Seedance 2.0 Text-to-Video
Seedance 2.0 Text-to-Video is a cinematic AI video generation model that transforms text prompts into production-grade videos with native synchronized audio, realistic motion, and director-level creative control.
Overview
Seedance 2.0 Text-to-Video is built on a unified multimodal architecture capable of handling text, image, audio, and video inputs within a single creative workflow. The model generates cinematic videos directly from text prompts while automatically synchronizing dialogue, ambience, music, and visual motion.
It is optimized for filmmakers, advertisers, content creators, and production teams seeking high-end AI-generated cinematic content with smooth motion stability and strong prompt adherence.
Why it looks great
- Unified multimodal architecture: Supports text, image, audio, and video-guided generation workflows.
- Native audio-visual synchronization: Automatically generates synchronized sound, music, ambience, and visuals together.
- Director-level creative control: Supports cinematic instructions for lighting, camera movement, atmosphere, and performance.
- Production-grade cinematic quality: Generates dramatic lighting, film-like color grading, and realistic motion.
- Exceptional motion stability: Maintains coherent subject movement, scene continuity, and fluid transitions.
- Strong prompt understanding: Follows detailed cinematic scene descriptions with high consistency.
Limits and Performance
- Supported durations: 4–15 seconds
- Supported resolutions: 480p, 720p, 1080p
- Supported aspect ratios: 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 1:1, 21:9
- Reference image support: Yes
- Reference video support: Yes
- Reference audio support: Yes
- Native audio generation: Included
- Best for: Cinematic storytelling, commercials, music videos, and premium social content
Pricing
Pricing
depends on resolution, duration, and whether reference videos are used.
| Resolution | Duration | Without Reference Videos | With Reference Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | 5s | $0.60 | $1.20 |
| 480p | 10s | $1.20 | $2.40 |
| 480p | 15s | $1.80 | $3.60 |
| 720p | 5s | $1.20 | $2.40 |
| 720p | 10s | $2.40 | $4.80 |
| 720p | 15s | $3.60 | $7.20 |
| 1080p | 5s | $3.00 | $6.00 |
| 1080p | 10s | $6.00 | $12.00 |
| 1080p | 15s | $9.00 | $18.00 |
Billing Rule
- 480p is the base pricing tier.
- 720p costs 2× the 480p rate.
- 1080p costs 5× the 480p rate.
- Reference video workflows double the standard generation price.
- Pricing scales continuously between 4 and 15 seconds.
How to Use
- Write a cinematic text prompt describing the scene, action, lighting, and atmosphere.
- Select the desired aspect ratio and output resolution.
- Choose the target video duration between 4 and 15 seconds.
- Optionally upload reference images, videos, or audio clips.
- Submit the generation request.
- Preview and download the generated video with synchronized audio.
Input Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| prompt | Yes | Cinematic description of the desired video |
| aspect_ratio | No | Output format such as 16:9, 9:16, or 21:9 |
| duration | No | Video length from 4 to 15 seconds |
| resolution | No | Output resolution: 480p, 720p, or 1080p |
| reference_images | No | Reference images for style or character guidance |
| reference_videos | No | Reference videos for motion or scene guidance |
| reference_audios | No | Reference audio clips for synchronization guidance |
Output Format
- MP4 cinematic video output
- Native synchronized audio generation
- Film-style lighting and motion rendering
- Portrait, landscape, square, and cinematic aspect ratios
- Production-ready short-form video content
Pro tips for best quality
- Write prompts like a film director with detailed camera and lighting instructions.
- Use cinematic phrases such as “dramatic rim lighting”, “tracking shot”, or “golden-hour atmosphere”.
- Keep scenes focused on a single action or emotional moment for more coherent motion.
- Use 16:9 for cinematic storytelling and 9:16 for premium vertical content.
- Start with shorter clips to refine visual style before generating longer scenes.
- Include detailed character expressions and environmental descriptions for richer outputs.
Note
Native audio generation is included automatically. Videos are optimized for short-form cinematic storytelling and support continuous durations between 4 and 15 seconds.