Direct the motion, not the machinery.

Turn a prompt, a still frame, or a set of references into video with the Seedance 2.5 family—inside one focused Studio workflow.

Duration: 4–30 seconds
Output: 480p or 720p
Starting cost: 133 credits / 5s
Provider: ByteDance via fal

Create with Seedance

Cloud generation. Source media and outputs are delivered through your authenticated Studio account.

Opening film: 4K creative reference footage by cottonbro studio on Pexels, used under the Pexels License. It establishes the creative target; it is not represented as Seedance output.

Three ways into the same moving world.

Start with the material you already have. Each route opens the matching Seedance workflow in Studio.

From a promptDescribe the scene, motion, camera, and finish.Open workflow From a stillAnimate a start image, with optional end-frame control.Open workflow From referencesGuide the result with image, video, and audio references.Open workflow

One sequence can begin with texture and end with a full scene.

Use the prompt to establish the visual direction, movement, and camera path. Choose a vertical or landscape frame for the place the finished film will live.

Example direction

“Begin close on fabric texture, follow with one smooth tracking move, and finish on a composed full figure.”

Seedance 2.5 Text · 9:16AI-generated example

Know the cut before you render.

Studio calculates credits from your selected resolution and duration before generation. Failed jobs return reserved credits automatically.

5 seconds · 480p133 credits

5 seconds · 720p284 credits

Built for the lowest AI image and video credit costs.See lowest-cost pricing

Take the first frame into motion.

Pick the Seedance workflow that matches your starting material. Studio keeps the model and lowest published credit cost visible before you submit.

Start with a prompt Compare all video models