Getting Started with Jimeng AI: Creation Entrance to Byte Video Generation Flagship, How to Play a 30-Second Long Narrative

Jimeng AI is an AI intelligent creation tool owned by ByteDance, focusing on "instantly turning inspiration into movies". As one of the first platforms of Byte's flagship video generation model Seedance series, it is not only the first stop for ordinary users to access Seedance's capabilities, but also a window for observing Byte's AI video productization ideas.

What it can do: One-stop capability from screen to video

The core capabilities of Jimeng AI can be divided into two parts:

• Video generation: supports Wensheng video and Tusheng video, provides smooth camera movement and speed adjustment, supports first frame and last frame image input to enhance controllability, and has optimized semantic understanding for Chinese prompt words - this is more friendly to Chinese creators than the general model.
• AI Painting: supports background replacement, style association, painting style maintenance, posture maintenance and other operations; the smart canvas integrates AI puzzle, partial redraw, one-click image expansion, image elimination and cutout to achieve multi-image fusion and style unification.

On July 31, 2026, Jimeng AI launched the 30-second long narrative video generation capability with the release of Seedance 2.5 - this is the first implementation of the latest breakthrough in the byte video generation model.

How to get started with 30 seconds long narrative

To use Jimeng AI to generate a 30-second long narrative video, you can follow the following steps:

1. Write the "narrative" prompt: 30 seconds means that it is no longer a shot, but a short story with a beginning and a ending. It is recommended to write the scene, character actions, and emotional changes into the same prompt.
2. Use the first frame/last frame to lock the vision: The first frame picture establishes the tone of the picture, the last frame picture anchors the ending, and the middle frame is left to the model - this is the key to improving controllability.
3. Make good use of camera movement and speed adjustment: Long narratives require the support of lens language, and camera movement and speed are low-cost means to create a sense of rhythm.
4. Find inspiration in the creative community: The platform has a creative community where you can browse other people's works and participate in topic co-creation. It is also a ready-made sample for observing how to write prompt words.

Productization model of byte video capabilities

From an industry perspective, Jimeng AI is responsible for transforming Seedance from "API capabilities" into "mass products". It forms three lines with Doubao Professional Edition (video output within the dialogue) and Volcano Engine (B-side API): one for C-side creation, one for dialogue scenes, and one for enterprise services. For domestic AI video entrepreneurs, Jimeng AI reminds the standard practice of "how to package flagship models into easy-to-use products" - Chinese semantic optimization, first and last frame control, and community operations are all tasks that can be copied.

Several directions worth tracking in the future:

1. Stability of 30-second long narrative generation: whether consistency and plot coherence can be maintained under long prompts.
2. The upper limit of Chinese semantic optimization: How big is the gap with the English model.
3. Commercialization of community co-creation: Can the creative community develop a reusable template and material economy?
4. Connecting with the editing ecosystem: Whether the linkage between Dream AI, editing, and CapCut will form a "generate → edit" closed loop.