Melies AI is a browser-based video generator built around Seedance 2.5, the latest video model from ByteDance’s Seed team. Write a prompt or upload an image and it renders a cinematic clip with synced sound in a few minutes. There is no API key to manage, no GPU and nothing to install, and every video downloads as a watermark-free MP4.
Seedance is known for motion that looks filmed rather than generated: smooth camera moves, believable physics and characters that keep the same face and outfit from the first frame to the last. It can also cut between several shots in one clip and generates sound effects, ambience and dialogue together with the picture.
Three Ways to Start
- Text to video — describe the subject, action, setting, camera move, lighting and sound. Write “Shot 1, Shot 2, Shot 3” and Seedance cuts between them while keeping the same characters.
- Image to video — upload a photo, illustration or product shot as the first frame and describe the motion. Add a last frame to control exactly where the shot ends.
- Reference to video — give up to 30 reference images for a character, outfit, product or style, name them in the prompt as @Image1, @Image2, and the model keeps them consistent in a new scene.
Key Features
- Up to 30-second clips in a single generation, with no stitching
- Native audio — footsteps, rain, engines, music and spoken lines in quotes, synced to the picture
- Multi-shot storytelling with consistent characters, outfits and lighting across cuts
- Camera control — dolly-in, orbit, crane, whip pan, handheld and drone shots on request
- Seven aspect ratios from vertical 9:16 to cinematic 21:9, from 480p drafts to 1080p finals
- Example library — load any sample’s prompt, images and settings into the generator with one click
Pricing
Credits are bought once, never expire and include commercial use. Videos are priced per second: 6 credits/s at 480p, 15 at 720p and 36 at 1080p.
| Pack | Price | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Trial | $9.90 | 100 |
| Starter | $19.90 | 300 |
| Creator | $29.90 | 600 |
Failed videos are refunded automatically, and finished videos stay under “My videos” for 14 days.
Who It’s For
- Social creators making vertical clips for TikTok, Reels and Shorts with sound ready to post
- Marketers turning packshots into product reveals and UGC-style ads
- Filmmakers blocking out previz and storyboards with multi-shot prompts
- YouTubers and musicians generating B-roll, cutaways and music-video visuals