The image guides the look
The opening image gives the provider visual context for colour, shape, texture, layout, and identity. It is guidance rather than a preservation lock, so inspect faces, logos, text, and product details.
Example
A still image turned into a shot.
Image to Video
Free image to video AI generator
Upload any photo, illustration, or product shot and Seedance 2.5 generates an image to video AI clip at up to 1080p with camera motion, lighting, and synchronized audio. Free AI video from your own images.
Pin the opening frame; add a closing frame when this workflow requires one - the model fills the motion between them.
Model
New in 2.5: generate up to 30 seconds, guide motion with as many as 30 images, or start from audio alone.
Input modeFirst / Last frame
Pin the opening frame; add a closing frame when this workflow requires one - the model fills the motion between them.
The output aspect ratio follows the first-frame image automatically. To keep this image as the opening frame, crop it or extend its canvas to the ratio you need before uploading.
Using the image only as a visual reference? Choose a ratio in the AI Reference-to-Video Generator4s30s
Free credits are for a quick preview, not the final video. Use a short duration and lower resolution to check the subject, motion, and prompt. A fuller, more compelling final shot often needs a longer duration and higher supported resolution—use paid credits when your scene needs those settings.
Audio
With audio
Synchronized sound, voice and music
Maximum credits reserved:¥7.99
Your generated video appears here. Describe a shot and hit Generate.
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Image to video AI — put your own photograph in motion free
Upload a product, artwork, location, or character image as the required opening-frame guide, then describe the motion and camera direction you want. Seedance 2.0 generates a new video from that guidance, so identity, composition, text, and fine details can still vary.
A prompt alone may invent a plausible product rather than the one you sell. The required opening image gives the model visual context for colourway, proportions, materials, and packaging, but it is guidance rather than a pixel-level lock. You may also add one optional closing image. Review logos, labels, faces, text, and small details in every result.
- Your source image as visual guidance
- Required opening frame; optional closing frame
- Motion and sound added from the prompt
What the image holds, what the AI video prompt adds
The picture and prompt provide different forms of guidance for a newly generated clip.
The prompt supplies the motion
Describe what happens and how the camera behaves: an orbit around the product, wind moving through hair, or a slow reveal from shadow. The prompt guides the motion, but the generated subject and details may change.
Opening frame with optional endpoint guidance
Use one required opening image and, when needed, one optional closing image to guide the shot. The generated motion between them can vary. Use Reference to Video for a larger mixed reference set.
Getting the most out of a source image
Input quality sets the ceiling. A sharp, well-lit, reasonably high-resolution image gives the model unambiguous information about form and material; a small, soft or heavily compressed one leaves it guessing, and guesses show up as drift over the clip. Framing matters too — leave a little room around the subject, because a shot cropped tight to the edges gives the camera nowhere to move without inventing what was never in the picture.
Ask for motion the image can support. A modest push-in or orbit gives the provider less unseen geometry to invent than a full turnaround, but the subject, composition, and details can still change. Review product shape, packaging, logos, text, and fine detail in every generated clip.
Good source images
Sharp focus, clean lighting, subject not cropped to the frame edge, no heavy JPEG artefacts, no watermarks or overlaid text.
Motion requests with less unseen geometry
Push-in, gentle orbit, parallax, rack focus, plus atmosphere. Extreme viewpoint changes and full turnarounds ask the model to invent unseen geometry.
Model specifications
Seedance 2.5 AI video specifications on 智擎云
Published model limits, not marketing rounding. Every number below is enforced by the generator before your credits are reserved.
- 480p / 720p / 1080p
- Output resolutions on this model — up to 4K across 智擎云 models
- 4-30 sec
- Clip length per generation, at 24 fps
- Native audio
- Sound effects and ambience generated in sync
- 30 + 10 + 10
- Reference images, videos, and audio files per request
- 7 ratios
- Supported aspect ratios - Auto, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16, 21:9
- Commercial use with paid access
- Subject to the Terms of Service
Why creators use 智擎云 for AI video generation
The model is ByteDance's. What 智擎云 adds is what makes it usable at work: honest limits, honest billing, and output you are allowed to ship.
Text, images, and video in a single pass
Text, up to 30 reference images, 10 reference videos, and 10 audio references can guide one Seedance 2.5 generation instead of being stitched together afterwards.
Sound generated with the picture
When audio is enabled, Seedance 2.5 can generate footsteps, room tone, impacts, dialogue, and score with the video. Review timing and content before publishing, or switch audio off when the clip needs separate sound design.
Flexible ratios, up to 4K
One prompt covers a 9:16 vertical cut for Reels, a 16:9 master for YouTube, and a 21:9 anamorphic frame for a title sequence. Resolution runs from 480p to 4K, so the same take holds up on a cinema screen and on a phone.
Credits you can predict
The maximum credit reservation is calculated from the selected model, duration, resolution, ratio, and video-reference input, then shown before submission. A successful video job can settle lower from provider-reported usage; confirmed failed jobs return the reservation.
Built for efficient iteration
Use Mini for cost-efficient prompt exploration, Fast when you want a balance of generation speed and cost, and Seedance 2.5 when its longer duration or richer reference inputs fit the shot. Switching models starts a new generation, so results may vary.
Yours to sell
Content generated with a paid subscription or purchased credit pack may be used commercially under the Terms of Service. Content generated solely with free sign-up or promotional credits is for evaluation and personal use only.
Animate an image in three steps
A direct route from a source image to a newly generated clip you can review and refine.
- 1
Upload your image
Choose the opening frame. Add one closing frame only when you need endpoint guidance; use Reference to Video when a larger set of images or clips should guide the result.
- 2
Describe what moves
Say what the subject does and how the camera travels. Describe only the change; you do not need to re-describe what is already visible in the picture.
- 3
Set output and generate
Choose ratio, duration and resolution up to 4K, then generate. Commercial use of output created with a paid subscription or purchased credit pack is governed by the Terms of Service.
Where image to video AI pays for itself
Each example starts from a real asset used as visual guidance. References can improve consistency but do not guarantee an exact match.
Product video from catalogue stills
An existing pack shot can guide a rotating hero, a detail pass, or a lifestyle scene without a new shoot. The reference helps preserve the product, but packaging, logos, text, and small details can change; review every frame.
Bringing artwork and design to life
Illustrations, key art, album covers, and posters can guide newly generated motion for social. Review composition, text, and fine details because the result can differ from the source image.
Real-estate and location footage
A property photograph becomes a slow parallax walkthrough with light and atmosphere, giving a listing motion without booking a videographer.
Image to video AI — frequently asked questions
What is image to video?
It generates a new video clip from a required opening image plus a prompt. The image guides subject and composition, while the prompt guides proposed motion, camera movement, and sound. The generated result can differ from the source and should be reviewed.
What image formats and sizes work best?
Standard JPEG and PNG files. Favour sharp, well-lit, higher-resolution images, and avoid heavy compression artefacts, watermarks or overlaid text - the model will happily animate those too.
How many images can I upload at once?
This workflow accepts one required opening image and one optional closing image. Use Reference to Video when you need a larger reference set of up to 30 images and 10 reference clips.
Will my product stay accurate in the video?
No exact product match is guaranteed. The source image can guide shape, colour, materials, and composition, but logos, labels, text, and fine details may change. Keep camera moves modest and review every result before commercial use.
Can I animate a photo of a real person?
Real-person references require the depicted person's consent and may also require authorized-portrait configuration. Facial identity and details can vary in the generated result, so review every clip and follow the Real-Person Reference Policy.
Does image to video generate sound as well?
Yes. Audio is generated in sync with the motion the model creates, and you can steer it by naming the sounds you want in the prompt. It can also be switched off entirely.
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Ready to put AI video into your content workflow?
Choose paid access when you need commercial-use eligibility, predictable generation costs, and credits restored after a failed or rejected job. One-time packs are available with no subscription.
- One-time credit packs never expire
- Commercial use with paid access
- Reserved credits restored if generation fails