When to use Text to Video
Use Text to Video when you can describe the shot in words and do not have reference frames or clips yet—ads, b-roll concepts, and storyboards.
Dashboard tagline: “Describe your shot, tune duration and format, and generate video with Seedance 2.0 or VEO3.1.”
Seedance 2.0 vs VEO 3.1
Model choice changes duration, aspect ratio, and quality options:
- Seedance 2.0 — duration 4–15 seconds (default 5); aspects 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 21:9; quality 480p–1080p; optional last-frame mode in advanced settings
- VEO 3.1 — duration 4, 6, or 8 seconds only (default 8); aspects 16:9 and 9:16; quality 720p, 1080p, or 4K; no last-frame selector
Video prompts (up to 4,000 characters)
The prompt field allows up to 4,000 characters; the UI notes that around 500 characters is enough for most shots.
Include subject, action, camera movement, lighting, and mood. Example: “Slow dolly-in on steaming coffee cup on wooden bar, morning window light, shallow depth of field, cinematic.”
Duration, aspect, quality, sound
Video credits scale with duration in seconds and may vary by resolution and whether sound is enabled (With Sound / Not With Sound).
Start with the shortest duration that tells your story to save credits on experiments.
Workflow
Open Dashboard → Text to Video, select model, tune settings, confirm credits on Generate, then download from Creations (videos tab).
Category: Video generation