Scena Studio for Windows

One installer with .NET 10 included. At the start of the Open Test, shared API access is free on enabled services. Add your own key to use AI generation once shared access ends. Scena Studio does not resell credits.

Two ways in, and what Windows will say the first time.

The installer is the short route. The portable ZIP is for a USB stick, a locked-down work PC, or keeping two versions side by side.

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EXE Installer

Recommended About a minute. Puts Scena Studio in Program Files with a Start-menu entry. New builds are offered, never installed without asking. 1 Open the downloaded installer Once the download completes, open scena-studio-1.1.0-setup.exe (50.8 MB) from your browser’s download tray or your Downloads folder. 2 Review the Windows SmartScreen prompt (EV certificate pending) Our Extended Validation (EV) Code Signing certificate (Scena Studio LLC) is registered and currently in the final CA hardware-token issuance queue. While EV activation completes, follow the 3-step guide below (More info → Run anyway) after verifying the SHA-256 / MD5 hash. 3 Pick a folder, then Install The default is fine. .NET 10 is already inside the installer, so nothing else is downloaded. 4 Sign in First launch asks for an email and a password. No account yet? Create one on that screen: a six-digit code goes to your email and the app opens once you type it in. There is no charge to join the Open Test. Your provider bills usage on your own API key. 5 Choose where episodes live Right after sign-in, point it at a drive with room — renders add up fast. You can move it later in Settings. 6 Open Tools → API services Check whether your build has a shared test key for the model you chose. If needed, add your own key and test it. Your provider bills work run on that key.

ZIP Portable ZIP

Nothing is written outside the folder you extract to. No admin rights, no registry, no Start-menu entry. 1 Unblock the ZIP before extracting Right-click the file → Properties → tick Unblock at the bottom → OK. Windows marks every downloaded archive, and skipping this makes the app look broken. 2 Extract the whole folder Right-click → Extract All, or use 7-Zip. Pick a normal folder such as D:\ScenaStudio — not Program Files, and not inside the ZIP viewer. 3 Do not run it from inside the ZIP Double-clicking the .exe while still in the archive starts it in a temp folder, so settings and episodes vanish on restart. 4 Run ScenaStudio.exe Same SmartScreen box as the installer, same three clicks, then the same sign-in. Right-click → Pin to taskbar if you want it handy. 5 Updating Extract the new ZIP over the old folder and keep your settings file. The portable build does not update itself.

EV Code Signing registration in progress · Setup guide

Why Windows shows “Windows protected your PC” while our EV certificate is pending — and how to install in 3 clicks.

EV Certificate Status (Scena Studio LLC): We have registered for an Extended Validation (EV) Code Signing Certificate and are currently waiting for final Certificate Authority (CA) corporate vetting and hardware HSM token delivery. While our EV signature is in this waiting period, Windows Defender SmartScreen displays a standard reputation screen on first launch. The installer is 100% clean (0 / 72 on VirusTotal) — please follow the 4 steps below to set up safely.

EV SIGNING PENDING EV certificate registered & awaiting final hardware token issuance. MORE INFO → RUN ANYWAY Follow the 3-click setup guide below to launch the installer. 0/72 & HASH VERIFIED 0/72 VirusTotal clean and verifiable via MD5 & SHA-256 checksums.

Never turn SmartScreen or Windows Security off. Instead, verify the MD5 / SHA-256 checksum and follow these steps to complete setup while our EV certificate is being finalized:

1 Click “More info” on the blue SmartScreen window Because our EV Code Signing certificate is still in the pending issuance queue, Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”. Click the underlined More info link (marked 1 in the screenshot). 2 Confirm the file name and MD5 / SHA-256 hash Verify the app name reads scena-studio-1.1.0-setup.exe (marked 2) and matches the MD5 (42fd1fb12135febdc092c67bd767d0b4) or SHA-256 hash printed on this page. 3 Click “Run anyway” to open the installer Select Run anyway (marked 3) in the expanded dialog. Windows remembers your decision for this build on your PC. 4 Approve User Account Control (UAC) & click Install Click Yes on the standard Windows UAC prompt to install into C:\Program Files\Scena Studio, then sign in to start creating.

01 What you see first Windows 11 capture

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02 After “More info” Windows 11 capture

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Rather check than trust Run either command in PowerShell in your Downloads folder and compare it with the MD5 or SHA-256 shown at the top of this page. If the strings match, the file is the exact one published here. Get-FileHash .\scena-studio-1.1.0-setup.exe -Algorithm MD5
Get-FileHash .\scena-studio-1.1.0-setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256