ByteDanceSeedance 2.0 Mini Prompt Guide
How to write Seedance 2.0 Mini prompts: a structure that works, 5 example prompts for text to video, image to video and reference to video, the settings that change the result and how to reference your own media. Copy any prompt into the Studio to try it.
- Example prompts
- 5
- 3 tasks
- Resolution
- 720p
- 480p · 720p
- Clip length
- 4–15 s
- audio included
- Per try from
- $0.02/s
- 480p
Structure
A Seedance 2.0 Mini prompt, piece by piece
Write in this order and keep each part concrete. Physical detail works better than mood words.
01
Subject
Who or what is on screen, with the details that must stay consistent: age, clothing, materials, colours.
02
Action
One clear action in the present tense. For clips up to 15 s, describe a short sequence of beats.
03
Camera
Shot size and movement: close-up, wide, dolly-in, orbit, handheld, drone.
04
Scene and light
Location, time of day, and where the light comes from.
05
Style
Lens, film look, colour grade or animation style.
06
Sound
Seedance 2.0 Mini generates synchronized audio with the clip, so name the ambience, effects or lines of dialogue you want.
07
References
Say what each reference controls, e.g. @Image1, @Video1, @Audio1: “@Image1 is the main character”.
Examples
Seedance 2.0 Mini prompt examples
Prompts written for this model, grouped by task. Open one in the Studio, then change one part at a time.
- Text to Video16:9
Time-lapse of clouds rolling over a mountain lake, wide shot
Try in Studio - Text to Video1:1
A cat knocks a cup off a table, comedic slow motion
Try in Studio - Text to Video
A slow dolly-in on a ceramicist shaping a vase at golden hour, dust in the light, shallow depth of field
Try in Studio - Image to Video
The camera pushes in as she turns and smiles; hair moves in the wind
Try in Studio - Reference to Video
@Image1 unboxes the product from @Image2 on a marble desk, copying the camera move of @Video1
Try in Studio
By task
Prompting each Seedance 2.0 Mini task
Text to Video
Everything comes from the text, so describe subject, action and camera explicitly. Put the most important element first.
Image to Video
The image is the first frame: describe the motion and camera from that frame instead of re-describing the picture. Add a last frame to control where the shot ends.
Reference to Video
Attach references and mention them in the prompt by name, saying what each one should control — character, product, style or camera move.
Referencing your own media
| Input | In the prompt | Limits and rules |
|---|---|---|
| Reference images Reference to Video · up to 9 | @Image1, @Image2… | Up to 9 images for characters, products, style or scene. Refer to them in the prompt as @Image1, @Image2… |
| Reference videos Reference to Video · up to 3 | @Video1, @Video2… | Up to 3 MP4/MOV clips for motion, camera moves or effects (2–15 s each, 15 s in total, ≤ 50 MB in total). Refer to them as @Video1, @Video2… Reference-video seconds are billed together with the output, at the lower with-video token rate. |
| Reference audio Reference to Video · up to 3 | @Audio1, @Audio2… | Up to 3 MP3/WAV clips for voice, music or sound (2–15 s each, 15 s in total, ≤ 15 MB each). Refer to them as @Audio1, @Audio2… Needs at least one reference image or video. |
Settings
Settings that change the result
Set these next to the prompt — in the Studio or as API parameters.
| Setting | Options | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Aspect ratio aspect_ratio | 16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 4:3 · 3:4 · 21:9 default 16:9 | Output frame shape. Price: 16:9 $0.02/s |
| Resolution resolution | 480p · 720p default 720p | Output resolution. Higher resolutions cost more per second. Price: 480p $0.02/s · 720p $0.0429/s |
| Duration duration | 4–15s default 5 | Length of the generated clip in seconds (4–15s). You pay per second. |
| Generate audio generate_audio | on / off default true | Generate synchronized sound, ambience and dialogue. No extra cost. |
| Seed seed | — | Use the same seed and settings to reproduce a result. Leave empty for random. |
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