ByteDance Seedream 4.0 tutorials and usage guide, better at understanding Chinese than Nano Banana.
Last month, Google's Nano Banana image model burst onto the scene, capable of following complex instructions, maintaining consistency, and preserving contextual details. Many hailed it as completing the final piece of the AI painting puzzle, a testament to the remarkable capabilities of Gemini...
Last month, Google's Nano Banana image model was released, capable of following complex instructions, maintaining consistency, and preserving contextual details. Many people exclaimed that this tool filled a gap in their knowledge base.AIpaintingThe last piece of the puzzle,Gemini That's unbeatable...
However, those who have played with it for a while know that it has a major flaw—its Chinese comprehension is mediocre, and it renders Chinese text with various gibberish.
Yesterday, ByteDance officially launched Seedream 4.0, which uses the same model to generate text-to-image, multi-image reference, and group image generation, directly competing with Nano Banana.
Especially in semantic understanding of Chinese, it completely outperforms Google's Nano Banana model. The most comprehensive guide to using Nano Banana online (with 4 examples).freeFreebie methods)
After a day of playing, I've summarized some of the most typical...practicalHere are 10 ways to play. Let's take a look together.
In this evaluation, K-sister mainly used JiMeng, and in the image generation mode, she selected the Image 4.0 model.
Official website: https://jimeng.jianying.com
The Seedream 4.0 model is used here.
That is, dreamintelligentThe reference function supports selecting an editing area, allowing for very precise local modifications.
One-clickGenerate figurines
Nano Banana MostPopularOne of the ways to play isOne-clickLet's see how Seedream 4.0 performs in generating figurines.
Upload a photo and enter the following:Prompt words:
Prompt wordsThis is a 1/7 scale commercial figure of the character depicted in the image, rendered in a realistic style and environment. The figure sits on a computer desk, on a round, transparent acrylic base. The computer screen displays the C4D modeling process for the figure, and next to the screen is a print of the original artwork.BANDAIThe style of the plastic toy packaging box ensures that all elements are consistent with the reference image.
The generated figurine images are very realistic, with details such as the figure's posture, facial features, expression, clothing, and shooting angle all matching the original image.
K-sister has tried it out; she can play with all kinds of styles, from realistic to anime-style, and you can even add pets to it.
Model trying on clothes
Using the same model, we can generate various clothing try-on effects with just one sentence.
Prompt wordsDress up the girl in Figure 1 in the outfit shown in Figure 2 (below).
In the same way, she can continue to change her shoes, bags, and accessories.
Prompt words:
Seedream 4.0 performed exceptionally well even with multiple modifications made in a single instance, maintaining a high degree of consistency between characters and products.
The details of the bags and bracelets, and even the buckle decorations on the shoes, have been reproduced. However, the recognition of the glasses is not very accurate.
We can also have the models take photos in various poses.
Prompt wordsThe person in Figure 1 is taking a photo in the same pose as in Figure 2.
Posture reference diagram:
The generated result:
One model, any product, various poses...freeof AI Now we have models, right? It saves both time and money.
K-sister's actual test revealed that...The model and the pose reference image will look better if they are shot from the same perspective.For example, if I use a full-body photo of the model and the reference pose is also a full-body photo, the effect is very good. If the reference pose is a half-body photo, Seedream 4.0 will automatically fill in the lower body movement.
Makeup tutorial
Prompt wordsApply the makeup from Figure 2 to the girl in Figure 1, without altering her facial features.
After the makeup was replicated, the character's posture and facial features were exactly the same as in the original picture. The floral decoration on the forehead was drawn almost exactly the same as the reference picture. The overall replication was very good. However, the eyeshadow color was a bit too heavy.
Nine-grid emoji pack
Prompt wordsThe system generates emojis containing various emotions based on reference images, but without eye expressions; the eyes are replaced by the simple lines of AR glasses.
Prompt wordsThe reference image generates adorable anime-style emoticons with exaggerated animations. Each emoticon is lifelike and vividly conveys rich emotions, making them highly collectible. The overall style remains consistent.
Brand Design
Prompt wordsInspired by this logo, create a complete visual design for a soothing plush toy brand called "Kjie," including packaging bags, boxes, cards, bracelets, and lanyards. The primary color scheme is yellow, emphasizing a cute and adorable aesthetic.
Multi-angle product images
Prompt words:generateThree views.
One-clickGenerate real-life images of multiple scenes
Prompt wordsGenerate real-life photos of multiple scenes, such as sofas and display cabinets.
Replica poster style
Prompt wordsCreate a poster for the Beginning of Spring based on this design.
Seedream 4.0 replaced the text in the title and poster, and changed the ginkgo leaves in the background to willow branches that fit spring, making the meaning very clear.
furnish
Prompt wordsRefer to the style in Figure 2 to decorate Figure 1.
Seedream 4.0 has a strong understanding of space; the generated interior design renderings perfectly match the original images in terms of window and wall positions and perspectives. You can directly apply beautiful interior design renderings to your own home to see if they suit you—very convenient!
comic strip
Prompt wordsBased on the images provided, generate 20 comic strips for each theme, such as: 1. A boy and a girl chatting in the living room. 2. A boy cooking in the kitchen, with a girl keeping him company. 3. A boy and a girl shopping.
JiMeng can also generate multiple images at once. For example, if we input a request for more than 4 raw images in the prompt, JiMeng will first generate 4 images and then ask below the images whether to continue generating the remaining images.
However, a maximum of 13 images can be generated at a time, so we clicked to continue generating.
Overall, Seedream 4.0 produces high-quality results and has excellent style control. It works well even in slightly complex scenes, although there are occasional minor flaws in certain details.
However, I think it's already usable for designers and content creators, and it's very convenient for making posters and such.
Seedream 4.0 is positioned as a one-stop image creation model from generation to editing. It integrates text-to-image (T2I) and image editing (SeedEdit) into a unified DiT architecture and uses joint training in the SFT and RLHF stages to significantly improve instruction compliance and aesthetic performance.
By introducing a finely tuned version of SeedVLM, the model is endowed with world knowledge and contextual understanding capabilities, making it stronger in logical reasoning, physical constraints, and common sense judgment.
This series of operations successfully propelled image generation towards productization.AI Image content generation is no longer synonymous with low quality and inefficiency.