SEEDANCE-V1
Seedance V1 Pro Text to Video is a high-quality text-to-video generation model developed by Bytedance, designed for creating cinematic and visually compelling video content.
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Avg Run Time: 80.000s
Model Slug: seedance-v1-pro-text-to-video
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Overview
seedance-v1-pro-text-to-video — Text to Video AI Model
Developed by Bytedance as part of the seedance-v1 family, seedance-v1-pro-text-to-video excels in generating high-quality cinematic videos from text prompts, delivering smooth motion, ultra-realistic details, and optional synchronized audio in short clips up to 10 seconds long. This Bytedance text-to-video model stands out for users seeking text-to-video AI model capabilities with precise subject consistency, especially when paired with reference images for image-to-video workflows. Ideal for creators needing quick, professional-grade outputs without post-production hassles, it supports resolutions up to 1080p, making it a top choice for social media videos and ads.
Technical Specifications
What Sets seedance-v1-pro-text-to-video Apart
seedance-v1-pro-text-to-video differentiates itself in the crowded text-to-video landscape through its requirement for reference images in many workflows, enabling superior subject consistency and motion control that outperforms pure text-based generation. This allows users to anchor specific characters or objects from an initial image generated via Bytedance's Seedream, ensuring reliable realism across frames.
Another key strength is its support for optional native audio synchronization, producing immersive sound effects or short dialogue aligned with visuals in a single pass, reducing editing time compared to models needing separate audio tracks.
Technical specs include 480p to 1080p resolutions, up to 10-second durations at 30fps, and compatibility with text-to-video plus image-to-video (using start/end frames), all optimized for seedance-v1-pro-text-to-video API integration in apps. These features make it particularly effective for Bytedance text-to-video applications demanding high fidelity in compact formats.
- Ultra-high realism in motion via image-anchored generation, ideal for consistent character animation.
- Multi-resolution output (up to 1080p) with aspect ratio flexibility for platform-specific content.
- Native audio options for seamless sound-video sync in short-form clips.
Key Considerations
- Seedance V1 Pro is best suited for professional use cases requiring high fidelity, smooth motion, and narrative coherence.
- For optimal results, use detailed and context-rich prompts that specify scene, mood, actions, and camera work.
- The Pro version is tuned for quality and polish, while the Lite version is optimized for speed and cost efficiency.
- Avoid overly ambiguous or contradictory prompts, as these can reduce output quality or lead to inconsistent results.
- There is a trade-off between video duration and detail: longer videos may dilute prompt adherence or visual fidelity.
- Prompt engineering is critical—explicitly describe desired transitions, subject actions, and stylistic preferences for best outcomes.
Tips & Tricks
How to Use seedance-v1-pro-text-to-video on Eachlabs
Access seedance-v1-pro-text-to-video seamlessly on Eachlabs via the Playground for instant testing with text prompts, optional reference images, duration up to 10 seconds, and resolution settings from 480p to 1080p. Integrate through the API or SDK for production apps, specifying parameters like aspect ratio and audio enablement to output MP4 videos with smooth, cinematic quality. Eachlabs provides the simplest path to Bytedance's pro-level generation.
---Capabilities
- Generates high-quality, cinematic videos from natural language prompts with strong narrative and visual coherence.
- Supports multi-shot storytelling, maintaining subject and style consistency across scene transitions.
- Delivers smooth, physically realistic motion, handling both subtle expressions and complex actions.
- Adapts flexibly to a wide range of visual styles, from photorealistic to illustrative or stylized aesthetics.
- Excels in prompt adherence, faithfully translating complex instructions into video content.
- Demonstrates balanced performance across motion quality, aesthetics, and semantic alignment.
- Efficient generation speed, producing 5-second 1080p videos in under a minute on modern GPUs.
What Can I Use It For?
Use Cases for seedance-v1-pro-text-to-video
Content creators producing social media reels can input a reference image of a product alongside a prompt like "a sleek smartphone floating through a neon cityscape at dusk, with pulsing electronic music syncing to light flares," generating a 10-second 1080p clip ready for Instagram or TikTok without further edits.
Marketers building ad campaigns leverage its image-to-video strength by starting with a brand asset photo and prompting dynamic scenes, such as animating a car driving through rainy streets with tire splash sounds, ensuring brand consistency across promotional videos.
Developers integrating text-to-video AI model APIs for apps use seedance-v1-pro-text-to-video to automate personalized video content, like converting user selfies into "your portrait dancing in a vibrant festival crowd with cheering ambiance," streamlining e-commerce product demos or explainer tools.
Filmmakers prototyping scenes benefit from its short-clip precision, feeding storyboard images to create test footage with controlled motion and audio, accelerating pre-production for narrative shorts.
Things to Be Aware Of
- Some users report that prompt specificity greatly impacts output quality; vague prompts may yield generic or less coherent videos.
- The model’s multi-shot capability is powerful but may require careful prompt structuring to maintain narrative flow.
- Performance is hardware-dependent; generating high-resolution videos at scale requires substantial GPU resources.
- Users highlight the model’s strong subject consistency and motion realism as standout features.
- Occasional edge cases include minor artifacts or inconsistencies in complex scenes with multiple interacting subjects.
- Community feedback notes that Seedance V1 Pro often outperforms other leading models in motion smoothness and prompt alignment.
- Positive reviews frequently mention the cinematic quality and versatility of outputs, especially for professional storytelling.
- Some concerns are raised about the cost and resource requirements for large-scale or long-duration video generation.
Limitations
- The model is currently limited to short video durations (5 or 10 seconds per generation), which may not suit all use cases.
- Requires significant computational resources for high-resolution, high-fidelity output, potentially limiting accessibility for some users.
- May struggle with highly abstract, ambiguous, or contradictory prompts, leading to reduced output quality or coherence.
Pricing
Video Token Pricing
| Preset | Dimensions | FPS | Duration | Tokens | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480p 16:9 5s | 864×480 | 24 | 5s | 48,600 | $0.120 |
| 480p 16:9 10s | 864×480 | 24 | 10s | 97,000 | $0.240 |
| 480p 4:3 5s | 736×544 | 24 | 5s | 46,920 | $0.120 |
| 480p 4:3 10s | 736×544 | 24 | 10s | 93,840 | $0.230 |
| 480p 1:1 5s | 640×640 | 24 | 5s | 48,000 | $0.120 |
| 480p 1:1 10s | 640×640 | 24 | 10s | 96,000 | $0.240 |
| 480p 21:9 5s | 960×416 | 24 | 5s | 46,800 | $0.120 |
| 480p 21:9 10s | 960×416 | 24 | 10s | 93,600 | $0.230 |
| 720p 16:9 5s | 1248×704 | 24 | 5s | 102,960 | $0.260 |
| 720p 16:9 10s | 1248×704 | 24 | 10s | 205,920 | $0.510 |
| 720p 4:3 5s | 1120×832 | 24 | 5s | 109,200 | $0.270 |
| 720p 4:3 10s | 1120×832 | 24 | 10s | 218,400 | $0.550 |
| 720p 1:1 5s | 960×960 | 24 | 5s | 108,000 | $0.270 |
| 720p 1:1 10s | 960×960 | 24 | 10s | 216,000 | $0.540 |
| 720p 21:9 5s | 1504×640 | 24 | 5s | 112,800 | $0.280 |
| 720p 21:9 10s | 1504×640 | 24 | 10s | 225,600 | $0.560 |
| 1080p 16:9 5s | 1920×1088 | 24 | 5s | 244,800 | $0.610 |
| 1080p 16:9 10s | 1920×1088 | 24 | 10s | 489,600 | $1.22 |
| 1080p 4:3 5s | 1664×1248 | 24 | 5s | 243,360 | $0.610 |
| 1080p 4:3 10s | 1664×1248 | 24 | 10s | 486,720 | $1.22 |
| 1080p 1:1 5s | 1440×1440 | 24 | 5s | 243,000 | $0.610 |
| 1080p 1:1 10s | 1440×1440 | 24 | 10s | 486,000 | $1.22 |
| 1080p 21:9 5s | 2176×928 | 24 | 5s | 236,640 | $0.590 |
| 1080p 21:9 10s | 2176×928 | 24 | 10s | 473,280 | $1.18 |
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