Seedream 4.0 vs Nanobanana - Canton Tower Background Swap + Hair Recolor
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Prompt
Prompt A: Replace the background environment where the subject is with Canton Tower. Prompt B: Change the character's hair color to light brown.
Created: 9/17/2025, 12:00:00 AM
Task Breakdown & Metrics
Two edits: portrait cutout + background replacement + lighting match; and hair recolor. We evaluate hair/transparent edges, depth/perspective consistency, hue/lightness match, and spill control on skin/garments.
Cutout & Edge Quality
Seedream 4.0 better preserves flyaway hair and semi-transparent areas (e.g., veil, loose hair) with fewer jaggies; Nanobanana can show hard-cut edges on complex backgrounds.
Background Fusion & Lighting Match
With Canton Tower as the new background, Seedream 4.0 rebalances subject color temperature and key/fill ratio with better shadow alignment; Nanobanana may produce subject color casts or edge glow.
Color Replacement Accuracy (Hair)
Seedream 4.0 keeps a stable light-brown hue and preserves highlight distribution; Nanobanana can warm the whole image and shows uneven dye at roots/ends.
Detail Fidelity & Side-Effect Control
Seedream 4.0 better avoids tinting skin, teeth, and white garments; Nanobanana more often leaks color in high-contrast zones. Metallic jewelry reflections are better preserved by Seedream 4.0.
Throughput & Stability
Across retries, Seedream 4.0 is more repeatable; Nanobanana requires tighter prompts and more sampling/curation.
Recommendations
Prefer Seedream 4.0 for ecommerce scene swaps, portrait retouching, and brand compositing. For stylized art composites, Nanobanana plus manual masking/second-pass editing can work well.
Prompt Tips
Be explicit: cutout semantics (fine hair segmentation, preserve transparency), background params (Canton Tower at dusk, matched perspective), lighting (match key direction, soft rim), and color constraints (hair hue: light brown; preserve skin tone).