What is Image to Video?

Image to Video animates your uploaded photos with realistic movement and synchronized speech. The model analyzes facial structure and generates natural lip-sync matching your dialogue.

What kind of images work best?

Clear front-facing portraits with good lighting. Works with photos, illustrations, anime, and stylized art. Avoid heavy occlusion (sunglasses, masks) for best lip-sync.

How accurate is the lip-sync?

Seedance 2.0 specializes in precise lip synchronization. Mouth shapes match pronunciation naturally across all supported languages without post-production fixes.

Does it animate more than lips?

Yes. The model adds natural head movement, eye motion, and facial expressions matching your dialogue's emotional tone.

How is this different from Text to Video?

Text to Video generates everything from scratch. Image to Video uses your uploaded portrait to control character appearance while animating it with lip-sync—useful when you need a specific face or style.

Seedance 2.0 Image to Video

Seedance 2.0 turns your photos into talking videos with lip-sync. Upload a portrait, write dialogue—the character speaks with lip movements matching multiple languages including English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Try Seedance 2.0 for free below!

No reference images? Try Seedance 2.0 Text to Video to generate from scratch.

Seedance 2.0 turns your photos into talking videos with lip-sync. Upload a portrait, write dialogue—the character speaks with lip movements matching multiple languages including English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Try Seedance 2.0 for free below!<br/><br/>No reference images? <a href="/text-to-video/seedance-2-0" class="text-primary underline">Try Seedance 2.0 Text to Video</a> to generate from scratch.

Key Features

Portrait-to-Video Lip-Sync

Upload any portrait photo. Write dialogue. The character speaks with accurate lip movements matching the audio. Works with photos, illustrations, and stylized art—facial structure is analyzed and animated naturally.

Multilingual Speech Animation

Lip movements adapt to the language you choose. Multiple languages supported, each with pronunciation-accurate mouth shapes. Regional dialects also handled naturally.

Expressive Performance

More than just lip-sync. The model adds natural head movement, eye motion, and facial expressions that match the emotional tone of your dialogue. Characters feel alive, not robotic.

Style Preservation

Your image's visual style is maintained. Upload a photo, get photorealistic animation. Upload anime art, get anime-style movement. The model adapts to your source material.

Use Cases

Talking Avatars

Turn profile photos into speaking representatives for customer service, tutorials, or announcements.

Character Animation

Bring illustrated characters to life with dialogue. Perfect for animated stories and game content.

Multilingual Spokespersons

Same portrait speaks your message in multiple languages. Create localized content without reshoots.

Memorial Videos

Animate photos with gentle movement and narration. Handle with care and respect.

Frequently Asked Questions

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