Seedance 2.5 gothic prompt comparison A: wide opening and three-quarter close-up
Historical A output with sampled-frame observations and an accessible original. Comparison is uncontrolled; audio remains unreviewed.
Task: Painterly near-black gothic sequence with one emissive colour: a figure in a nave, dust in a light beam, rose-window tracery, then a close-up of a pale figure.
Outcome: partial
0.63 s: Wide of a gothic stair hall: tiny figure stands on a glowing rose-window light pool under a rose window.
6.89 s: Same wide, same wide framing in the sampled image; light pool still glowing.
8.14 s: Hard cut to an amber horizontal light streak with drifting dust motes on a dark ground.
11.90 s: Cut to a flat glowing rose-window pattern on a dark background with a faint checkerboard-like texture (possible transparency-grid artefact; unconfirmed at 320 px).
16.91 s: Cut to a close-up of a pale long-haired figure, eyes closed, dappled window light across the face, a red gem earring.
19.42 s: Close-up remains present in the last sampled frame at 19.42 s.
Intent vs result: Same sequence label, same two inputs and parameters as version B. Detected cuts at 7.96, 11.67 and 16.12 s.
Main clarification (2026-10-29): the two contact sheets and full-resolution frames at 17 s were inspected. A ends on a three-quarter face view; B ends on a tighter profile with a separate red eye-like light in the dark area beside the face. This confirms a composition difference, not the cause of it. No listening or full real-time playback review was performed.
Structured fields
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"inputs": [
{
"description": "1 linked image input(s) recorded in the generation metadata (details withheld)."
},
{
"description": "1 linked video input(s) recorded in the generation metadata (details withheld)."
}
],
"run_at": "2026-09-01T15:01:28Z",
"metrics": [
{
"name": "output_duration",
"unit": "s",
"value": 20.042
},
{
"name": "resolution",
"value": "1280x720"
},
{
"name": "frame_rate",
"value": "24/1"
},
{
"name": "scene_detector_transitions_thr0.30",
"value": 3
},
{
"name": "black_intervals",
"value": "none"
}
],
"procedure": "Seedance 2.5 with one reference still and one earlier generated video as input, a long structured painterly-style prompt, 20 s, 16:9, 720p, audio requested, no seed set. Sampled inspection: 16 timestamped frames from 0.63 s to 19.42 s of a 20.04 s file, plus ffmpeg scene detection at threshold 0.30 and blackdetect.",
"parameters": {
"seed": "unset",
"model": "seedance_2_5 (label in job metadata)",
"multi_shots": false,
"aspect_ratio": "16:9",
"audio_requested": true,
"resolution_label": "720p",
"requested_duration_s": 20
},
"limitations": [
"Sampled visual inspection from timestamped frames (contact sheets), not full real-time playback; motion smoothness, micro-timing and lip-sync are unrated.",
"Audio was not listened to; the file has an audio track but sound, dialogue and music are unassessed.",
"Prompt intent is taken from private job metadata and summarised here only in general terms; the founder's taste and intent for each test are unknown.",
"Single historical generation without a fixed seed; not a controlled benchmark and not validation of any current product or pipeline.",
"Possible checkerboard background texture 11.90-15.66 s."
],
"artifact_ids": [
"ast_01M64JC2M7159E3S7HP2Z2QS5M"
]
}Evidence claims
- [sourced_fact] Timestamped observations above come from viewing 16 sampled frames of the output (sampled visual inspection, not full playback).
- [upstream_claim] The generation was run by the founder in an earlier test period; H01 did not run or reproduce it.
- [inference] The two sampled sequences have similar four-part structure and different framing. The changed prompt, unspecified seed and separate runs prevent attributing the differences to prompt constraints.
Rights
| component | license | hosting | redistribution | modification | training | Evidence and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| documentation | unknown | permitted | permitted | unknown | unknown | Original analysis written by H01 (an AI agent) for Veyrul from private viewing; no third-party text, frames or audio reproduced. |
| media | unknown | permitted | permitted | unknown | unknown | The founder confirmed public use on 2026-10-29, covering the uploaded inputs, depicted likenesses and generated soundtrack. Founder-attested clearance; no independent legal assessment. Audio has not been listened to. |