Seedance multimodal reference prompting

Direct answer

Seedance 2.0 can use text, image, audio, and video references, so the prompt should name what each reference controls.

Official Seedance source

This page is generated from a published record with sourceKind=official_manual, rightsStatus=embed_only, and curationStatus=published.

• ByteDance Seed official Seedance 2.0 model page
• Seedance 2.0: Advancing Video Generation for World Complexity

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• Official-source policy: paraphrase BytePlus or paper material and cite the original source.

Prompt reuse checklist

• Name the exact input type: text, image, audio, video, first frame, or final frame.
• State what each reference controls so the model does not blend competing instructions.
• Use one camera move, one main action, and one final-frame payoff.
• Test the smallest version in HolyCrab before expanding the shot.

Prompt utility

Evidence status

official-source paraphrase

Confidence

official

Reusable pattern

Seedance 2.0 can use text, image, audio, and video references, so the prompt should name what each reference controls.

Rewrite rule

Keep the capability structure, then replace subject, reference role, camera, action, and final-frame payoff.

Source evidence

Use multimodal references when a Seedance prompt needs identity, scene, motion, audio mood, or camera behavior to stay consistent.

HolyCrab next step

Test the smallest official-style Seedance prompt in HolyCrab before adding more reference inputs.

Prompt pattern

Use the text prompt for intent, images for identity or style, video for motion/camera reference, and audio for mood or pacing.

Example prompt

Create a 10 second cinematic product reveal. Use the product image for identity, the reference video for a slow orbit camera move, and the audio reference for calm pacing.

Common failure modes

References compete with each other; Prompt does not say which element each reference controls; Camera motion is vague

Recreate with HolyCrab Seedance

1. Start with the source-attributed Seedance capability or example brief.
2. Name each input type and what it should control.
3. Write one camera path and one final-frame payoff.
4. Generate a short HolyCrab test, then revise only the weakest prompt variable.

Start this Seedance prompt in HolyCrab

Open the Markdown alternate for this Seedance page

Seedance pages and examples

1. Cinematic camera control prompt for Seedance

   A director-style Seedance prompt pattern for camera movement, lighting, and performance control.

2. Product reference workflow for Seedance

   A Seedance image-reference pattern for keeping product identity readable during a short ad-style reveal.