Seedance · Scale / geometry distortion vs. start frame
Fix Seedance 2.0 scale distortion
Seedance 2.0 frequently returns clips that are subtly scaled or stretched relative to the start frame you provided, which breaks alignment when you splice the clip onto surrounding footage.
What you're seeing
- The Seedance clip looks slightly zoomed in or out compared to your start frame
- A visible “pop” in framing when the clip is spliced next to the source shot
- Edges or a subject that no longer line up with the reference composition
Why it happens
Seedance 2.0 does not always preserve the exact scale of the start frame — the rendered result can drift by a percent or two on each axis. That’s imperceptible in isolation but obvious the moment the clip sits beside the frame it was supposed to continue.
How to fix it with Color Correct
- Load the Seedance clip and the original start frame (or the shot it should match) into Color Correct.
- Use Rescale to search a narrow per-axis scale range (±2%) for the alignment that best matches the reference geometry.
- Apply the rescale so the clip’s framing snaps back to the reference.
- Optionally follow with Frame-Pair Color Matching to fix any color drift introduced in the same round-trip.
Step-by-step in the docs
Frequently asked questions
- How much scale correction can Color Correct apply?
- The rescale search covers a narrow ±2% per-axis range — tuned for exactly the kind of subtle geometric drift Seedance 2.0 introduces, not large reframings.
- Will rescaling soften the image?
- A sub-2% rescale is a tiny resample, so any softening is negligible — far less visible than the framing jump you’re removing.
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