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Seedance 2.5 Image To Video for After Effects

Seedance 2.5 image-to-video model (ByteDance). Animate a start image into a cinematic video up to 30 seconds at 480p or 720p with optional end-frame guidance and native synchronized audio.

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How to Use Seedance 2.5 Image To Video in After Effects

Seedance 2.5 Image To Video is a powerful AI model that lets you animate images into videos directly within Adobe After Effects using Ziframe. No need to switch applications or manually export files — everything happens right in your timeline.

Getting Started

  1. Install the Ziframe plugin for After Effects
  2. Open the Ziframe panel in After Effects (Window → Extensions → Ziframe)
  3. Select Seedance 2.5 Image To Video from the model dropdown
  4. Configure your settings and animate images into videos
  5. Import the results directly into your composition

Why Use Seedance 2.5 Image To Video?

Seedance 2.5 Image To Video by Bytedance offers cutting-edge video generation capabilities. When combined with Ziframe's native After Effects integration, you get:

  • Seamless workflow integration without leaving After Effects
  • Direct import of generated videos into your timeline
  • Pay-per-use pricing — only pay for what you generate
  • Professional-quality results from state-of-the-art AI

Pricing

Base: 28 credits per second

Adjustments:

resolution multiplier:
480p: 0.48x
720p: 1x

Example Pricing:

3s at 480p: 57 credits
5s at 480p: 95 credits
10s at 480p: 189 credits
3s at 720p: 118 credits
5s at 720p: 196 credits
10s at 720p: 392 credits
3s at 1080p: 118 credits
5s at 1080p: 196 credits
10s at 1080p: 392 credits
Range: 76 - 1176 credits

Input Parameters

Prompt required string

The text prompt describing the desired motion and action for the video. Put spoken dialogue in double quotes for lip-synced audio.

Start Image required string

URL of the starting frame image to animate. Supported formats include JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, and AVIF.

End Image string

Optional URL of the ending frame image. When provided, the generated motion transitions from the start image to this final image.

Resolution string

Video resolution. 720p uses more credits and produces sharper output.

Default: 720p

Options: 480p, 720p

Duration string

Duration of the generated video in seconds. Use auto or 4 to 30 seconds.

Default: 10

Options: auto, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Aspect Ratio string

The aspect ratio of the generated video. Use an explicit ratio for more predictable billing.

Default: auto

Options: auto, 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16

Generate Audio boolean

Whether to generate synchronized audio for the video.

Default: 1

Seed integer

Random seed for reproducibility. Results may still vary slightly even with the same seed.

End User Id string

Internal provider field for end-user attribution.

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