Seedance V1 Lite I2V: Image to Video Online
Bottom line
ByteDance's original Seedance line, simplified: animate a photo into 5 or 10 seconds at up to 1080p. Upload a starting frame, choose Seedance V1 Lite I2V in the Image to Video tool, and animate it on VdoBloom — the credit price appears before every generation.
Seedance V1 Lite Image-to-Video strips the settings down to two decisions: how long, and how sharp. Duration is 5 or 10 seconds; resolution is 480p, 720p, or 1080p. Upload an image, describe the motion, and generate — there's no per-second duration slider and no text-only mode, because Lite is strictly image-to-video, from the first Seedance generation ByteDance shipped, before Seedance 2.
What you trade against the newer Seedance 2 family is flexibility: two fixed lengths instead of a duration ladder from 4 to 15 or 30 seconds, and no reference-video or multi-image mode. What you get is a smaller, cheaper price table with no branching logic to think about, plus a 480p tier for quick motion tests before spending more on a 1080p pass.
It carries VdoBloom's HOT content label — more permissive filtering than the MODERATE label on Seedance 2, 2.5, Fast, and Mini. Pricing is flat per duration-and-resolution combination rather than a per-second rate, shown before you generate, and a failed job is refunded automatically.
What it costs on VdoBloom
Seedance V1 Lite is priced flat per combination rather than per second: 480p/5s = 4 credits, 480p/10s = 8; 720p/5s = 9, 720p/10s = 18; 1080p/5s = 20, 1080p/10s = 40. That makes it one of the cheapest image-to-video options in VdoBloom's catalog at 480p and 720p, though there's no way to dial in an in-between duration — you're choosing between 5 and 10 seconds only.
V1 Lite vs V1 Pro Fast I2V
Both share the same 5-or-10-second structure and image-only input. Lite adds a 480p tier Pro Fast doesn't have, at lower prices across the board (4-40 credits vs Pro Fast's 7-29). Pro Fast skips 480p entirely, starting at 720p, and is positioned as the higher-quality of the two first-generation Seedance image animators. If the destination is a quick test or a low-stakes clip, Lite is the cheaper starting point; if 720p/1080p is your floor anyway, Pro Fast is worth comparing on the same image.
What creators use Seedance V1 Lite I2V for
- Animating marketplace product photos into simple 5-second motion clips for listings.
- Running a cheap 480p motion test on an image before spending credits on the 1080p version.
- Bringing portrait or portfolio stills to life as 10-second clips for a personal site.
- Quick image animation where you don't need Seedance 2's duration range or reference-video mode.
How to use Seedance V1 Lite I2V on VdoBloom
- 1Open the Image to Video tool and select Seedance V1 Lite I2V from the model picker.
- 2Upload your starting image and describe the motion you want in the prompt.
- 3Choose your duration (5–10s), quality (480p/720p/1080p), review the credit cost, and generate.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Seedance V1 Lite cost?
It's flat-priced per duration and resolution, not per second: 480p is 4 credits for 5 seconds or 8 credits for 10 seconds; 720p is 9 credits for 5 seconds or 18 for 10; 1080p is 20 credits for 5 seconds or 40 for 10. The price for your selection shows before you generate.
Can I use Seedance V1 Lite for free?
New VdoBloom accounts start with 10 free credits, which covers two or three 480p Lite clips (4 credits each) — enough to see how it handles a given photo before deciding whether to top up.
Can Seedance V1 Lite generate video from a text prompt alone?
No — it's image-to-video only. Every generation starts from a picture you upload, with a text prompt used to describe the motion. For text-to-video, Seedance 2 or Seedance 1.5 Pro in the same family cover that mode.
What settings does Seedance V1 Lite offer?
Just two: duration (5 or 10 seconds) and resolution (480p, 720p, or 1080p). There's no aspect-ratio control — output follows the shape of your uploaded image — and no reference-video mode.
How does Lite compare with Seedance V1 Pro Fast I2V?
Both are 5- or 10-second image animators from the same original Seedance generation. Pro Fast starts at 720p (no 480p tier) and costs more per clip; Lite adds the cheaper 480p tier for quick motion tests, at 4-9 credits versus Pro Fast's 7-15 for the same durations.
How permissive is Seedance V1 Lite's content filter?
VdoBloom rates it HOT, the platform's most permissive tier — more flexible than the MODERATE label on the newer Seedance 2 family. Platform content rules still apply; it isn't a promise of explicit output, just fewer everyday prompts getting declined.
Is Seedance V1 Lite open source?
No. It's a proprietary ByteDance model, accessed only through VdoBloom's dashboard.
When should I use Lite instead of Seedance 2?
When you want a simple, cheap image-to-video pass and don't need Seedance 2's per-second duration control, wider aspect-ratio set, or reference-video mode. Lite's whole interface is duration and resolution — nothing to configure wrong.