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Seedance

Name: Seedance
Author: ByteDance (China)

by ByteDance (China)

ByteDance's video generator, from the company behind TikTok and CapCut. Strong, cinematic clips, with the usual data caveats.

Free + Paidvideo

The details

What it does: Generates cinematic short videos with synchronised audio from text, images, or reference clips. Made by ByteDance, accessed through Dreamina and CapCut.
Cost: Free daily credits · Paid for more.
Open Source?: No — proprietary
Input / Output: TextImagesAudio in · Video out. ⚠️ Made in China — be mindful of what you upload.

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Cinematic short video
Video with built-in sound
Social media clips

Kevin’s take

“Seedance comes from ByteDance — yes, the TikTok people — and it makes genuinely cinematic video, with sound built in. If you've seen slick AI clips going round social media lately, a fair few came from here. You reach it through their Dreamina and CapCut apps. Same caution as the other Chinese tools: enjoy it, but keep anything sensitive well away from it.”

— Kevin, formerly of IT Support

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