Someone finally figured out camera moves in AI video. Dolly-in, orbit, crane shot. The model actually understands what these mean and executes them properly.

Motion design just became a commodity.

Here's the play: Follow the breakdown below and you'll go from clean screenshot to floating, orbiting, cinematic product clip in under 10 minutes. First one takes 20. After that, it's 2 minutes per shot.

You can now access this without the China paywall. No VPN, no Alipay, no friction.

Takes your app screenshots and turns them into floating, orbiting, cinematic product demos at 1080p.

What it replaces: Weeks in After Effects or hiring a motion designer. Now it's one prompt and 30-90 seconds.

Cost: Free trials get you 5-10 credits. Then it's about $0.50 per generation on WaveSpeed.

Use it if: You ship apps, SaaS, or anything with a UI and want demo clips that don't look like AI slop.

SeedDance is ByteDance's multimodal video model. Here's what matters:

This is why those Twitter demos feel like real commercials. The model understands "dolly-in" or "orbit" or "crane shot." It's not just randomly panning and zooming.

You've got options. The official Chinese portal (Jimeng) has full features but needs a Chinese account and payment method. Skip it unless you need max control.

The official: https://jimeng.jianying.com/

Or, if you’re in the correct country (it might not be there for some people…):

WaveSpeed (wavespeed.ai) has a clean English UI, takes Stripe, and actually has good documentation. This is where I'd start.

Seedance2.tech is a simple landing page style. Good for quick tests when you just want to see what happens.

STEP 1: GET YOUR IMAGE

You need a clean image of your app or product. Two options:

Option A: Screenshot what you have
Take a screenshot of your app, website, or dashboard. Crop it clean. no clutter, simple background.

Option B: Generate a mockup
Don't have a built app yet? Use an image generator to create your mockup first. Describe your app and get a clean UI image with Nano Banana (https://aistudio.google.com/)

That's it. Two images is enough to start.

STEP 2: PICK A PLATFORM

The official: https://jimeng.jianying.com/

1. Select "SeedDance 2.0" as the model
2. Choose "All-Round Reference" or "Universal Reference" mode
3. Upload your image(s)
4. The system tags them automatically as @Image1, @Image2—leave these tags, they tell the model which image to animate

Use the boring settings
Resolution: 1080p
Duration: 8-12 seconds. Anything longer gets mushy.
Aspect: 16:9 for Twitter/X, 9:16 for Reels and TikTok

STEP 3: THE PROMPT

The model can already see your image. Don't describe your UI again. Focus only on motion, camera, and style.

Use this structure:
[What] @Image1 [position], [how it moves], [camera move], [style/vibe]

One image (app or UI only):

Two images (phone mockup + UI, or hero + background):

That's it. One sentence. Hit Generate and wait 30-90 seconds.

Most people write vibes when they should write structure. Here's the pattern:

Subject → Action → Camera → Style → Constraints

Subject first locks focus. Action defines the motion. Camera stops it from randomly reframing mid-shot. Style comes last. Constraints kill the artifacts.

Template for app demos:

"[Your UI] @Image1 [position], [what moves], [camera move], [lighting/style], [constraints]"

Copy-paste example:

"App interface @Image1 centered, icons and UI cards gently floating and orbiting around the main screen, slow continuous dolly-in for the full 8 seconds, soft neon rim light and dark gradient background with subtle particle trails, no extra logos, keep brand colors exactly, no text overlays."

One sentence. That's all the model needs.

Too many references: You get confused layouts and a camera that hunts between subjects. Cap it at 1-2 images plus an optional video.

Writing a mood board instead of a shot: The result looks pretty but the camera keeps reframing. Use the Subject-Action-Camera framework. One main camera verb.

Over-describing the image: The model changes your UI instead of just animating it. Don't describe the layout again. Only describe motion and camera.

Microscopic text: Logos flicker and small type becomes unreadable. Either design your UI for video (big type, clear icons) or cut away from text-dense screens.

Grab a clean screenshot of your UI or app.

The official: https://jimeng.jianying.com/)

Use the copy-paste prompt above. Swap in your details.

Generate. Iterate 2-3 times on the motion if needed.

Thirty seconds to something that looks like you spent days in After Effects.

That's the leverage.