Transform existing footage with AI
AI Video to Video Generator
Upload existing footage and describe how you want it reinterpreted. SkyVid uses the reference clip for motion, timing, framing, and scene context while your prompt directs the new visual treatment.
Use Video to Video for controlled restyling rather than generating every movement from scratch. Choose Seedance 2.0 or Seedance 2.0 Mini, set the output format, review the credit cost, and generate in the same workspace.
Transform video with supported Seedance models
The Video to Video workspace currently supports Seedance 2.0 and Seedance 2.0 Mini. Model selection updates the available quality, aspect ratio, duration, and credit cost before generation.
Seedance 2.0480p / 720p / 1080pSeedance 2.0 Mini480p / 720pHow to transform a video with AI
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Upload reference footage
Add one to three MP4 or MOV clips whose movement, framing, or timing should guide the new video.
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Describe the transformation
Write the target style, subject treatment, environment, lighting, and the details that should stay consistent.
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Choose settings and generate
Select the model, quality, ratio, and duration, then review the result and refine one direction at a time.
Video to video prompt templates
A useful transformation prompt separates what the source clip already provides from what the output should change. Start with preservation, then add a focused visual direction.
Cinematic look
Cinematic environment restyle
Keep the original performance and camera path while changing the location, atmosphere, and light.
Prompt direction
Preserve the person's movement, timing, and camera framing. Reimagine the scene as a rain-soaked neon street at night, cyan and amber reflections, soft atmospheric haze, realistic cinematic lighting, consistent face and clothing.
Prompt template
Stylized video
Animated illustration style
Translate live footage into a graphic medium without introducing unrelated movement.
Prompt direction
Keep the source motion, shot order, and subject positions. Render the full clip as a hand-painted animation with visible brush texture, restrained navy and coral palette, clean silhouettes, and stable details between frames.
Prompt template
Marketing
Product campaign variation
Protect product identity while testing a new set, surface, and lighting system.
Prompt direction
Preserve the product shape, logo placement, camera motion, and edit timing. Replace the set with dark volcanic stone and a reflective black surface, cool rim light, premium studio commercial, no extra objects or text.
Prompt template
Performance
Dance and performance treatment
Let the source define choreography while the prompt changes the art direction around it.
Prompt direction
Keep the dancer's choreography, body proportions, rhythm, and camera movement. Transform the scene into a bold cut-paper animation with layered shadows, lime and cobalt shapes, smooth temporal consistency, and no added performers.
What can you create with video to video AI?
Style transfer for social clips
Turn existing short footage into a distinctive animated, illustrated, or cinematic visual treatment.
Campaign and product variations
Reuse a strong camera move while exploring new sets, lighting directions, colors, and materials.
Dance and performance videos
Use recorded choreography and timing as the motion reference for a new art direction.
Previsualization and look development
Test how the same blocking and camera path read across different visual worlds before production.
How to write a better video transformation prompt
Treat the uploaded video as the motion plan. Tell the model what to preserve, what to replace, and how the new look should remain coherent from frame to frame.
Preserve + transform + visual style + lighting + consistency limits
Name what must stay
Specify the motion, face, product shape, shot order, camera path, or timing that should remain recognizable.
Choose one visual direction
Define a coherent medium, palette, environment, and lighting system instead of combining unrelated styles.
Control unwanted changes
State what should not appear, such as extra people, new text, altered logos, or additional camera moves.
Video to video reference and output settings
SkyVid validates Seedance reference footage before upload. Output quality, aspect ratio, duration, and credits follow the selected model configuration.
- Reference videos
- Upload up to 3 MP4 or MOV videos; each clip must be 2–15 seconds and total reference duration cannot exceed 15 seconds.
- Video dimensions
- Width and height must be 300–6000px, with 409,600–2,086,876 total pixels and aspect ratio up to 2.5.
- Prompt length
- Use up to 5,000 characters to direct the transformation.
- Output settings
- Quality, aspect ratio, duration, and credit cost update when the selected model changes.
Learn more
Explore practical prompt guides, then return to the generator with a clearer brief.
Video to Video FAQ
What is video to video AI?
Video to video AI uses existing footage as a reference for motion, timing, framing, and scene structure while generating a new visual interpretation directed by a prompt.
Which video to video models are available in SkyVid?
The current SkyVid Video to Video workspace supports Seedance 2.0 and Seedance 2.0 Mini. The form shows the settings and credit cost available for each model.
Which reference video formats are supported?
SkyVid accepts MP4 and MOV reference videos for this workflow. You can upload up to three clips, with each clip between 2 and 15 seconds and no more than 15 seconds total.
Will AI preserve the movement in my original video?
The reference footage guides movement and timing, but exact preservation can vary. Clearly state which actions, framing, identity details, and camera motion should stay consistent.
How do I get more consistent video restyling results?
Use clear footage, choose one coherent visual direction, describe what must remain unchanged, and avoid requesting new actions that conflict with the source motion.
How many credits does video to video use?
Credit cost depends on the selected Seedance model, quality, and duration. SkyVid displays the current cost on the Generate button before submission.