What kinds of video is Seedance good for?

Seedance works well for short-drama shots, character stories, product films, social content, and cinematic previsualization, especially when the task needs clear action, camera direction, and multi-shot pacing.

Can I use images or video as references?

Yes. Reference types in Panco depend on the selected Seedance version. When available, you can add authorized images, video, or audio to guide subjects, style, and motion.

Can Seedance generate video with sound?

Some Seedance versions support native audio or audiovisual workflows. Refer to the versions and settings currently available in Panco Studio.

How do I write a better Seedance prompt?

Organize the prompt around subject, action, setting, lighting, camera, pacing, and mood. Add clear authorized references when you need a more consistent visual direction.

Where can I save Seedance results?

In Panco, useful results can continue into asset management and be reused in Free Creation, short dramas, and other connected workflows.

What duration and resolution does Seedance support?

Duration, resolution, and other generation settings can change by version and platform capability. Refer to the current selectable settings in Panco Studio.

Seedance 2.5 AI video modelByteDance SeedAvailable

Create coherent, directed AI video with Seedance

Combine text, image, video, and audio references in Panco to direct subject motion, camera behavior, and multi-shot storytelling, then continue the result in a connected AI video workflow

Create with Seedance Explore capabilities

Multimodal control for complete video workflows

Start with prompts and references, then connect generation, asset management, and ongoing creation in one workspace

4 types

Text, image, video, and audio inputs

Multi-shot

Connected narrative and pacing

Directed

Subject and camera motion

Audio-ready

Native audio workflows

Multimodal references

Communicate subject, setting, and style with prompts and authorized media

Multi-shot storytelling

Organize connected shots, action, and visual rhythm around one idea

Motion and camera

Describe subject behavior, camera direction, speed, and atmosphere

Panco workflow

Move useful results into assets, short dramas, and further creation

Meet Seedance

What is Seedance?

Seedance is an AI video model family from ByteDance Seed for creators who need clear narrative direction, camera language, and expressive motion. It interprets natural-language instructions about subjects, action, environments, mood, and cinematography, then organizes those ideas into coherent moving images.

In Panco, Seedance is more than a one-off generation screen. Creators can begin with an idea and references, choose an appropriate model and settings, save useful results as assets, and continue into short-drama, free-creation, and downstream production workflows.

Expand from individual shots to multi-shot content

Guide visual direction with supported references

Coordinate subject motion, camera work, and pacing

Keep results connected to Panco assets and creation

Core capabilities

Turn creative direction into controlled video

Seedance combines instruction following, reference guidance, and cinematic storytelling so creators can express both what should happen and how the scene should feel

Understand detailed direction

Describe subjects, action, setting, style, lighting, and camera language in one prompt instead of breaking the brief into disconnected steps

Build coherent multi-shot stories

Plan shot changes and scene transitions around a shared direction, so a sequence feels like more than an isolated moving image

Direct motion and cinematography

Use natural language to specify how subjects move, how the camera follows or advances, and how pacing and emotion should change

Connect audio and multimodal references

When supported by the selected version, add image, video, and audio references to establish a clearer visual and audiovisual direction

Duration, resolution, reference limits, and available settings follow the current options in Panco Studio.

Version guide

Choose the Seedance version that fits the task

Each version emphasizes different inputs and creative needs. Panco Studio shows the versions and settings currently available

Version	Positioning	Primary inputs	Audio	Best for
1.0	Core video generation	Text, image	Added later	Concept tests, single shots
1.5 Pro	Audiovisual generation	Text, image	Native	Character scenes, mood films
2.0	Multimodal storytelling	Text, image, video, audio	Native	Complex shots, rich references
2.5	Current recommendation	Current Studio options	Current settings	Complete workflows in Panco

Use cases

From story concepts to commercial video

Short dramas and character stories

Design more coherent narrative shots around characters, action, and scene relationships

Brand and product films

Express product value with clear subject presentation, camera motion, and atmosphere

Social video

Explore vertical or horizontal content with strong pacing and memorable visual ideas

Cinematic previsualization

Test scenes, camera language, emotion, and action design before production

Use it in Panco

Create a Seedance video in four steps

Start with a clear creative goal, then generate and continue your work in Panco's connected workspace

Create with Seedance

Choose Seedance

Open video mode in Free Creation and select a currently available Seedance version

Direct the shot

Describe the subject, action, environment, lighting, camera movement, and desired pace

Add references

When supported, add authorized images, video, or audio to guide the creative direction

Generate and continue

Review the result, save useful content as an asset, and continue into short-drama or other creation workflows

Create responsibly

Only upload and use images, video, voices, and other media you are authorized to process. Avoid misleading, infringing, or unauthorized impersonation content

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What is Seedance?

Version

Positioning

Primary inputs

Audio

Best for

1.0

Core video generation

Text, image

Added later

Concept tests, single shots

1.5 Pro

Audiovisual generation

Text, image

Native

Character scenes, mood films

2.0

Multimodal storytelling

Text, image, video, audio

Native

Complex shots, rich references

2.5

Current recommendation

Current Studio options

Current settings

Complete workflows in Panco