Seedance 2.5 Draft mode: pick the shot at 480P, then render it in 1080P

How to use it

1. Pick Seedance 2.5 (Draft) in the model menu. The resolution locks to "Draft 480P".
2. Write your prompt and attach references as usual, then generate — you get a 480P draft.
3. Not quite right? Keep editing on the same node (the switch under it stays on "Edit draft"); every try costs the 480P price.
4. Happy with it? Hit Render final under the node and confirm 1080P. The final appears as a new node next to it, marked "Final" and linked back to its draft by a line. The draft stays as it is.

What the final looks like

The final reuses everything from the draft — prompt, duration, aspect ratio, sound and references — so the framing, motion and timing match the draft, now at 1080P. Fine details such as faces and eyes are re-rendered at 1080P and can differ slightly from the draft; in our tests, with a character reference image attached, the face matched the draft.

Pricing

A draft costs the same as a regular 480P render; a final costs the same as rendering that clip in 1080P directly. What you save is the cost of iterating: the trial and error happens at 480P, and you only pay for 1080P on the one you keep.

For a 5-second text-to-video clip with sound: a draft is 65 Xins, the final 356 Xins. Three drafts plus one final come to 551 Xins; trying three versions directly in 1080P costs 1068 Xins.

Good to know

• Every Seedance 2.5 mode supports drafts: text-to-video, first frame, first & last frame, all-in-one reference, video editing and video extension.
• A draft can be finalized for 7 days. After that, "Render final" is greyed out — use "Edit draft" to make a fresh one.
• You can render the same draft's final again, but it will look almost the same and is charged again; for a different shot, go back and edit the draft.
• The 1080P final is 10-bit HEVC: better image quality, but some players can't open it (VLC and QuickTime can).
• The Canvas Agent can make drafts for you too; rendering the final is always your own click.

CLI and MCP

• CLI: xinyu gen video --model seedance-2-5 --draft ... for the draft, then xinyu gen final <draft jobId> --project <canvas id> for the final.
• MCP: call xinyu_generate_video with draft: true, then xinyu_generate_video_final for the final.