ByteDance launches Seedance 2.5 video-generation model
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Seedance 2.5 generates a 30-second video clip in a single run and supports multi-turn extension. Users can provide up to 30 images, 10 videos, and 10 audio clips as references. Rolling out to Jimeng AI and Doubao Pro; API coming to Volcano Engine's Ark platform.
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