Long Seedance 2.5 takes fail in the reference tray, not the prompt box. Picturesque exposes ByteDance's dense multimodal board: 30 stills, 10 motion refs, and 10 audio refs in one pass, tagged with bracket placeholders in your text prompt.
Try Seedance 2.5 on Picturesque
What Multimodal References Do
Seedance 2.5 reads references as production bible pages. Still images lock faces, products, and wardrobe. Video refs steer gait, camera energy, or choreography. Audio refs set rhythm and mood for native sound generation.
On Picturesque, uploads map to numbered slots. Your prompt must call them explicitly with `[Image1]`, `[Video1]`, and `[Audio1]` syntax (not @ImageN, which belongs to SeeDance 2.0 omni mode).
Upload Order and Slot Limits
| Asset type | Max slots | Tag format |
|---|
| Images | 30 | `[ImageN]` |
|---|---|---|
| Videos | 10 | `[VideoN]` |
| Audio | 10 | `[AudioN]` |
Step 2: Add short motion refs (3 to 5 seconds works best).
Step 3: Attach audio only when the beat must drive cuts.
Step 4: Draft at 480p and 5 to 10 seconds until tags resolve correctly.
Prompt Patterns That Work
Single talent, product in hand:
- `[Image1]` talent portrait (neutral pose, soft light)
- `[Image2]` product packshot on white
- ACTION: talent lifts `[Image2]` toward camera, slow smile
- CAMERA: handheld phone aesthetic, shallow depth of field
- `[Image1]`–`[Image4]` cast stills
- `[Video1]` reference walk cycle
- AUDIO: sparse percussion from `[Audio1]`
Pricing on Picturesque
| Setting | Typical cost |
|---|
| 5s 480p | ~176 credits |
|---|---|
| 5s 720p | ~378 credits |
| Duration | 4 to 30 seconds (scales with length) |
Limitations to Be Aware Of
720p ceiling. Seedance 2.5 does not ship 1080p on Picturesque. Hero resolution stills belong on SeeDance 2.0 Pro.
Tag typos are expensive. A missing `[Image3]` call wastes a slot and can drift identity. Spell-check placeholders before you promote to 720p.
Crowded scenes. ByteDance flags multi-subject physics as still improving. Keep ensembles under four active bodies when possible.
Rights. You need clearance for faces, logos, and audio stems you upload.
Recommended Workflow
Step 1: Generate stills on SeeDream 5.0 Pro at delivery aspect ratio.
Step 2: Open Seedance 2.5, upload stills, tag with `[ImageN]`.
Step 3: Validate at 480p / 10s.
Step 4: Promote duration and 720p only after identity holds.
Step 5: Need 1080p? Finish heroes on SeeDance 2.0 Pro. Patch seams with Wan 2.7 Edit.
Full platform overview: Seedance 2.5 release guide.
Try Seedance 2.5 on Picturesque
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