Transfer the motion of a reference video onto a character image with Seedance 2.5. The character from your image performs the same movements, gestures and camera motion as the video, in 480p, 720p or 1080p for up to 30 seconds. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.
Idle
$1.1per run
Seedance 2.5 Motion Control transfers the motion of a reference video onto a character image. The character in your image performs the same movements, gestures, timing and camera motion as the person in the video, while the background, framing and pacing of the video are kept.
Faithful motion transfer - Dance, gestures, walking, turning and full-body action carry over from the reference video to your character.
Character identity from one image - Face, hairstyle and clothing come from the image you provide.
Video-driven timing and camera - Duration, framing and camera movement follow the reference video, so the result drops straight into your cut.
Native audio - Generate synchronized audio, or keep the original soundtrack of the reference video.
Up to 1080p, up to 30 seconds - Choose 480p for fast previews or 1080p for final delivery.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| image | Yes | URL of the character image. A clear, full-body or half-body picture with a visible face works best. |
| video | Yes | URL of the motion reference video. Videos longer than 30 seconds are trimmed to 30 seconds; videos shorter than 4 seconds are padded to 4 seconds. |
| prompt | No | Optional extra direction. Leave empty to transfer the motion as it is. |
| resolution | No | Output resolution: 480p, 720p, or 1080p. Default: 720p. |
| generate_audio | No | Generate synchronized audio for the output. When set to false, the reference video's audio track is kept. Default: true. |
The output duration and aspect ratio follow the reference video.
prompt empty, or add a short instruction.480p, 720p, or 1080p.Charges are based on the duration of the reference video, rounded up to whole seconds, with a 4-second minimum and a 30-second maximum.
| Resolution | Per second | 5 seconds | 10 seconds | 30 seconds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480p | $0.22 | $1.10 | $2.20 | $6.60 |
| 720p | $0.44 | $2.20 | $4.40 | $13.20 |
| 1080p | $1.10 | $5.50 | $11.00 | $33.00 |
For example, a 3.2-second clip is billed as 4 seconds, and a 8.04-second clip is billed as 9 seconds.
Grab a WaveSpeedAI API key, then call POST https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/bytedance/seedance-2.5/motion-control with your input as JSON. The endpoint returns a prediction id. Start polling the result endpoint around every 2 seconds, increase the interval for long-running tasks, and stop on any terminal status. On completed, read output values from data.outputs. Examples for Seedance 2.5 Motion Control below.
set -euo pipefail
: "${WAVESPEED_API_KEY:?Set WAVESPEED_API_KEY}"
REQUEST_BODY=$(cat <<'JSON'
{
"image": "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-images/painted-hand-298-332.jpg",
"video": "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-videos/flower.mp4",
"resolution": "720p",
"generate_audio": true
}
JSON
)
# 1. Submit the prediction.
SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
-X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/bytedance/seedance-2.5/motion-control" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $WAVESPEED_API_KEY" \
-d "$REQUEST_BODY")
TASK=$(printf '%s' "$SUBMIT_RESPONSE" | jq 'if has("data") then .data else . end')
PREDICTION_ID=$(printf '%s' "$TASK" | jq -r '.id')
if [ -z "$PREDICTION_ID" ] || [ "$PREDICTION_ID" = "null" ]; then
printf 'Submission response did not contain a prediction id
' >&2
exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/$PREDICTION_ID/result"
# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while true; do
RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body "$RESULT_URL" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $WAVESPEED_API_KEY")
RESULT=$(printf '%s' "$RESPONSE" | jq 'if has("data") then .data else . end')
STATUS=$(printf '%s' "$RESULT" | jq -r '.status')
case "$STATUS" in
completed) printf '%s\n' "$RESULT" | jq '.outputs'; break ;;
failed|cancelled|timeout|deleted) printf '%s\n' "$RESULT" | jq . >&2; exit 1 ;;
*) sleep 2 ;;
esac
doneconst submitUrl = "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/bytedance/seedance-2.5/motion-control";
const apiKey = process.env.WAVESPEED_API_KEY;
if (!apiKey) throw new Error('Set WAVESPEED_API_KEY');
async function requestJson(url, options = {}) {
const response = await fetch(url, options);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(await response.text());
return response.json();
}
// 1. Submit the prediction.
const body = await requestJson(submitUrl, {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"image": "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-images/painted-hand-298-332.jpg",
"video": "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-videos/flower.mp4",
"resolution": "720p",
"generate_audio": true
}),
});
const task = body.data ?? body;
if (!task.id) throw new Error("Submission response did not contain a prediction id");
const resultUrl = `https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${task.id}/result`;
// 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while (true) {
const resultBody = await requestJson(resultUrl, {
headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}` },
});
const result = resultBody.data ?? resultBody;
if (result.status === "completed") {
console.log(result.outputs);
break;
}
if (["failed", "cancelled", "timeout", "deleted"].includes(result.status)) throw new Error(JSON.stringify(result));
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000));
}import json
import os
import time
from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
api_key = os.environ["WAVESPEED_API_KEY"]
headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", "Content-Type": "application/json"}
payload = {
"image": "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-images/painted-hand-298-332.jpg",
"video": "https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/media/cc0-videos/flower.mp4",
"resolution": "720p",
"generate_audio": True
}
def request_json(url, data=None):
request = Request(url, data=data, headers=headers, method="POST" if data else "GET")
with urlopen(request) as response:
return json.load(response)
# 1. Submit the prediction.
body = request_json("https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/bytedance/seedance-2.5/motion-control", json.dumps(payload).encode())
task = body.get("data", body)
if not task.get("id"):
raise RuntimeError("Submission response did not contain a prediction id")
result_url = f"https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/{task['id']}/result"
# 2. Poll until the prediction finishes.
while True:
result_body = request_json(result_url)
result = result_body.get("data", result_body)
status = result.get("status")
if status == "completed":
print(result.get("outputs", []))
break
if status in {"failed", "cancelled", "timeout", "deleted"}:
raise RuntimeError(result)
time.sleep(2)Seedance 2.5 Motion Control is a ByteDance model for pose / motion driven video, exposed as a REST API on WaveSpeedAI. Transfer the motion of a reference video onto a character image with Seedance 2.5. The character from your image performs the same movements, gestures and camera motion as the video, in 480p, 720p or 1080p for up to 30 seconds. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing. You can call it programmatically or try it from the playground above.
POST your input parameters to the model's REST endpoint (shown in the API tab of this playground) with your WaveSpeedAI API key in the Authorization header. Submission returns a prediction ID. Poll the result endpoint starting around every 2 seconds, increase the interval for long-running tasks, and stop on any terminal status. The playground generates Python, JavaScript, and cURL examples for submitting requests and polling results. Full request/response shape is documented at https://wavespeed.ai/docs/docs-api/bytedance/bytedance-seedance-2.5-motion-control.
Seedance 2.5 Motion Control starts at $1.1 per run. That figure is the base price — the final charge scales with the parameters you set in the form (output size, length, count, references, or whatever knobs this model exposes), so a higher-quality or larger output costs more than a minimal one. The exact cost for your current input is shown live next to the Generate button before you submit, and the actual per-call charge is recorded on the prediction afterwards.
Key inputs: `prompt`, `image`, `video`, `resolution`, `generate_audio`. The full JSON schema (types, defaults, allowed values) is rendered above the Generate button and mirrored in the API reference at https://wavespeed.ai/docs/docs-api/bytedance/bytedance-seedance-2.5-motion-control.
Sign up for a free WaveSpeedAI account to claim starter credits, copy your API key from /accesskey, then call the endpoint shown in the API tab of the playground. The playground also auto-generates a code sample in Python, JavaScript, or cURL for the parameters you've set.
Commercial usage rights depend on the model's license, set by its provider (ByteDance). Check the provider's applicable terms and WaveSpeedAI's Terms of Service before commercial use.