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Seedance Video Reference Prompts
A Seedance video reference prompt should use the source clip for motion timing or camera feel, not as permission to copy the same person, brand, choreography, audio, or scene.
How do you use a video reference in a Seedance prompt?
Use a video reference in a Seedance prompt by naming the exact role the clip should control: motion timing, camera rhythm, pose transition, edit pacing, or scene energy. Then write a new text prompt with an owned subject, owned or authorized product, new setting, clear camera path, duration, aspect ratio, and final payoff. Do not let the reference transfer third-party people, private likenesses, celebrities, protected characters, logos, songs, voices, choreography, captions, UI, or a copied campaign scene. If the reference came from Reddit, X, YouTube, or a prompt library, preserve the source URL and rewrite the production prompt around new material. In HolyCrab, test one 4-8 second clip and review motion match, identity safety, reference drift, rights status, retry count, and cost per approved output.
Key takeaways
- Use video references for motion timing, camera rhythm, pose transition, edit pacing, or scene energy.
- Replace the performer, product, setting, audio, choreography, captions, and final execution.
- Avoid copying a creator demo, brand campaign, music-video move, or recognizable likeness.
- Keep the source URL as evidence while sending only the rewritten prompt into generation.
- Judge the result by motion match, reference drift, rights status, retry count, and cost.