Seedance 2.5

Longer narratives. Better control.

Seedance 2.5 is ByteDance Seed’s next-generation audio-video joint model. Built for 30-second storytelling with precise reference control and powerful editing.

Create up to 30 seconds in one generation, then extend twice for richer arcs. Motion is smoother and more consistent, visuals more realistic. Reference clips are read for intention, framing, and cinematic language: creative interpretation, not just motion transfer. White-model control, green-screen editing, and pro camera blocking for production workflows.

30sFULL STORY IN ONE GO

×2EXTEND TWICE FOR LONGER ARCS

AudioPICTURE AND SOUND, JOINT

R2VREADS INTENT FROM A REFERENCE

EditPICTURE AND AUDIO EDITS

WhiteWHITE-MODEL CAMERA CONTROL

GreenGREEN-SCREEN COMPOSITING

CameraPRO MOVES AND BLOCKING

From the official showcase.

Reference edits, expressive characters, narratives, professional production. Clips from ByteDance Seed’s Seedance 2.5 page.

Reference & Edit. Reads framing and intent from a reference, then edits picture and sound on request. Beyond motion transfer.

Expressive Characters. Faces that carry emotion. Close-ups with performance, light, and micro-expression in one pass.

30-Second Narratives. Full stories in one generation. Smoother motion, more complete arcs, optional extend for longer cuts.

Professional Production. Dialogue, blocking, and camera that hold for complex creative workflows.

What held up.

Where Seedance 2.5 pays off, from the official showcase and early runs.

Thirty seconds that hold

A full narrative arc in one pass. Extend twice when you need a richer cut without restarting.

Reference beyond motion transfer

It picks up intention, framing, and cinematic language. Creative interpretation, not a copy of the plate.

Audio and picture stay linked

Joint generation and sound edits land with the cut. Narration, beds, and sync stay in one brief.

Production-grade control

White-model previz, green-screen plates, camera moves, and blocking for complex workflows.

What to watch.

Know the edges so your brief can work around them.

Longer means clearer beats

At 30s, vague timing drifts. Call your acts and timestamps when the story has more than one turn.

Reference still needs a subject brief

It reads cinematic language well, but identity still wants a clear lock. Say what must stay the same.

Edit scope can overreach

Wide audio and visual edit asks work best one change at a time. Stack too many swaps and fidelity slips.

Green screen needs a clean plate

Keyed composites hold when the plate is clean. Soft edges and busy spill still need a careful pass.

Skills for Seedance 2.5, coming soon.

We’re packaging the learnings above into /seedance- skills. Same canvas flow when it ships: paste what you have, select what matters, run the skill.

01Drop what you haveProduct shots, a face, a script, a rough note. Anywhere on the canvas.

02Select the pieces that matterThe skill only reads what you highlight.

/seedance-

/seedance-product-video

/seedance-create-ugc

03Type /seedance- and goPick the skill. Light writes the brief and Seedance 2.5 rolls.

Seedance 2.5, coming soon.

We’re bringing Seedance 2.5 onto Chromatic. Light will help brief the shot when it lands.

Coming soon