What the melt effect does
The melt template makes a solid object behave like warm wax: it softens, sags, drips and spreads into a puddle that keeps the object's color. Static camera, realistic lighting, five seconds from solid to liquid. It is the kind of satisfying clip people loop and share.
Each run makes one 5-second 720p video with ByteDance Seedance 1.0 Pro image-to-video, starting from your photo.
Objects that melt best
Solid, single-color or glossy objects melt most convincingly: figurines, mugs, toys, candles, chocolate, ornaments, sneakers or a phone case. Put the object on a flat surface such as a table or counter so there is somewhere for the puddle to spread.
Keep the whole object in the frame with a little space around it. Photos of people or pets are not supported by this template.
Ideas to try
Melt a product to tease a summer sale, melt a trophy for a sports joke, or melt a candle shaped like a holiday character. Change the prompt for a different feel: "melts into chocolate", "melts slowly in the sun" or "drips off the edge of the table".
What to expect
Busy scenes with many objects can make the model melt the wrong thing, so one clear subject works best. Text and logos on the object will distort as it melts. If a generation fails or is blocked by our content checks, its credits come back automatically.
Related templates
Other satisfying object effects: crush it with a hydraulic press or squash it like dough.
Selling the object instead? Turn the same photo into a 360° product spin video.
