ByteDance
Seedance 2.0 by ByteDance is optimized for dramatic, high-energy image animations — the kind of dynamic action that Kling 3.0 handles competently but Seedance handles exceptionally. Capes billowing, swords swinging, particles exploding, environmental destruction: Seedance turns these into fluid, cinematic clips. The model offers a tiered cost structure: Fast at 10 credits/second (5s clip = 50 credits), Standard at 20 credits/second (5s = 100 credits), and Pro at a flat 25 credits per 5s clip. It supports 6 aspect ratios including 21:9 ultra-widescreen, and works with both image-to-video and text-to-video. The Omni Pro variant additionally supports video-to-video and reference images for even more control.
Seedance 2.0's Fast tier generates in approximately 15 seconds at 10 credits/second (50 credits for a 5s clip) — making it the cheapest animation option on Martini for motion exploration. Generate 3-4 Fast variations to find the right motion direction, camera angle, and pacing. Once you identify the winning prompt, regenerate in Standard (20 cr/s, 100 credits for 5s) for higher visual quality, or Pro (flat 25 credits for 5s) for maximum detail. This "sketch in Fast, render in Standard" workflow saves 50-75% on iteration costs compared to drafting in Pro.
Seedance 2.0 responds best to strong, directional motion cues with explicit intensity and direction. Compare: "cape billowing upward in strong wind, dust particles catching golden light, camera sweeping left to right" (good — specific direction, intensity, camera path) versus "things move around" (bad — no direction or intensity). The key insight: Seedance interprets motion prompts more literally than Kling 3.0. If you write "explosion expanding outward from center," Seedance will generate radial expansion from the center of the frame. If you write "sword rising dramatically," the sword will move upward. This literal interpretation is both a strength (predictable direction) and a limitation (less natural "improvisation" of secondary motion).
Seedance 2.0 excels at separating your 2D image into depth layers and animating them independently — creating a parallax effect where foreground elements move faster than background elements. To trigger this, explicitly reference "foreground" and "background" in your prompt: "The foreground flowers sway gently while the background mountain remains still, slow camera drift to the right." Without this layered instruction, the model may apply uniform motion to the entire image, which looks flat. Combining parallax with camera drift creates the most immersive results — the scene feels three-dimensional despite starting from a flat image.
Seedance 2.0 supports 6 aspect ratios including 21:9 ultra-widescreen — one of the widest options available on any video model. For landscape photography, panoramic scenes, and environmental art, 21:9 with a slow horizontal pan produces cinematic results that feel like film footage. The ultra-wide format is particularly effective for establishing shots, scene transitions, and ambient video backgrounds. When using 21:9, ensure your source image has sufficient horizontal detail — a tightly cropped portrait will look stretched, while a wide landscape or cityscape will shine.
Parallax depth effect — Seedance separates the image into depth layers and moves them independently. "Foreground sways, background stays still" explicitly guides this layered animation. The "slow camera drift to the right" adds horizontal motion on top of the parallax, creating a sense of moving through the scene rather than just watching it move.
Gentle parallax movement, the foreground flowers sway while the background mountain stays still. Dreamy shallow depth of field effect, slow camera drift to the right.
High-energy action from illustration — Seedance excels here because every motion cue is dramatic and directional: "sword raising" (upward), "cape billowing" (outward), "particles catching light" (radial), "camera rising" (upward tracking). Four simultaneous motion vectors create visual dynamism that Kling 3.0 would render more subtly. For illustration and anime art, this dramatic interpretation is usually what you want.
The character raises their sword dramatically, cape billowing in strong wind, dust particles catching light. Dynamic camera angle rising upward.
Fast tier (10 cr/s) is your "motion sketch pad." A 5-second test clip costs just 50 credits — generate 4 variations for 200 credits total to find the right motion direction, then render the winner in Standard (100 credits) or Pro (25 credits flat). Total exploration + final: ~225-300 credits vs 400+ credits if you iterated in Standard.
Seedance handles illustration-to-video and anime-to-video better than most models. The dramatic, high-energy rendering style suits digital art, concept art, and anime where exaggerated motion is desirable. For photographic images of real people, Kling 3.0 Pro produces more natural results.
Specify "foreground" and "background" separately in your prompt to trigger layered parallax animation. Without explicit layer instructions, the model applies uniform motion to the entire frame.
For 21:9 ultra-widescreen clips, describe horizontal camera motion ("slow pan left to right," "dolly tracking along the horizon") — vertical motion in ultra-wide format looks unnatural because there isn't enough vertical space.
Seedance 2.0 is the best value model for image animation when dramatic motion is the goal. Fast tier (50 credits/5s) is the cheapest animation on Martini — ideal for testing. Standard tier (100 credits/5s) delivers publishable quality. Pro tier (flat 25 credits/5s) offers the best detail for the price. The trade-off with Kling 3.0: Seedance produces more dramatic, exaggerated motion (great for illustrations, anime, action scenes), while Kling Pro produces more natural, subtle motion (essential for human faces and realistic photography). For camera-driven animation without subject motion, Ray 2 produces more cinematic results. The three-model toolkit: Seedance for dramatic action, Kling for human motion, Ray 2 for camera work.
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Kling 3.0 is the best model on Martini for animating images that contain people. Its Pro tier generates the most natural facial expressions, body movement, and hair physics of any image-to-video model. Standard tier costs 19 credits/second (95 credits for a 5-second clip), while Pro costs 25 credits/second (125 credits for 5 seconds). The price gap is modest, but the quality gap on human faces is dramatic — Pro handles the micro-expressions (blinking rhythm, mouth corners lifting, subtle head tilts) that make the difference between "obviously AI" and "wait, is that real?" For landscapes and objects without people, Standard is perfectly sufficient.
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Luma Ray 2 is the specialist for camera-driven image animation on Martini. While Kling 3.0 excels at moving subjects (people, objects), Ray 2 excels at moving the camera — producing smooth dollies, orbits, zooms, and pans that feel like a real cinematographer's work rather than digital effects. It also adds a distinctive filmic quality (natural grain, cinematic color grading) that other models don't replicate. Ray 2 uses a resolution-based pricing model: 540p at 120 credits per 5-second clip, 720p at 190 credits, and 1080p at 320 credits. The budget option, Ray Flash 2, generates at 540p for 75 credits per 5-second clip — roughly 40% cheaper for testing camera angles before committing to a high-resolution final render.
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