- Seedance 2.0 by ByteDance generates cinematic videos from simple prompts with multimodal input
- It supports text, image, video, and audio inputs, enabling extensive creative control
- Seedance outputs native 2K resolution clips up to 15 seconds faster than competitors
Seedance 2.0 - a video-generation model from Chinese tech giant ByteDance, which also owns TikTok - has sparked a social media frenzy. Users have praised its ability to turn simple prompts into cinematic clips, while filmmakers have raised copyright concerns.
Viral videos created with Seedance 2.0 highlight the rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The broader implications of such tools will be discussed at the NDTV Ind.AI Summit, hosted by NDTV, where industry leaders will examine ethics, responsibility and human values in AI.
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How Seedance 2.0 Works
Marketed as a "Revolutionary Streaming AI Art Generator," Seedance 2.0 lets users describe scenes in detail and refine them with style modifiers. It supports four simultaneous inputs - text, image, video and audio - offering extensive creative control.
Since its launch, users have compared it with OpenAI's text-to-video model Sora 2. While both aim to generate video from prompts, their capabilities differ.
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Seedance 2.0 vs Sora 2
Quality: Seedance 2.0 offers native 2K resolution (2048x1152), which is suited for high-definition output. Sora 2 is limited to 1080p but still delivers strong visual results.
Inputs: Seedance supports text, image, video and audio (up to 12 files). Sora 2 currently supports text and image only.
Duration: Sora 2 can generate longer clips - around 20-25 seconds - making it better for narrative sequences. Seedance focuses on shorter, high-impact videos of up to 15 seconds.
Audio: Seedance produces native dialogue, sound effects and music with more control. Sora 2 also supports audio but with fewer customisation options.
Speed: Seedance is faster, generating a five-second clip in about 60 seconds, compared with roughly 2-5 minutes for Sora 2.
Seedance 2.0 stands out for multimodal input, higher resolution and speed, while Sora 2 remains stronger for longer, story-driven video generation.
