# Reference Linking Syntax for Video Generation

- Model: Seedance 2.0
- Creator: [Library Cinema (@library.cinema)](/@library.cinema.md)
- Label: AI-generated
- Use cases: Short video
- AI keywords: character, 3D render
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- Published: 2026-11-01
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## Prompt

```text
@ image1 character reference2
@ image2 use the background as the opening frame
@ video1 take the motion and sound
```

## About

This tweet explains the syntax for linking external references (images and videos) when generating content, specifying how different media types should be used as input for character, visual style, motion, or sound. It provides examples of how to structure these links within the prompt.

Prompt from YouMind OpenLab (github.com/YouMind-OpenLab). Prompt by AcidCrunch.

## Credit and licence

Prompt by @library.cinema on Promptclay, https://promptclay.com/prompts/reference-linking-syntax-for-video-generation-df8t1w
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## In collections

- [3D Prompts](/3d-prompts.md): 3D prompts for AI images: clay renders, glossy figures, isometric scenes and toy-style characters (https://promptclay.com/3d-prompts)
- [Render Prompts](/render-prompts.md): Render prompts: 3D product renders, architectural visualisations, clay models and glossy CGI scenes (https://promptclay.com/render-prompts)

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- [3d render prompts](/search.md?q=3d+render) (https://promptclay.com/search?q=3d+render)

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