Step 1: Sign Up & Enter Your Prompt
Create an account and describe your video idea. Use natural language to specify characters, actions, scene transitions, or camera angles — Seedance understands director-level instructions.
Seedance AI Video Generator
Seedance by ByteDance is a next-generation AI video generation model developed by the Seed team at ByteDance. Turn your ideas into cinematic multi-shot videos with native audio, real-world physics, and director-level camera control.
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Transform Text Prompts into Cinematic AI Videos with Native Audio
Dual-Branch Diffusion Transformer (DB-DiT)
Seedance 2.0 features ByteDance's signature Dual-Branch Diffusion Transformer architecture, which runs visual and audio generation pipelines in parallel within the same inference pass. Two branches share semantic anchors to eliminate temporal misalignment, achieving frame-level sync precision far superior to two-step competitors.
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Native Audio-Video Joint Generation
Unlike conventional models that generate silent video first and add audio later, Seedance 2.0 outputs synchronized video with dialogue, sound effects, ambient audio, and background music in a single forward pass. Supports phoneme-level lip sync across 8+ languages.
Try Seedance NowDirector-Level Camera Control & Multi-Shot Storytelling
The model handles complex camera work that other models struggle with — dolly zooms, rack focuses, tracking shots, POV switches, and smooth handheld movement all work as expected. You describe the shot, and the camera executes it. Supports multi-shot sequences with natural cuts and transitions in a single 15-second output.
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Step 2: Upload References (Optional)
Upload reference images (up to 9), video clips (up to 3), or audio samples (up to 3) to guide character appearance, motion style, camera movement, and sound design. Use the "@" tagging system to bind each reference to specific elements in your prompt.
Step 3: Customize & Generate
Pick duration, resolution, and audio options. Hit Generate — Seedance returns your video in under 4 seconds on the standard tier, with full audio, lip sync, and multi-shot composition baked in.
What Can You Do with Seedance?
Create Cinematic AI Videos from Text
Generate cinematic multi-shot videos from text, images, or multimodal references. Describe a scene, upload character references, or provide motion samples — Seedance delivers dynamic visuals with smooth camera movement, accurate lip sync, and immersive audio.
Perfect for:
- Short films & narrative shorts
- Brand storytelling & ads
- Music video drafts
Generate Consistent Characters Across Scenes
Seedance 2.0 maintains character identity and visual coherence across multiple shots, eliminating the face-drift problem that plagues older models.
You can:
- Create multi-scene narratives with the same characters
- Generate series-ready content for episodic storytelling
- Maintain brand mascots and IP characters
Rapid Prototyping for Video Ideas
Instead of spending hours editing, you can quickly test ideas, iterate on shot composition, and visualize storyboards before committing to a full production.
Great for:
- Marketing concepts
- Ad creatives
- Storyboarding & pre-vis
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People Are Talking About Seedance
Seedance 2.0 held onto surface details and logos more faithfully than I expected. Identity stuck across cuts after one small prompt nudge.
It used to take dozens of generations to get something usable. Now Seedance 2.0 turns a simple prompt into a cinematic clip in minutes—with professional camera movement, lighting, and shot transitions.
You could spend hours editing, or you could let Seedance do the work. Describe the scene, pick your references, and it delivers consistent characters and natural motion. Perfect for rapid prototyping.
The multi-reference system is a game-changer. Up to 9 images, 3 video clips, 3 audio files all in one request—plus native audio and lip sync. The only downside? Peak-time queues can test your patience.
FAQs
Seedance is ByteDance's next-generation AI video generation model, developed by the Seed team—the same group behind Doubao (ByteDance's LLM). It uses a dual-branch diffusion transformer (DB-DiT) architecture to generate synchronized video and audio in a single pass. The model ranks #1 on the Artificial Analysis Video Arena leaderboard with an Elo score of 1,269.
Yes. Elser AI has fully integrated Seedance as a core video generation model. Through Elser AI, you can access all of Seedance's key capabilities—text-to-video, image-to-video, multimodal reference-to-video (up to 9 images + 3 video clips + 3 audio clips), and video editing and extension. You don't need to manage API keys or queues; Elser AI handles everything behind the scenes, from scriptwriting and storyboarding to character creation and final video editing, all in one unified workflow.
Up to 15 seconds per generation, with multi-shot composition allowing multiple scenes and transitions within that duration. Video extension functionality enables continuous shots beyond the initial clip. Outputs up to 2K resolution at 24 fps, with aspect ratios ranging from 1:1 to 21:9.
Average generation time is approximately 3.8 seconds per request on the standard model. A "Fast" tier is also available for rapid prototyping and high-volume workloads with slightly reduced fidelity.
Yes. Native audio + phoneme-level lip sync across 8+ languages.
~90% usable output rate. Top-rated for motion stability, character consistency, and physical plausibility.
Sign up on Elser AI, choose Seedance, enter a prompt or upload references, and generate. No API keys or infrastructure needed.
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