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Seedance Text to Video and Image to Video
The Seedance video generator turns text into video and animates photos or illustrations. Use start and end frames to shape a shot, or combine image, video and audio references to guide the scene. Generate, preview and download your video on Seedancer.
Choose How Your Image Guides the Video
For Seedance image to video, choose frames mode when your photo should be the opening frame. Add an end frame when you have a destination for the shot. Choose reference mode when you want to borrow a subject, setting, or visual style without starting on that exact image. Video and audio references belong in reference mode, rather than alongside start and end frames.
Set Up Your Seedance Video
Choose the inputs and settings for your shot. See the Seedance 2.5 guide for model capabilities and version comparisons.
Input Mode
Choose the starting point
Text, frames, or references
Start from text when you are inventing a scene. Use frames for a chosen opening image, or references when combining visual and audio guidance.
- Text: describe a new scene
- Frames: guide the opening and ending
- References: combine source material
Subject References
Define the appearance
Give each image a purpose
Use a clear image for the character or product, and separate references for the setting or style. Explain which details belong to each source.
- Choose readable subject details
- Avoid contradictory appearances
- Identify what should stay consistent
Motion References
Guide movement and framing
Use a relevant video clip
Reference footage can guide a camera move, an action, or the rhythm of a scene. Specify what to follow and which elements should be different.
- Select the relevant movement
- Separate subject and camera motion
- Describe changes to the source scene
Sound Direction
Plan what the viewer hears
Speech, effects, or ambience
Decide whether the scene needs generated sound. Name the speaker and desired words, or describe the environmental sounds that matter to the shot.
- Enable audio when needed
- Keep dialogue readable and concise
- Explain any uploaded audio reference
Output Settings
Fit the intended use
Ratio, duration, and resolution
Set the output format in the interface. Allow enough time for the action, and choose framing that leaves room for the subject to move.
- Choose the destination aspect ratio
- Match duration to the action
- Review available model settings
Make Sound Part of the Scene
Generate dialogue, sound effects and ambience alongside your video, or use an uploaded recording to guide the sound. Describe who speaks, what they say and which sounds belong to the scene. In reference mode, explain whether an audio clip guides a voice, rhythm or atmosphere.
Choose a Starting Point for Your Video
Match the input to the task, then review the details that make the result useful.
Vertical Social Clips
Start with a portrait composition
Use a vertical starting image for a subject-led clip, or text to explore a new idea. Set the aspect ratio in the generator and keep important action away from the edges where platform controls may cover it.
Product Reveals
Start with a clear product image
Animate a product photo with a restrained camera move, or use it as a reference in a new setting. Review labels, shape, and surface details before using the result in a campaign.
Character Animation
Start with a character and an action
Use a character image to establish appearance. For motion guided by footage, switch to reference mode and add the relevant video. Check hands, face, and interactions with props as the action unfolds.
Scene Previsualization
Start with a location and shot plan
Use text to video to explore framing, or add location references to communicate a specific setting. Judge whether the clip conveys the camera path and action clearly enough for a creative discussion.
Visual Explanations
Start with one observable event
Create an illustrative clip for a lesson or presentation, keeping the action simple. Verify the order of events and factual details yourself; generated motion is not evidence that a process works that way.
Game Concept Clips
Start with character or environment art
Combine visual references with a short action brief to explore a trailer shot or story moment. Check that the result communicates the intended atmosphere without presenting it as actual gameplay.
How to Generate a Video with Seedance
Set up the shot in the generator above, then refine it around the result.
Choose the Input Mode
Select text to video for a written scene, or image to video to work with visuals. Choose frames or reference mode before uploading so your files serve the intended purpose.
Add Direction and Settings
Describe what should happen and how each reference should be used. Select the aspect ratio, duration, and resolution in the interface, and choose whether to generate audio.
Generate, Watch, and Download
Preview the full clip with sound. Check the subject, motion, and ending against your brief, then download the result or revise the part that missed your intent.
Refine the Brief Before You Regenerate
Use the result to identify one concrete change for your next attempt.
The Subject Changes
Review appearance and references
Use the clearest subject image and remove references that suggest a different face, outfit, or product shape. Reduce large turns or complicated interactions if they obscure the details you need to preserve.
The Camera Moves the Wrong Way
Separate two kinds of motion
State the subject’s action separately from the camera path. If you want a stationary subject and a moving camera, make both intentions clear and check that the reference footage supports them.
Too Much Happens at Once
Reduce the number of action beats
Cut secondary events from the brief, or allow more time in the duration setting. A short shot needs a clear beginning and ending; several unrelated actions are better planned as separate clips.
The Sound Misses the Scene
Clarify the role of the audio
Check that audio generation is enabled. Identify who speaks and the words they should say. If using an audio reference, explain whether it guides a voice, rhythm, or atmosphere rather than leaving its role unspecified.
Before your next generation
- • Check the selected mode - A reference image and an opening frame do different jobs. Confirm that you uploaded the image in the mode you intended.
- • Remove conflicting direction - Check whether your written description disagrees with the appearance, motion, or setting in a reference.
- • Change one variable - Keep useful inputs and settings while revising the instruction most closely related to the problem.
- • Use the output controls - Select aspect ratio, duration, and resolution in the generator. Mentioning them in the prompt does not replace these settings.
Prepare the Assets for Your Next Video
Seedance Video Workflow Questions
Practical answers about input modes, references, settings, and refining a result.
Put Your Next Shot into Motion
Choose your starting material and tell Seedance what should happen next.