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Seedance 2.0 AI Video Generator

Direct multi-shot video with text, image, video, and audio references, native stereo sound, and precise creative control. Use the Seedance 2.0 AI video generator directly below to create from a prompt, image, frame pair, or supported references.

Official Seedance 2.0 AI video generator showcase
Official ByteDance Seedance 2.0 showcase downloaded from the model product page.

Generate with Seedance 2.0 online

The complete Open Sora video workspace is embedded here and starts with Seedance 2.0 selected. You can still compare variants or switch models without losing the rest of the workflow.

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Generation requires an account and uses credits based on the selected model, variant, duration, resolution, and other settings. Failed tasks are refunded automatically.

What is Seedance 2.0 and when should you use it?

Understand where Seedance 2.0 fits before spending time on references, prompts, and final-resolution generations.

Seedance 2.0 uses a unified multimodal audio-video architecture. A single project can combine a written brief with visual references, motion clips, sound cues, and voice material, letting the prompt assign a different creative role to each asset. It is especially strong when a scene needs more than a single visual starting point.

For commercial directors, agencies, ecommerce teams, music creators, game studios, and narrative filmmakers, the practical advantage is not a single headline benchmark. It is the way Seedance 2.0 combines Text, image, frames, multi-reference, video-to-video, editing, and extension with Text, up to 9 images, 3 videos, and 3 audio clips. That combination determines whether the model can preserve a prepared visual direction or needs to invent most of the scene from language alone.

On this page, research and production live in one flow. Read the official specifications, study the source material, use the prompt framework, and then work in the embedded generator. The selected model defaults to Seedance 2.0, while the rest of Open Sora's upload, progress, history, reuse, and download experience stays available.

Seedance 2.0 specifications and supported formats

Use these official capabilities to plan the input, format, duration, and production tier before you generate.

Developer
ByteDance
Model release
February 2026
Generation modes
Text, image, frames, multi-reference, video-to-video, editing, and extension
Inputs
Text, up to 9 images, 3 videos, and 3 audio clips
Duration
4–15 seconds
Resolution
480p, 720p, 1080p, and up to 4K
Aspect ratios
Landscape, vertical, square, portrait, 21:9, and adaptive
Audio
Native stereo dialogue, music, ambience, and effects

Best use cases for Seedance 2.0

Start with work where the model's strongest controls create a practical advantage rather than choosing only by maximum resolution.

Advertising storyboards

Combine packshots, brand references, motion clips, a script, and music direction to produce a coherent commercial concept.

Character-led narratives

Use several character and wardrobe images while directing expressions, blocking, dialogue, and camera movement.

Music and performance clips

Reference audio and visual rhythm together for performance, dance, fashion, and mood-driven sequences.

Video restyling and continuation

Extend footage or preserve its motion while changing art direction, setting, subjects, or the next story event.

Official Seedance 2.0 example and source material

This official media was downloaded from the model developer's launch or product material and optimized for fast playback on this page.

Official Seedance 2.0 multimodal showcase

Official source material: Official ByteDance Seedance 2.0 showcase downloaded from the model product page.

How to create video with Seedance 2.0

Move from a creative idea to a configured Seedance 2.0 generation without leaving this model page.

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Describe the shot

Write the subject, action, environment, camera, style, timing, and sound. If you have reference media, upload it and explain the role of each asset.

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Configure Seedance 2.0

Keep Seedance 2.0 selected, choose the appropriate variant, mode, duration, aspect ratio, resolution, and audio settings, then check the displayed credit cost.

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Generate, review, and reuse

Start the task, follow progress in the result panel, review the completed video, reuse its settings for another take, or download the finished file.

Why creators choose the Seedance 2.0 AI video generator

The defining capabilities that shape how Seedance 2.0 handles direction, references, motion, sound, and delivery.

Four input modalities

Mix text, images, video, and audio in one direction instead of forcing every creative decision into the written prompt.

All-round reference control

Reference composition, characters, objects, motion, camera language, visual effects, voice, rhythm, and sound design.

Multi-shot storytelling

Plan a complete short sequence with evolving framing, performance, and scene changes inside a clip of up to 15 seconds.

Video editing and extension

Continue an existing clip or use natural-language instructions to adjust subjects, actions, shots, and story beats.

Native stereo audio

Generate dialogue, background music, ambience, and synchronized effects as part of the same audiovisual composition.

Three production tiers

Move from Mini concept tests to Fast iteration and Standard high-resolution output without changing the creative workflow.

How to prompt Seedance 2.0 for more controllable video

A strong Seedance 2.0 prompt behaves like a compact production brief: it gives the model a subject, an ordered action, a camera plan, an art direction, and a soundtrack.

Reusable prompt structure

Subject + ordered action + environment + camera + lighting + visual style + timing + dialogue and sound + consistency constraints

Example Seedance 2.0 prompt

Use Image 1 for the lead character, Image 2 for wardrobe, Video 1 for the circular camera movement, and Audio 1 for rhythm. Create a 12-second fashion film: quiet close-up, fast turn into a rain-lit street, then a final wide pose under red signage. Preserve the same face and coat throughout.

Assign every reference a role

State which image defines the character, which clip defines motion, and which audio file defines rhythm or voice.

Write in timed story beats

Break a longer request into an opening, development, transition, and final image so the model can plan the sequence.

Separate constants from changes

Clearly name what must remain consistent and what should transform, move, or evolve during the generated video.

Seedance 2.0 modes, references, and output options

Choose a tier and format based on where you are in the creative process. Draft settings are for finding the shot; premium settings are for finishing a direction that already works.

CapabilitySeedance 2.0 support
VariantsStandard, Fast, and Mini
Generation modesText, image, frames, multi-reference, video-to-video, editing, and extension
InputsText, up to 9 images, 3 videos, and 3 audio clips
Reference controlImages, video clips, audio clips, scripts, and storyboards
Duration4–15 seconds
Resolution480p, 720p, 1080p, and up to 4K
Aspect ratiosLandscape, vertical, square, portrait, 21:9, and adaptive
AudioNative stereo dialogue, music, ambience, and effects
4–15 seconds480p, 720p, 1080p, and up to 4KNative stereo dialogue, music, ambience, and effects

Plan around the limits of generative video

AI video is most reliable when the prompt gives each shot one readable visual idea. Review important details before publishing and treat the first generation as a directed take that can be refined.

Complex multi-character interaction, fast occlusion, readable text, logos, hands, and exact object counts can still vary between takes. Use clear references, simplify crowded action, and inspect continuity frame by frame.

Higher resolution does not replace art direction. Lock the story beat, composition, movement, and sound at an economical setting first; then move the strongest direction to the premium variant or resolution.

Seedance 2.0 AI video generator FAQ

What is Seedance 2.0?

Seedance 2.0 is a ByteDance AI video generation model. Seedance 2.0 uses a unified multimodal audio-video architecture. A single project can combine a written brief with visual references, motion clips, sound cues, and voice material, letting the prompt assign a different creative role to each asset. It is especially strong when a scene needs more than a single visual starting point. Open Sora places the complete generator on this page so you can move from research to creation without opening a separate workspace.

Which generation modes does Seedance 2.0 support?

Seedance 2.0 supports Text, image, frames, multi-reference, video-to-video, editing, and extension. That range lets you start with a written idea, guide the opening with an image, or use additional references when the composition, identity, or motion must be more controlled.

How long and what resolution can Seedance 2.0 generate?

You can create 4–15 seconds video with output at 480p, 720p, 1080p, and up to 4K. Pick a lower resolution for quick creative exploration, then use the highest appropriate setting when you are ready to evaluate detail or deliver the shot.

Can Seedance 2.0 generate audio?

Seedance 2.0 supports Native stereo dialogue, music, ambience, and effects. Write dialogue, ambience, music, and effects as deliberate parts of the prompt so the soundtrack supports the visible action and emotional rhythm of the scene.

What can I upload to the Seedance 2.0 AI video generator?

The model accepts Text, up to 9 images, 3 videos, and 3 audio clips. Its reference workflow supports Images, video clips, audio clips, scripts, and storyboards. Give every uploaded asset a clear role in the prompt instead of expecting the model to infer which image controls identity, style, composition, or movement.

Who should use Seedance 2.0?

Seedance 2.0 is a strong fit for commercial directors, agencies, ecommerce teams, music creators, game studios, and narrative filmmakers. The best choice still depends on the shot: use this page's facts, features, examples, and prompt guide to decide whether its particular balance of control, speed, resolution, sound, and references matches the job.

How do I write a better Seedance 2.0 prompt?

A reliable prompt names the subject, action, location, camera, lighting, visual style, timing, and sound. Put events in chronological order, quote exact dialogue, and state what must remain consistent. When you upload references, identify each one explicitly.

Can I use Seedance 2.0 directly on this page?

Yes. The full Seedance 2.0 generator is embedded directly below the hero on this page. Choose text, image, frames, or references as appropriate, configure the available controls, review the visible credit cost, and start the generation without leaving the model guide.

Official Seedance 2.0 sources

Model capabilities and media on this page were researched from the developer's official product pages, announcements, and documentation.

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Open the complete Seedance 2.0 AI video generator above, add your prompt or references, and turn the next shot on your list into a finished video.

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