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Video AI by Topaz Labs
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Desktop and cloud AI software for upscaling, sharpening, denoising, and restoring photos and video at professional quality.
3.0M visits/mo7.0K saves
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Nero Software
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Long-running Windows multimedia suite for disc burning, video editing, backup, and AI media enhancement.
1.6M visits/mo9.7K saves
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EIMG AI
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Third-party image editor (rebranded from Nano Banana) reselling Nano Banana plus video models on credit plans.
275K visits/mo
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PDF To Brainrot AI
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Turns PDFs and pasted text into short TikTok-style meme videos aimed at students who want quicker, stickier study recall.
51K visits/mo7.9K saves
Pricing
Topaz Image Web: $12/mo (introductory, up to 32MP, unlimited cloud rendering)
Astra Standard: $19/mo (introductory, 400 credits/month, 4K video output)
Topaz Studio: $34/mo billed annually (all apps, 300 monthly video cloud credits)
Topaz Studio: $69/mo (all apps, 300 monthly video cloud credits)
Topaz Photo: $39/mo (photo restoration and enhancement models)
Topaz Gigapixel: $29/mo (image upscaling models)
Nero Platinum Suite 2026: $44.95 (discounted from $59.95)
Free: Free
Image Plan: $4 /Month
Image Pro Plan: $7 /Month
Starter: $14.99/mo (9600 credits/yr)
Pro: $29/mo (24000 credits/yr)
Max: $89.99/mo (60000 credits/yr)
Free trial available
Free: $0 (30 credits/day)
Basic: $9.90 one-time (100 credits)
Popular: $49 one-time (1000 credits)
Core features
- ✦AI image and video upscaling up to 4K/32MP
- ✦Denoising and sharpening models
- ✦Photo restoration and dust/scratch removal
- ✦Face enhancement and recovery
- ✦Background removal and colorization
- ✦Cloud rendering with concurrency limits
- ✦Bundled multi-app Studio subscription
- ✦Nero Burning ROM disc burning
- ✦Nero Video editing
- ✦AI image and video upscaling
- ✦Media management (MediaHome)
- ✦Backup and duplicate management
- ✦Web-based AI tools
- ✦AI Image Generation (from text, layout, fusion, replacement)
- ✦AI Video Creation (Image to Video, Text to Video)
- ✦AI Audio Tools (Speech to Text, Text to Speech, Vocal Remover)
- ✦AI-powered Photo Editing (Enhancement, Background Removal, Portrait tools)
- ✦AI-powered Video Enhancement (Upscaling, Denoising)
- ✦AI-powered Audio Enhancement (Denoise, Speech Enhancement)
- ✦Text-to-image generation and editing
- ✦Background removal and portrait enhancement
- ✦Style transfer and inpainting/outpainting
- ✦Video generation (Veo 3.1, Seedance 2)
- ✦Commercial use and watermark removal
- ✦Converts PDFs or pasted text into short meme-style study videos
- ✦Three output modes: quirky Brainrot, interactive Quiz, or plain Raw video
- ✦Selectable narrator voices with different accents and tones
- ✦Custom or library background music and video overlays
- ✦Works across any subject or document type
- ✦Fast turnaround, generating clips in seconds
- ✦Credit-based free daily allowance plus paid credit packs
Use cases
- →Photographers restoring or upscaling old photos
- →Video editors upscaling footage to 4K
- →Studios batch-enhancing large image libraries
- →Creators removing backgrounds or colorizing images
- →Burning CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray
- →Editing home videos
- →Upscaling photos and video
- →Backing up and organizing media
- →Creating business headshots for resumes or social media
- →Generating templates with AI using text prompts
- →Perfecting podcasts with smart audio editing
- →Transforming photos into videos (e.g., kissing videos, product videos)
- →Generating custom AI artwork
- →Removing watermarks or changing backgrounds for e-commerce
- →Creating social media profile pictures and posts
- →Transcribing audio for subtitles or podcasts
- →Editing and enhancing photos
- →Generating images and short videos
- →Removing backgrounds and transferring styles
- →Cramming for exams with entertaining, memorable clips
- →Teachers producing engaging content for remote or online classes
- →Turning lecture notes or articles into shareable social-style videos
- →Corporate trainers making quirky training or onboarding clips
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