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Mixed files · Seedance 2.5
Reference to Video
Create reference to video on SeedGen when one still is not enough. Add the files that lock look, motion, or sound, then generate a 4-to-30-second clip.
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What Is Reference to Video?
This workflow starts from more than one file. Use it when a single picture cannot keep subjects, motion, or sound consistent.
On SeedGen, this workflow means upload the stills, clips, or audio that define the shot, then generate from this page.
Seedance 2.5 can take up to 50 mixed files. That is a capacity limit, not a requirement. For a longer setup guide, read the 50-reference guide.
If one finished still already has the subject, use image to video instead.
How to Use Reference to Video
Say what each file does
In the prompt, point to look, motion, or sound. Markers such as @Image1 help Seedance 2.5 follow the right asset.
Set length and frame
Choose 4–30 seconds, 480p–1080p, and a supported ratio. Video and audio references also have duration totals in the form.
Generate and review
Submit from this page. Check Task Center, then confirm subjects, motion, and sound before you download.
Reference to Video Features
These limits match the Seedance 2.5 Multi Reference workflow on SeedGen today.
Images, video, and audio together
Use stills for look, a short clip for motion, and audio for timing or mood. This page is for shots that one picture cannot hold.
Up to 50 files on Seedance 2.5
Jimeng currently accepts up to 50 mixed files. Add only the assets that change the shot. A longer walkthrough lives in the 50-reference guide.
4 to 30 seconds at 1080p
Set 4–30 seconds and 480p, 720p, or 1080p. Reference ratios here are 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, and 9:16 — not 21:9 or adaptive.
Optional generated audio
Generate sound with the picture, or keep the output silent and mix later. Uploaded audio is a guide, not a finished soundtrack guarantee.
Reference to Video Examples
Two clips generated from two stills each on this page. Open the notes for the prompt, settings, and reference inputs.
Friday-night football stills
4s · 1080p · 16:9Reference input
View prompt and notes
Use @Image1 for the football and @Image2 for the empty Friday-night field. Keep the ball on the wet turf under stadium lights. Slow push toward the ball, light mist, no players, no crowd, no logos.
Seedance 2.5 · two stills · 4s · 1080p · 16:9 · Smart prompt on
Reference inputs are the football still and the empty field still. This clip was generated on this page, not reused from the site library.
Diner shake on the booth table
4s · 1080p · 16:9Reference input
View prompt and notes
Use @Image1 for the stainless-steel chocolate malt milkshake and @Image2 for the empty red vinyl diner booth. Place the shake on the booth table by the night window. Slow push-in, pink neon glow, condensation on the cup, no people, no faces, no logos, no extra food.
Seedance 2.5 · two stills · 4s · 1080p · 16:9 · Smart prompt on
Reference inputs are the malt shake still and the empty diner booth still. This clip was generated on this page, not reused from the site library.
Reference to Video Use Cases
More than one subject
Give the object and the place their own stills when one photo cannot keep both locks stable.
Product plus location
Pair a packshot with a set still when the product and the setting both have to stay recognizable.
Style boards
Use several stills for palette, texture, and location when a single key art is not enough.
Motion or sound guides
Add a short video or audio file when the beat, camera move, or rhythm matters more than a still.
Reference to Video vs Image to Video
Stay here when the shot needs more than one file. Switch when a single still is enough.
Decision pointReference to VideoImage to Video
Best starting point
Reference to Video
Several files that must stay consistent together.
Image to Video
One finished still that already has the subject.
What you upload
Reference to Video
Images, video, and audio references.
Image to Video
A single image.
Current 2.5 behavior
Reference to Video
Multi Reference accepts up to 50 files.
Image to Video
The Image tab is a one-image reference, not first and last frames.
When to switch
Reference to Video
Stay here if one picture cannot hold the shot.
Image to Video
Use image to video when the still is already enough.
Open image to video for one still, or the Seedance 2.5 generator if you still need every workflow on one page.
Reference to Video FAQ
Short answers on uploads, file limits, ratios, credits, and commercial use.
It turns mixed files into a short clip. Add images, video, or audio, describe how they work together, and generate a 4-to-30-second result.
Images such as JPG, PNG, and WebP; MP4 or MOV video; and MP3 or WAV audio. The form lists the current limits.
Seedance 2.5 currently accepts up to 50 mixed files on this page. Use fewer when that is enough.
This page is for more than one file. Image to video stays on a single still when that picture already defines the shot.
The current Jimeng reference path supports 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, and 9:16. Those two options are not offered here.
Yes. Each clip must meet the minimum shown in the form, and each media type has a total duration cap.
Choose 480p, 720p, or 1080p, with output from 4 to 30 seconds.
Yes. You can generate audio with the picture, or turn it off and add sound later.
New SeedGen accounts start with signup credits. After that, this workflow uses the same credit packs listed on SeedGen pricing.
You can use the output in ads, social posts, and client drafts if you have rights to every upload, likeness, prompt, and final use. See the Terms.
Credit packs and per-second rates are on SeedGen pricing.
Create a Reference to Video clip
Add the files that lock the shot, describe the roles, and generate the clip on this page.
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