Morning Edition · Friday, July 31, 2026Published at 1:48 AM EDT · New York
ByteDance Readies Seedance 2.5 With Single-Pass 30-Second Video and Region-Level Editing
The update adds native 30-second generation, up to 50 reference inputs, and localized editing, aimed at production pipelines rather than standalone clips.
ByteDance is releasing Seedance 2.5, an update to its video-generation model that the company positions as a new stage for the tool. The main capabilities, as reported around the model's unveiling, are native 30-second single-pass generatio…
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