director

On the rail as director.

When to use it

Directing controlled shots from up to nine stills: CGI and ad shots, light moving over objects, a set camera path in each shot, how long each holds and what each cut does, previewed before you commit.

When to reach for something else

For controlled, mostly still shots. Anything dynamic, cinematic or fast-paced (people or creatures moving, action, a story) is Video Gen with a strong prompt. It holds up to nine shots.

How to use it

1. Use the card’s Shots area. Your shots, in order. Set how long each holds, its camera move and the cut into the next, and watch the film before you run it.
2. Write what you want in Prompt.
3. Pick a model in the pill at the top of the card, or keep Seedance 2.0.
4. Press Run.

On the card

Control	What it does	Choices
Shots	Your shots, in order. Set how long each holds, its camera move and the cut into the next, and watch the film before you run it.
Prompt	What you want, in your own words. The card sends it with your inputs.	Your words
Run	Starts the run. The number on it is what this run costs in credits, worked out before you press.
×1	Runs the card several times in a row with the same settings.	1 to 99

Models

The pill at the top of the card picks the model. Seedance 2.0 is the one a new card starts on.

Model	Good for
Seedance 2.0	The Seedance 2.0 Standard engine on four cards: draw a motion path on a scene image, sequence stills as a storyboard or reel, animate an image at up to 1080p, or extend a clip by 4 to 15 seconds, with up to 9 image and 3 video references.
Seedance 2.5	Reels of 4 to 30 seconds with native audio at no extra cost, from a hero scene plus up to 9 image references directed as one continuous multi-shot sequence, cheaper per second than the 2.0 engine beside it.
Wan 3.0	The lowest per-second cost on the reel pill: a hero scene plus up to 9 image references directed as one continuous multi-shot sequence, 4 to 30 seconds at up to 1080p with synchronized audio at no extra cost.

Seedance 2.0

Not the one for: Clips run 4 to 15 seconds, so a longer reel needs the 2.5 or Wan engines beside it, and reference-clip seconds are billed on top of the output length.

Behind the settings button:

Setting	What it does	Choices
Resolution	How big and detailed the result is. Higher looks sharper but costs more and takes longer.	480p, 720p, 1080p
Aspect Ratio	The shape of the result, like 1:1 square, 16:9 wide, or 9:16 tall. “Match input” copies the source shape.	Auto, Horizontal 21:9, Horizontal 16:9, Horizontal 4:3, Square 1:1, Vertical 3:4, Vertical 9:16
Generate Audio	Adds a soundtrack and sound effects to the clip.	On or off

Seedance 2.5

Not the one for: Capped at 1080p and nine shots; it takes image references only on this card, so motion and sound references are not an option here.

Behind the settings button:

Setting	What it does	Choices
Resolution	How big and detailed the result is. Higher looks sharper but costs more and takes longer.	480p, 720p, 1080p
Aspect Ratio	The shape of the result, like 1:1 square, 16:9 wide, or 9:16 tall. “Match input” copies the source shape.	Adaptive, Horizontal 21:9, Horizontal 16:9, Horizontal 4:3, Square 1:1, Vertical 3:4, Vertical 9:16
Generate Audio	Adds a soundtrack and sound effects to the clip.	On or off

Wan 3.0

Not the one for: Capped at 1080p with no 21:9 or 2:1 shapes, and it takes no video or audio references on this card; the shot list stops at nine.

Behind the settings button:

Setting	What it does	Choices
Resolution	How big and detailed the result is. Higher looks sharper but costs more and takes longer.	480p, 720p, 1080p
Aspect Ratio	The shape of the result, like 1:1 square, 16:9 wide, or 9:16 tall. “Match input” copies the source shape.	Adaptive, Horizontal 16:9, Horizontal 4:3, Square 1:1, Vertical 3:4, Vertical 9:16
Generate Audio	Adds a soundtrack and sound effects to the clip.	On or off