Topaz Video AI stands as a specialized enhancement tool designed to upgrade video resolution and quality through sophisticated machine learning algorithms. Rather than relying on simple pixel interpolation, the software analyzes temporal data across multiple frames to intelligently reconstruct details, remove noise, and stabilize shaky footage. Users can breathe new life into low-resolution recordings, such as old home movies or early digital clips, transforming them into sharp, high-definition content suitable for modern 4K and 8K displays.
Key Features
- Starlight & Starlight Mini Models: Utilizes advanced diffusion-based AI to enhance video clarity with exceptional temporal consistency, significantly reducing the flickering artifacts often seen in standard upscaling methods.
- Nyx XL Noise Reduction: Targets and removes heavy visual noise and compression artifacts from high-ISO or low-light footage while preserving the authentic texture and grain of the original video.
- Aion & Apollo Frame Interpolation: Generates realistic intermediate frames to create smooth slow-motion effects (up to 16x) or convert frame rates, making it essential for sports and action videography.
- Iris Face Recovery: Detects and refines facial features in low-quality or distant shots, ensuring subjects look distinct and natural rather than blurry or distorted.
- Proteus Model: Offers fine-tuned control over sharpening, deblocking, and antialiasing, allowing users to manually balance parameters for specific restoration needs.
- Production-Grade Export: Supports professional workflows with export options for ProRes and DNxHR codecs, maintaining the highest possible fidelity for further editing in non-linear editors.
Use Cases
Video editors and content creators frequently use this software to upscale 1080p footage to 4K, ensuring their projects meet modern streaming standards. Additionally, archivists and families rely on it to restore digitized analog media, such as VHS or 8mm tapes, by stabilizing camera shake and clearing up decades of degradation for future generations.
Running natively on Windows 10 and Windows 11, Topaz Video AI provides a private, local processing solution that delivers professional restoration results without requiring cloud uploads.
Version 1.1.0 — 2025
- Added support for the DNxHR codec, including profiles for LB, SQ, HQ, HQX, and 444.
- Reintroduced the "Starlight Mini" model name by popular demand and improved its stability on AMD and Mac systems.
- Introduced a new Denoise filter and significantly improved the quality of Grain generation.
- Improved performance and stability for After Effects and DaVinci Resolve plugins, resolving freezing issues and enhancing output quality.
- Optimized engine performance to reduce crashes on Windows AMD and NVIDIA RTX 20 series GPUs during processing and export.
- Fixed an issue where Cloud rendering caused resolution mismatches for Starlight model exports.
- Resolved a bug preventing the application from fully closing and fixed a playback issue requiring double-clicks.
