Journal
How shots are built, what needs another pass, and what survives video generation.
- You only wanted to change the last half-secondWhen the camera ends a little too close, it helps to have a scene you can edit instead of generating the whole clip again.
- Turn off the materials while you adjust the cameraClay is plain on purpose. The columns, the subject, and the camera path become easier to inspect.
- The camera has moved on before you can see the shotA good path can still feel rushed. A longer hold may do more for the shot than another movement.
- Camera adjustments are free. AI requests use credits.Manual editing, preview playback, and export are free. Here is how the two credit balances work and which price to check before generating.
- Walk through the shot before using Seedance 2.5Put the push-in, orbit, and cut into a reference video. Use the visual direction for the materials and light.
- Giving Seedance 2.5 and MiniMax H3 the same pavilion shotWe asked both models to push in from outside, then cut into the pavilion. H3 stayed outside; Seedance continued into the orbit.
- How the camera moves through those four seconds insideThe pavilion orbit covers about a quarter turn. Its start, ending, and foreground make that short move visible.