Seedance 2 Reference
Seedance 2 Reference is the reference-guided video generation mode of ByteDance's Seedance 2 model, designed for creators who need fine-grained control over style, character consistency, and audio synchronization. It accepts up to 9 reference images, 3 video clips, and 3 audio files alongside a text prompt, enabling multi-modal guidance that goes beyond traditional text-to-video workflows. This makes it an ideal tool for maintaining visual identity across scenes, adapting motion from existing footage, and producing branded video content with consistent characters.
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Seedance 2 Reference is the reference-guided video generation mode of ByteDance's Seedance 2 model, designed for creators who need fine-grained control over style, character consistency, and audio synchronization. It accepts up to 9 reference images, 3 video clips, and 3 audio files alongside a text prompt, enabling multi-modal guidance that goes beyond traditional text-to-video workflows. This makes it an ideal tool for maintaining visual identity across scenes, adapting motion from existing footage, and producing branded video content with consistent characters.
Connect Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or Codex to Layer’s MCP server and Seedance 2 Reference becomes a tool your agent can reach for — it picks the parameters, runs the generation, and shows you the result in the conversation.
https://mcp.app.layer.ai/mcpAsk your agent
“Use Seedance 2 Reference to animate a torch-lit dungeon corridor with a slow dolly forward.”
execute_forge({
"base_model_id": "seedance-v2-reference",
"prompt": "A torch-lit dungeon corridor, slow dolly forward",
"batch_size": 1,
"duration_seconds": 4
})Authenticate with a personal access token, post the model’s own form, and poll the inference until it completes. Every field below is accepted by this endpoint.
# Start the generation — returns an inference id straight away.
curl -X POST https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/base-models/bytedance-seedance-v2-reference/inferences \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LAYER_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"prompt": "A torch-lit dungeon corridor, slow dolly forward"
}'
# Poll until status is "complete" — the response then carries the asset URLs.
curl https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/inferences/$INFERENCE_ID \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LAYER_TOKEN"- prompt stringrequired
- Describe what to generate, or the change to make.
- aspect_ratio enumdefault LANDSCAPE_16_9_1080p24 options
- The shape and size of the output.
- duration_seconds integerdefault 4
- Length of the generated clip, in seconds. Auto lets the model choose.
- generate_audio booleandefault false
- Add sound, generated with the video in the same pass.
- guidance_file_first_frame file[]
- The frame the video starts on
- guidance_file_init_video file[]
- The video to modify
- guidance_file_reference_image file[]
- Guides style and content without being modified
- guidance_file_reference_video file[]
- Guides style and motion without being modified
- guidance_file_reference_audio file[]
- Guides style and voice without being modified
- prompt_language string
- The language the prompt is written in, so it reaches the model as you meant it.
Create amazing video content with Seedance 2 Reference on Layer
The complete content creation platform for modern game teams. From concepting to polished in-game assets - across Image, 3D, Video, and Audio.
Why use Seedance 2 Reference for video?
Cinematic video generation
Seedance 2 Reference creates high-fidelity video content suitable for trailers, gameplay previews, and marketing materials with temporal consistency.
Flexible input modes
Generate from text prompts, reference images, or existing video. Supports various aspect ratios and durations for different content needs.
Production-ready output
Clean motion, stable framing, and coherent transitions make outputs ready for direct use in UA campaigns and social content.
Game trailers and cinematic previews
Create attention-grabbing trailers and gameplay previews that showcase your game at its best. High temporal consistency ensures smooth, professional results.
UA video creative at scale
Generate dozens of video ad variants for A/B testing across platforms. Rapid iteration lets performance teams optimize creative angles quickly.
Character animations and in-game cinematics
Bring characters to life with animated sequences for cutscenes, promotional materials, and social content.
FAQ
How much does Seedance 2 Reference cost? Is it free?+
How does Layer's pricing work?+
There are no seat fees, feature gates, or plans on Layer. Instead, our platform uses a consumption based system with Creative Units (CUs) with a flexible monthly subscription. Every generation on Layer (image, video, 3D, or audio) consumes a Creative Unit, and you only pay for what you create.
What Elo score does Seedance 2 Reference have?+
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