Private mode: keeping creations out of public view
Private mode is a setting that keeps a user's uploads and creations from being shown to other users, often available only on some plans. As of 2026-09-25.
Krea's terms say that, depending on the subscription tier, users may be able to make submissions private, and that without private mode some submissions may be visible to other users. Pika, Runway, Topview and Descript make content public only when the user shares it.
The difference is the default: public until made private, or private until shared.
For a book adaptation, the default decides whether a first test with the text is seen by strangers.
Private mode protects against other users, not against the tool; the licence and training clauses still apply.
Check the plan's feature list as well as the terms; the setting is often described there.
| Source | Covers | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Krea | Visibility | Some submissions may be visible to other users unless the plan includes private mode |
| Pika | Visibility | Content becomes public only if you choose to make it so |
| Runway | Visibility | Content submitted to a public area can be seen, used and reproduced by other users |
| Topview | Visibility | Content is public only where you share it, through links, the library or the community |
| Descript | Visibility | Projects become public only when you designate them so |
Inclusion rule. Readings from the three registers used on this page. Order. The order the text takes them in.
1In the sources' words
If your subscription tier does not include the private mode feature, some of your User Submissions may be viewable by other users.
Krea, terms
If you choose to make your User Content public, it may be viewed, tagged, or interacted with by other users
Pika, terms of service
other users may search for, see, use, modify and reproduce any of Your Content that you submit to any “public” area of the Services
Runway, terms of use
Content you have made public through share links, Library, Community, campaigns, or similar public or submitted surfaces
Topview, terms
including if you designate a Project as “public”
Descript, terms of service
- User submissionsSome submissions may be visible to other users unless the plan includes private mode
- User contentContent becomes public only if you choose to make it so
- Your contentContent submitted to a public area can be seen, used and reproduced by other users
- Account closureContent is public only where you share it, through links, the library or the community
- ConfidentialityProjects become public only when you designate them so
Filed under: Krea · Pika · Runway · Topview · Descript
2The adaptation step in practice
Once the rights in “Private mode” are settled, SceneMixer describes the adaptation itself like this:
Typically 60–120 seconds, always 9:16 vertical, ending on a hook. SceneMixer's episode outlines are generated with that pacing, and setting a project to 9:16 makes every segment vertical (the default is 16:9).
SceneMixer, How to Make ReelShort-Style Dramas with AI — “How long is a ReelShort-style episode?” (read 2026-10-13)
SceneMixer turns a novel into a watchable short-drama series in one pipeline: upload the novel (Chinese or English) → AI extracts characters, scenes, and an episode-by-episode structure → generates consistent character and scene art → writes storyboard scripts → renders video segment by segment (16:9 by default, 9:16 in one setting) → composites full episodes.
SceneMixer, Turn a Novel into a Video Series with AI (read 2026-10-13)