How to Use the Seedance 2.0 Fast reference-to-video API: reference to video integration guide (2026)
Learn how to call the Seedance 2.0 Fast reference-to-video API on NamiFusion: parameters, pricing (from ≈$0.130) and runnable copy-paste code — try it in the playground first.
Seedance 2.0 Fast reference-to-video is a reference to video model by Doubao: Seedance 2.0 Fast (Video-Edit) edits an input video from a natural-language prompt at a faster, cheaper tier. Built on ByteDance Seed's unified multimodal architecture, it preserves subject identity, composition, and motion while rewriting lighting, style, weather, environment, or specific elements as instructed. Ready-to-use REST API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing. On NamiFusion you can try it in the playground (exact quote shown before you submit), then call it through one unified REST API — a typical run costs about $0.130.
TL;DR
· Task type: reference to video, provided by Doubao
· Pricing: about $0.130 per typical run ($1 = 100 credits), pay-as-you-go
· Getting started: playground (exact quote before submit) → create an API key → one POST request
· Tunable parameters: 7 (see the table below)
· No platform watermark; commercial use allowed (per the Terms of Service)
What can you build with Seedance 2.0 Fast reference-to-video?
Short-form video and ad clips: go from a prompt or a single image to publishable motion content.
Product demos and concept previews: validate storyboards and visual direction cheaply before any shoot.
A social content factory: batch vertical clips and ride trending topics fast.
Remixing existing assets: image-to-video brings static work to life and extends its lifespan.
How do you call this API?
1. Sign up on NamiFusion and create a key on the API Keys page (free credits on signup).
2. Submit a task with the cURL example below, passing your key as a Bearer token.
3. Poll the task status with the returned task_uuid and read the output URLs when completed.
# 1) Submit — returns { "task_uuid": "..." }
curl -X POST "https://www.namifusion.com/api/v1/marketplace/run/doubao/seedance-2-0-fast/reference-to-video" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"input": {
"images": [
"https://assets-public.namifusion.com/marketplace/images/2026-06-12/e7daac690fea.jpeg",
"https://assets-public.namifusion.com/marketplace/images/2026-06-12/e78f60fc4789.jpeg"
],
"prompt": "Transform the scene into a rainy cyberpunk night setting with glowing neon reflections on the pavement, cooler blue and magenta lighting, subtle fog in the background, and enhanced cinematic contrast while preserving the person'\''s identity, walking motion, camera movement, and overall composition.",
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"resolution": "720p",
"duration": 10,
"generate_audio": true
}
}'
# 2) Poll until status is "completed", then read the output URLs
curl "https://www.namifusion.com/api/v1/marketplace/run/tasks/TASK_UUID" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"What parameters does it take?
images (Reference Images): optional
audios (Reference Audios): optional
prompt (Prompt): optional
aspect_ratio (Aspect Ratio): optional
resolution (Resolution): optional, default "720p"
duration (Duration): required
generate_audio (Generate Audio): optional, default true
How do you write prompts for Seedance 2.0 Fast reference-to-video?
1. Subject first: lead with the actor and action, then add environment, lighting and style ("an astronaut sprinting through a neon street in the rain, cinematic, shallow depth of field").
2. Concrete nouns beat stacked adjectives: "85mm portrait lens, golden-hour backlight" works far better than "very beautiful, ultra high quality".
3. Change one variable per iteration: pin the seed to reproduce a result, tweak a single phrase at a time so you know what actually moved the output.
4. State negatives positively: instead of "no blur", ask for "sharp focus, crisp details".
How much does it cost?
Pay-per-use in credits. A typical run costs about $0.130 ($1 = 100 credits); the exact price varies with parameters like resolution or duration, and the playground shows the exact quote before you submit.
Seedance 2.0 Fast reference-to-video
Fast, affordable prompt-based video editing with strong subject, composition, and motion preservation.
Seedance 2.0 Fast Video Edit is ByteDance Seed’s cost-efficient video editing model for transforming existing videos with natural-language instructions. Built on a unified multimodal architecture, it can rewrite lighting, style, weather, environments, and specific scene elements while preserving subject identity, composition, and motion from the source footage.
🚀 Key Features
- Natural-language video editing: Describe the desired change in plain English, and the model applies the edit without requiring manual compositing workflows.
- Strong subject and motion preservation: Maintains faces, objects, camera movement, and overall scene continuity through the edit.
- Multi-reference guidance: Supports optional reference images and reference audio to steer identity, style, or soundtrack direction.
- Native synchronized audio: Can generate synchronized audio in the same pass, reducing post-processing overhead.
- Faster, lower-cost tier: Designed for teams that need scalable video editing throughput at a more affordable price point than the standard tier.
- No cold start: Well suited for production environments that value predictable responsiveness and operational efficiency.
🛠️ Technical Specifications
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Model architecture | ByteDance Seed unified multimodal video editing architecture |
| Model type | Video-to-video editing with natural-language control |
| Input | Video URL, Prompt, optional reference images, optional reference audio |
| Output | Edited Video |
| Output Format | Video(with optional native generated audio) |
| Resolution | 480p, 720p(default), 1080p |
| Duration | 4–15 seconds; auto-detected from input if not specified |
| Input video limit | Videos longer than 15 seconds are trimmed to the first 15 seconds |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 1:1, 21:9; adapts to input if unspecified |
| Audio behavior | Native audio generation enabled by default; if disabled, the original input audio track is preserved |
| Real-time context | Optional web search support |
| Latency profile | Fast tier optimized for lower latency and cost efficiency |
| Core strengths | Identity preservation, motion consistency, scene rewriting, no cold start |
Sample Prompts
- Change the scene to a rainy neon city at dusk, keep the subject’s motion and camera movement unchanged, and add a cinematic lighting style.
- Preserve the original composition and character identity, but transform the environment into a snowy winter street with realistic textures.
- Restyle the video as a premium fashion commercial with richer contrast, refined lighting, and polished material details while keeping facial features and movement intact.
💰 Pricing
| Service Type | Price | Estimated Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Video Gen (T2V/I2V) | $5.6 / 1M Tokens | ~$0.1 per second |
| Video Gen (V2V) | $3.3 / 1M Tokens | ~$0.065 per second |
FAQ
Can I try it for free first?+
Signup gives you free credits, but they currently apply only to selected in-app face-swap features — this model is pay-as-you-go. The playground still lets you try it without code, with the exact quote shown before you submit.
Can I use the output commercially? Is there a watermark?+
Yes, outputs are yours to use commercially, and NamiFusion adds no platform watermark — subject to the Terms of Service and applicable law.
What is the content policy?+
NamiFusion is an unfiltered engine: no arbitrary restrictions and NSFW-friendly, but illegal content and non-consensual use of real people are prohibited — see the Terms of Service.
How long does a Seedance 2.0 Fast reference-to-video task take?+
It depends on parameters — images usually take seconds, videos tens of seconds to minutes. The API returns a task_uuid for polling.
What are the resolution and duration limits?+
See the parameter table above — each model lists its available resolution and duration options there and in the playground.