeg drawtext on the node) is a follow-up.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
soroush.asadi