Seedance image to video
Seedance Image to Video
Your picture becomes the opening frame. Add a closing frame if you like, describe what moves and what we hear, and Seedance does the rest, with sound.
- First frame + optional last
- Your framing kept
- Audio included
- Up to 1080P
- Uploads deleted after 30 days
Image-to-video examples
Each clip lists the model and the exact prompt it was made with. Start from one and change what you like.
“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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How to animate an image with Seedance
In image mode your picture is the first frame of the video, so the subject, composition and colours stay as you made them. Add a second picture as the last frame and Seedance works out the motion between the two, which suits reveals, transformations and product turns.
The prompt only needs the change: what moves, how the camera travels and what we hear. Seedance already sees the picture, so "the camera drifts closer as she looks up from her book, pages rustle" works better than describing her again. The clip keeps your image's shape, so nothing is cropped.
Pictures that animate well have one clear subject, some space around it and light that matches the scene you're asking for. Collages, heavy text and very small faces animate poorly. For people, short natural motion such as a glance, a smile or a few steps holds a face better than a full dance.
The form checks the image's size and proportions before you pay and tells you what to fix. Upload only pictures you own or have permission to use. Images of public figures or copyrighted stills may be refused by the content check, and refused renders cost nothing.
Typical uses: a product that rotates or opens, a portrait that blinks and smiles, a landscape with drifting clouds and moving water, and before-and-after pairs that use a last frame. On Seedance 2.5 an image clip can run up to 30 seconds; for long clips, a last frame keeps the ending under control.
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How to turn a picture into a Seedance video
Nothing to install and no invite to wait for. Most clips are ready in a few minutes.
- 01
Write the shot
Who is in it, what they do, how the camera moves, the light and what we hear. Or open an example and edit it.
- 02
Add an image or references
Optional: a first or last frame, or reference images, clips and audio for the model to follow.
- 03
Pick a model and render
Choose 2.0 Fast, 2.0 or 2.5, the resolution and the length. The button shows the credits; download the MP4 when it's done.
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Text to video
Write the shot, get a video with sound.
Reference to video
Images, clips and audio steer character, scene and voice.
Image to video questions
Add it as the first frame at the top of this page, describe the motion and press Generate. Add a last frame if the clip should end on a specific image.
Only what changes: the action, the camera move and the sound. Skip what's already visible in the picture; Seedance keeps it from your image.
It fixes where the video ends. Seedance plans the motion from your first image to your last, which helps with transitions and before-and-after shots.
Yes, of yourself or of people who agreed to it. The content check may refuse public figures, minors in sensitive contexts or copyrighted stills, and refused renders aren't charged.
Your image's, so nothing is cropped. To choose 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4 or 21:9 yourself, use text or reference mode.
4 to 15 seconds on 2.0 and 2.0 Fast, and up to 30 seconds on 2.5. Short clips stay closest to your picture; for longer ones, a last frame helps.
The same per-second rates as text to video, from 10 credits a second at 480P. The total is on the button before you generate.
They're used only for your render and deleted after 30 days. Finished videos stay in your history until you delete them.
Bring your picture to life
Write one sentence, choose a length and get a video with sound. Your first one is free.
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