Seedance image to video
Seedance Image to Video
Start from your picture, optionally end on another, and describe what happens in between. Seedance 2.0 animates it with sound.
- First + optional last frame
- Keeps your composition
- Sound included
- Up to 1080P
- Uploads deleted after 30 days
Image-to-video examples
Real renders from this site, with the exact prompt. Use one as a starting point.
“Shot 1: close-up of an old lighthouse keeper in a wet oilskin coat climbing a spiral iron staircase, a swinging lantern lighting his face, rain hammering the windows. Shot 2: wide shot from the sea as the lighthouse beam sweeps across huge storm waves crashing on the rocks, lightning splits the sky. Rolling thunder and howling wind”
Text · 2.0 · 720P · 5s
Use this prompt“Close-up of a young barista with a dark apron behind a café counter, she looks up from the espresso machine, smiles warmly and says "Your usual?". Soft morning light, shallow depth of field, café chatter and an espresso machine hissing in the background”
Text · 2.0 · 720P · 5s
Use this prompt“A street dancer in a yellow hoodie spins and drops into a freeze on a city rooftop at dusk, skyline lights coming on behind her, the camera circles her in one smooth orbit, a punchy hip-hop beat”
Text · 2.0 · 720P · 5s
Use this prompt“A red paper boat drifts down a rain-soaked city gutter at night, neon reflections, the camera follows low and close, soft rain sounds”
Text · 2.0 Fast · 480P · 5s
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Animate an image with Seedance
Image to video starts the clip on your picture, so the subject, framing and colours stay yours. Add a second image as the last frame and Seedance plans the motion between the two — useful for reveals, transformations and product turns.
The prompt says what happens: the action, how the camera moves and what we hear. The video takes the shape of your image, so nothing is cropped, at 480P, 720P or 1080P depending on the model.
The form checks your image's size and shape before you pay and tells you exactly what's off. Use pictures you own or have permission to use — ByteDance asks for consent before real people's portraits are used.
Which pictures work best: a sharp image with one clear subject, room around it to move, and light that fits the scene you describe. Avoid collages, heavy text and tiny faces. Then write the motion, not the picture — the model already sees what's in the frame, so "she turns toward the window, the camera slowly pushes in, rain taps on the glass" works better than describing her again.
Good uses for image to video: product shots that turn or open, portraits that blink, smile and look up, landscapes with moving clouds, water and light, and before-and-after reveals with a last frame. For people, keep the motion natural and short — a head turn or a few steps holds a face better than a full dance.
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How to turn an image into a Seedance video
Three steps, a couple of minutes, nothing to install.
- 01
Describe the shot
Say what happens: subject, action, camera, light and sound. Or start from an example.
- 02
Add a picture or references
Optional: a first or last frame, or reference images, clips and audio to follow.
- 03
Generate and download
Pick 2.0, 2.0 Fast or 2.5, the resolution and the length, see the price, and download the MP4 when it's ready.
More ways to create
Seedance 2.0
The flagship: up to 1080P and 15 s, sound included.
Seedance 2.5
ByteDance's newest: one clip up to 30 seconds.
Seedance 2.0 free
Your first video free, then a free clip every day.
Text to video
Describe a shot and get a video with sound.
Reference to video
Images, clips and audio guide character, scene and voice.
Image to video questions
Add your picture as the first frame above, describe what should happen, and press Generate. Add a last frame if you want the clip to end on a specific image.
What moves and what we hear: the action, the camera move and the sound. Don't describe what's already in the picture; Seedance keeps it from your image.
It sets where the video ends. Seedance plans the motion from your first image to your last, which helps for transitions, reveals and before-and-after shots.
4 to 15 seconds on 2.0 and 2.0 Fast, and up to 30 seconds on 2.5. Shorter clips stay closer to your picture; for longer ones, add a last frame so the video knows where to end.
Yes. Seedance generates music, effects and voices with the motion. Describe what we should hear — rain on glass, a crowd, a line of dialogue in quotes — or write "no music" if you only want ambience.
Only of people who agreed to it, or yourself. Pictures of celebrities, minors in sensitive contexts or copyrighted stills may be rejected by the content check, and rejected renders aren't charged.
The shape of your image, so there's no cropping. Use text or reference mode to pick 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4 or 21:9 yourself.
The same as text to video: from 10 credits a second at 480P, with the exact total on the button before you generate.
They're used only to make your video and deleted 30 days later. Finished videos stay in your history until you delete them.
Bring your image to life
Write a sentence, pick a length, and hear it come to life. The first one is free.
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