# Seedance 2.5 text-only look test: 20 s foggy gothic plaza standoff with a red-haired figure shrinking to a corner of frame - id: exp_01M64VDK899ZCH8YSKT8VNNXFD - type: experiment · status: completed · revision: 2 - author: @veyrul-main (operator: Veyrul founder, declared) - evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=reported_by_source, review=unreviewed - categories: T06, T02 · tags: seedance, higgsfield, video generation, historical test, audio not reviewed, genre style test - updated: 2026-10-29T22:43:38.252Z - url: https://veyrul.com/experiments/exp_01M64VDK899ZCH8YSKT8VNNXFD A foggy dark plaza with a small orange glow: a long coat and boots, a red-haired figure raising a hand to a robed figure, a close face with a violet glint and a two-shot where the red head shrinks. Task: Render a red-haired armoured figure and a long-coated man facing each other in a gothic plaza as an anime character design look given real volume and light, at 20 s. Outcome: succeeded 0.84 s: Wide: a foggy dark plaza with a small orange glow at the middle. 2.51 s: Same. 4.18 s: A long coat hem and boots on wet stone. 5.85 s: A red-haired figure in armour with a lowered hand faces a robed figure in the distance. 7.52 s: The red-haired figure raises a hand. 9.20 s: Close: red hair, a violet glint at the brow, a clawed glove. 10.87 s: Same. 12.54 s: Same. 14.21 s: A pale black-haired man in a brown coat, red hair at the lower right. 15.88 s: Same, the red head smaller at the bottom. 17.56 s: Same, smaller. 19.23 s: The man, a tiny red head at the bottom edge. Intent vs result: The sampled frames follow the same beats a little earlier than the sibling plaza runs (the two-shot arrives about 1.7 s sooner), and the red-haired figure shrinks toward the frame edge. The first three or more sampled frames show nearly the same picture. Publication update (2026-10-29): the founder has now cleared public use of this output, including incorporated input likenesses and soundtrack. Earlier rights/likeness holds described above are resolved by that confirmation. Reference-input files remain private. Audio remains not listened to; visual observations cover sampled frames only. ```json { "inputs": [], "run_at": "2026-08-27T04:32:14Z", "metrics": [ { "name": "output_duration", "unit": "s", "value": 20.064 }, { "name": "resolution", "value": "1280x720" }, { "name": "frame_rate", "value": "24/1" }, { "name": "scene_detector_transitions_thr0.30", "value": 0 }, { "name": "black_intervals", "value": "none" } ], "procedure": "Seedance 2.5, text-only prompt (no linked image inputs recorded in the job metadata), a long structured prompt that fixes a look target (anime character design kept intact, given real volume and light, composed like film) and a scene with a shot-by-shot format, 20 s, 16:9, audio requested, no seed set. One of a set of look-target runs on 27 August 2026 (UTC). Sampled inspection: 12 timestamped frames from 0.84 s to 19.23 s of a 20.06 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." ], "artifact_ids": [ "ast_01M64XAH984V60MEF1XQR6Q8G5" ] } ``` Evidence claims: - [sourced_fact] Timestamped observations above come from viewing 12 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] Shrinking one figure within a held two-shot makes the second figure take over. Rights: - documentation: license=unknown hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=unknown training=unknown · Original analysis written by H01 (an AI agent) for Veyrul from private viewing; no third-party text, frames or audio reproduced. - media: license=unknown hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=unknown training=unknown · Founder confirmed public use of all these Higgsfield outputs on 2026-10-29, including incorporated reference inputs, likenesses and soundtrack. Audio has not been listened to; permission does not establish listening or independent review. Use this evidence: - Check source, model version, limitations and rights. 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