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Use case · Restaurant
AI restaurant video for specials, ambience and the bar
Restaurants need a steady stream of short clips: tonight's special, the room at its best, the bar. Seedance 2.0 makes them from prompts and from photos of your own room, and a voiceover from the Text to Speech studio turns them into a ready promo.
- 3 tested prompts
- From 12 credits a clip
- Seedance 2.0
- Seedance 2 Fast
What you can make
- A daily special teaser for stories
- An evening ambience clip of your own dining room
- Bar and cocktail clips for the weekend
- A short promo with a voiceover for ads
Prompts that work, with their settings
Paste a prompt into the video studio, set the options listed under it and add the references in the order shown. The first upload is “the first image” in the prompt.
Chef's special teaser
A chef's hands place a seared salmon fillet on a white plate, drizzle lemon butter sauce and add fresh dill, steam rising, warm kitchen light, close-up, the camera slowly pulls back to reveal the plated dish, the sound of a pan sizzling.
- Model
- Seedance 2.0
- Aspect ratio
- 9:16
- Length
- 6 seconds
- Resolution
- 720p
- References
- None (text to video)
- Generate audio
- On (adds no credits)
- Cost
- 18 credits, about $1.13 on Creator
Hands and plating feel like your kitchen without showing a face, and the sizzle comes with the clip.
Your dining room at night
The dining room from the first image comes alive in the evening: candles flicker on every table, warm light, soft background chatter, the camera glides slowly between the tables at seated height. Keep the room's layout and decor exactly as in the photo.
- Model
- Seedance 2.0
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9
- Length
- 8 seconds
- Resolution
- 720p
- References
- 1. A photo of your empty dining room
- Generate audio
- On (adds no credits)
- Cost
- 24 credits, about $1.50 on Creator
Your own photo keeps the real room, and eight seconds gives the glide time to show the space.
Cocktail pour
A bartender pours a bright orange spritz over ice in slow motion, an orange slice drops in, bubbles rising, moody bar lighting with warm bokeh behind.
- Model
- Seedance 2 Fast
- Aspect ratio
- 9:16
- Length
- 5 seconds
- Resolution
- 720p
- References
- None (text to video)
- Generate audio
- Off
- Cost
- 12 credits, about $0.75 on Creator
A cheap, repeatable clip for weekend posts; change the drink in the prompt for each cocktail.
What these clips cost
| Shot | Model | Format | Credits | Price per clip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chef's special teaser | Seedance 2.0 | 9:16, 6 s, 720p | 18 | $1.13 on Creator |
| Your dining room at night | Seedance 2.0 | 16:9, 8 s, 720p | 24 | $1.50 on Creator |
| Cocktail pour | Seedance 2 Fast | 9:16, 5 s, 720p | 12 | $0.75 on Creator |
One take of all 3 shots is 54 credits, about $3.38 on the Creator plan. Prices per clip use each plan's monthly price and its guaranteed monthly credits (Creator: $25 for 400 credits; Pro: $49 for 800), and image references add no credits.
Free accounts can make video on Seedance 2 Fast and Seedance 2.0 Mini at 480p. A plan adds every video model, including Seedance 2.0 and 2.5, 720p (1080p and 4K on Pro and above), no queue and more credits. Creator renders up to 720p; 1080p is on the Pro, Max and Business plans. The studio shows the exact cost before you generate, and credits for a failed clip come back automatically. For a whole campaign, the AI video cost calculator adds it up.
Step by step
- 1
Photograph the room empty
Shoot the dining room with the lights on and no guests. That photo becomes every ambience clip.
- 2
Write tonight's special as a scene
Describe the plating action, the sauce and the light, not just the dish's name.
- 3
Generate with sound
Turn on Generate audio for sizzling, clinking glasses or chatter. It costs nothing extra on Seedance 2.x.
- 4
Add a voiceover
Write two sentences about the special, make them in the Text to Speech studio and lay them under the clip.
Tips for better results
- Keep a prompt for each regular dish and only change the garnish or sauce: you get a consistent feed.
- Use hands, plates and glasses rather than faces: guests stay private and the food stays the star.
- Vertical clips for stories, 16:9 for the screen by the door or your website header.
- Post the ambience clip on quiet weeknights: it sells the room, not one dish.
Mistakes to avoid
- Showing dishes that are not on your menu or do not look like your plating.
- Generating guests' faces in close-up: keep people soft and in the background.
- Long clips for stories: 5 to 6 seconds is enough for a special.
Add a voiceover
Paste it into the Text to Speech studio, pick a warm voice and export the audio for your editor. This 120-character script is 2 credits.
Voiceover script
Tonight at Marlow's: seared salmon with lemon butter and fresh dill, straight from the grill. Tables from six. Book now.
Camera templates that fit
One-click camera moves from the template library. A template adds 2 credits to the clip's price; the card shows the total.
Questions
Can I use a photo of my own restaurant?
Yes. Add a photo of the dining room as the first image and ask the camera to glide through it, with "keep the room's layout and decor exactly as in the photo".
How much does a week of restaurant clips cost?
Seven 6-second Seedance 2.0 clips at 720p are 126 credits. Seven 5-second Seedance 2 Fast clips are 84.
Can I add a voiceover?
Yes. Paste the script into the Text to Speech studio. A script of up to 1,000 characters is 2 credits.
Make your first restaurant clip
Copy a prompt above, open the video studio and generate. The cheapest shot on this page is 12 credits.