Generate Cinematic Ai Videos Seedance

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name: generate-cinematic-ai-videos-seedance
description: "Generate AI videos using ByteDance's Seedance 1.5 Pro — a native audio-visual joint generation model with cinematic camera control, multi-language lip-sync, and synchronized audio generation. Supports text-to-video and image-to-video, up to 720p resolution, and 5-12 second durat…"
category: "Media"
author: community
version: "1.1.2"
icon: image
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# Seedance — AI Video Generation by ByteDance

Generate AI videos with synchronized audio using ByteDance's Seedance 1.5 Pro — featuring native audio-visual joint generation, cinematic camera control, multi-language lip-sync, and diverse sound effects.

Seedance excels at creating cinematic short clips with realistic motion, facial expressions, spatial audio, and complex camera movements.

> **Data usage note**: This skill sends text prompts and image URLs to the Atlas Cloud API (`api.atlascloud.ai`) for video generation. No data is stored locally beyond the downloaded output files. API usage incurs charges based on the model selected.

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## Key Capabilities

- **Text-to-Video** — Generate video clips from text descriptions with synchronized audio
- **Image-to-Video** — Animate still images into dynamic video with motion and audio
- **Native Audio Generation** — Dialogue, sound effects, and music generated jointly with video (not post-processed)
- **Multi-Language Lip-Sync** — English, Chinese (including dialects), Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Indonesian
- **Cinematic Camera Control** — Dolly-in, snap zoom, first-person POV, tripod lock, crane shots
- **Multiple Styles** — Realistic, anime, 2D animation, steampunk, ink-wash, and more
- **Resolution** — Up to 720p (Pro), 480p available
- **Duration** — 5-12 seconds per clip

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## Setup

1. Sign up at https://www.atlascloud.ai
2. Console → API Keys → Create new key
3. Set env: `export ATLASCLOUD_API_KEY="your-key"`

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## Script Usage

This skill includes a Python script for video generation. Zero external dependencies required.

### List available video models
```bash
python scripts/generate_video.py list-models
```

### Generate a video
```bash
python scripts/generate_video.py generate \
  --model "bytedance/seedance-v1.5-pro/text-to-video" \
  --prompt "Your prompt" \
  --output ./output
```

### Image-to-video
```bash
python scripts/generate_video.py generate \
  --model "bytedance/seedance-v1.5-pro/image-to-video" \
  --image "https://example.com/photo.jpg" \
  --prompt "Animate" \
  --output ./output
```

Run `python scripts/generate_video.py generate --help` for all options.

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## Pricing

| Model | Tier | Price | Resolution | Best For |
|-------|------|-------|------------|----------|
| `bytedance/seedance-v1.5-pro/text-to-video` | Pro | $0.222/video | Up to 720p | High-quality text-to-video |
| `bytedance/seedance-v1.5-pro/image-to-video` | Pro | $0.222/video | Up to 720p | Animate images to video |
| `bytedance/seedance-v1.5-pro/text-to-video-fast` | Fast | $0.018/video | 720p | Quick drafts, prototyping |
| `bytedance/seedance-v1.5-pro/image-to-video-fast` | Fast | $0.018/video | 720p | Quick image animation |

**Pro** tier delivers higher quality with more detail and coherence. **Fast** tier is ~12x cheaper and suitable for drafts and iteration.

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## Available Models

### Text-to-Video

| Model ID | Speed | Quality | Audio |
|----------|-------|---------|-------|
| `bytedance/seedance-v1.5-pro/text-to-video` | Standard (~30-60s) | High | Yes |
| `bytedance/seedance-v1.5-pro/text-to-video-fast` | Fast (~10-20s) | Good | Yes |

### Image-to-Video

| Model ID | Speed | Quality | Audio |
|----------|-------|---------|-------|
| `bytedance/seedance-v1.5-pro/image-to-video` | Standard (~30-60s) | High | Yes |
| `bytedance/seedance-v1.5-pro/image-to-video-fast` | Fast (~10-20s) | Good | Yes |

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## Parameters

### Text-to-Video

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Options |
|-----------|------|----------|---------|---------|
| `prompt` | string | Yes | - | Video description |
| `aspect_ratio` | string | No | 16:9 | 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16 |
| `duration` | integer | No | 5 | 5-12 seconds |
| `resolution` | string | No | 720p | 720p, 480p (Pro); 720p (Fast) |
| `generate_audio` | boolean | No | true | Generate synchronized audio |
| `camera_fixed` | boolean | No | false | Lock camera position (tripod mode) |
| `seed` | integer | No | -1 (random) | For reproducible results |

### Image-to-Video

Same as text-to-video, plus:

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `image` | string | Yes | URL of the source image to animate |
| `last_image` | string | No | URL of the target end frame (for guided motion) |
| `prompt` | string | No | Optional text describing desired motion/action |

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## Workflow: Submit → Poll → Download

### Text-to-Video Example

```bash
# Step 1: Submit
curl -s -X POST "https://api.atlascloud.ai/api/v1/model/generateVideo" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ATLASCLOUD_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "bytedance/seedance-v1.5-pro/text-to-video",
    "prompt": "A woman walks through a sunlit bamboo forest, camera slowly dollying forward. Birds chirping in the background, gentle wind rustling leaves.",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "duration": 5,
    "resolution": "720p",
    "generate_audio": true
  }'
# Returns: { "code": 200, "data": { "id": "prediction-id" } }

# Step 2: Poll (every 5 seconds until "completed" or "succeeded")
curl -s "https://api.atlascloud.ai/api/v1/model/prediction/{prediction-id}" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ATLASCLOUD_API_KEY"
# Returns: { "code": 200, "data": { "status": "completed", "outputs": ["https://...video-url..."] } }

# Step 3: Download
curl -o output.mp4 "VIDEO_URL_FROM_OUTPUTS"
```

### Image-to-Video Example

```bash
curl -s -X POST "https://api.atlascloud.ai/api/v1/model/generateVideo" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ATLASCLOUD_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "bytedance/seedance-v1.5-pro/image-to-video",
    "image": "https://example.com/portrait.jpg",
    "prompt": "The person slowly turns their head and smiles, camera gently zooms in",
    "aspect_ratio": "9:16",
    "duration": 5,
    "generate_audio": true
  }'
```

### Fast Model Example (Quick Draft)

```bash
curl -s -X POST "https://api.atlascloud.ai/api/v1/model/generateVideo" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ATLASCLOUD_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "bytedance/seedance-v1.5-pro/text-to-video-fast",
    "prompt": "Ocean waves crashing on a rocky shore at sunset, seagulls flying overhead",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "duration": 5,
    "generate_audio": true
  }'
```

### Polling Logic

- `processing` / `starting` / `running` → wait 5s, retry (Pro takes ~30-60s, Fast takes ~10-20s)
- `completed` / `succeeded` → done, get URL from `data.outputs[]`
- `failed` → error, read `data.error`

### Atlas Cloud MCP Tools (if available)

If the Atlas Cloud MCP server is configured, use built-in tools:

```
atlas_quick_generate(model_keyword="seedance 1.5", type="Video", prompt="...")
atlas_generate_video(model="bytedance/seedance-v1.5-pro/text-to-video", params={...})
atlas_get_prediction(prediction_id="...")
```

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## Implementation Guide

1. **Determine task type**:
   - Text-to-video: user describes a scene/action in text
   - Image-to-video: user provides an image to animate

2. **Choose model**:
   - **Pro** for final output, client-facing content, or quality-critical use
   - **Fast** for quick iteration, drafts, or budget-conscious use

3. **Extract parameters**:
   - Prompt: describe scene, action, camera movement, and audio cues
   - Aspect ratio: infer from context (social reel→9:16, YouTube→16:9, square→1:1, cinematic→21:9)
   - Duration: default 5s, up to 12s for longer scenes
   - Audio: enabled by default; disable with `generate_audio: false` if user only wants silent video
   - Camera: set `camera_fixed: true` for static/tripod shots

4. **Execute**: POST to generateVideo API → poll result → download MP4

5. **Present result**: show file path, offer to play

## Prompt Tips

Seedance produces best results when prompts describe both visual and audio elements:

- **Scene + Action**: "A chef flips a pancake in a busy kitchen, sizzling sounds and clattering pans"
- **Camera direction**: "Camera slowly pans left to reveal...", "Close-up tracking shot of...", "First-person POV walking through..."
- **Audio cues**: Include sound descriptions — "birds chirping", "rain on window", "jazz music playing softly"
- **Dialogue**: For talking videos, include speech in quotes — "The narrator says: 'Welcome to our city'"
- **Style**: "cinematic", "anime style", "documentary", "slow motion", "timelapse"
- **Lip-sync**: For multi-language dialogue, specify the language — "A woman speaking Japanese says: 'こんにちは'"

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## Coming Soon: Seedance 2.0

Seedance 2.0 is ByteDance's next-generation unified multimodal video generation system, currently in preview. When available on Atlas Cloud, this skill will be upgraded with:

- **Higher resolution** — Expected support for 1080p and above
- **Longer duration** — Extended video length beyond 12 seconds
- **Multimodal references** — Video-to-video, audio-guided generation
- **Director-level control** — Fine-grained manipulation of performance, lighting, shadow, and camera
- **Enhanced motion stability** — Improved realism and coherence across longer clips

The API workflow and parameter structure are expected to remain compatible. Model IDs will be updated when Seedance 2.0 becomes available — no configuration changes needed on your end.