> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.zerogen.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Draft, then upscale

> Preview a Seedance video as a draft before you upscale it.

Seedance 2.5 can make a quick, low-cost 480p draft first. When you like the
draft, upscale it to 1080p with the same prompt, references and settings,
instead of paying for full resolution on every try.

## Make a draft

1. In the video generator, choose **Seedance 2.5**.
2. Under **Output**, keep **Resolution** on **480p Draft**. It's the first
   option and the default.
3. Check **Cost** and choose **Generate**.

![The Resolution menu open on Seedance 2.5's Output settings, showing 480p Draft, 480p, 720p and 1080p, with a cost estimate of about \$0.71 for a 5-second draft.](https://mintcdn.com/zero-gen/m4I7fPs1rAXZSMjU/images/generate/video-resolution-draft.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=m4I7fPs1rAXZSMjU\&q=85\&s=77e4a3d924db88f9c023ac5eb915acd2)

The draft is billed as a 480p video. Only a **480p Draft** can be upscaled
later; plain **480p** makes a finished video.

## Upscale it

In **Generations**, the draft's card shows **Upscale draft** and how long you
have left. You can upscale a draft for 7 days after you make it.

![A finished Seedance draft of a sunrise over an autumn highway, with an Upscale draft button showing 6 days and 23 hours left.](https://mintcdn.com/zero-gen/m4I7fPs1rAXZSMjU/images/generate/draft-card.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=m4I7fPs1rAXZSMjU\&q=85\&s=70a21be8516fe87bc5616a1888b89086)

1. Choose **Upscale draft** on the draft's card in list view, or in the viewer
   when you open the draft. Grid tiles don't show it.
2. Check the estimated cost, then choose **Upscale to 1080p**.

![The Upscale draft to 1080p dialog, explaining that the upscale keeps the draft's prompt, references, settings and naming, with an estimated cost of \$3.76 and an Upscale to 1080p button.](https://mintcdn.com/zero-gen/m4I7fPs1rAXZSMjU/images/generate/upscale-dialog.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=m4I7fPs1rAXZSMjU\&q=85\&s=c0c68072708b74c90e5d3c82b31c0034)

The upscale keeps the draft's prompt, references, settings, naming and seed.
Each upscale is a new generation, billed separately. In this example, the
5-second draft was estimated at $0.71 and its 1080p upscale at $3.76.

The 1080p video appears in **Generations** as its own result. The draft shows
**Upscaled to 1080p** with a link to it, and **Upscale again** if you want
another take.

![The 1080p upscale at the top of Generations, and below it the original draft marked Upscaled to 1080p with a View link and an Upscale again button.](https://mintcdn.com/zero-gen/m4I7fPs1rAXZSMjU/images/generate/upscaled-result.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=m4I7fPs1rAXZSMjU\&q=85\&s=53625381ead1449336cd478926db95da)

## Good to know

* In Generate, **Upscale draft** appears on your own drafts. To upscale a
  teammate's draft, open it in the Library's viewer. The upscale is your own
  generation.
* To try a variation, use **Reuse parameters** on the draft, not on the
  upscaled video.


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