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PhotoCat Image Extender
✓ verifiedFreemium
Web-based AI photo and video editing suite for restoration, background removal, face swap, and object removal, with a free credit tier.
439K visits/mo561 saves
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Vidu
✓ verifiedFreemium
Fast AI video and image generator known for consistent multi-reference characters, anime motion, and free off-peak generation.
3.3M visits/mo50K saves
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Nero Software
✓ verifiedPaid
Long-running Windows multimedia suite for disc burning, video editing, backup, and AI media enhancement.
1.6M visits/mo9.7K saves
Pricing
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Nero Platinum Suite 2026: $44.95 (discounted from $59.95)
Core features
- ✦AI image extender to uncrop and expand photo backgrounds
- ✦AI face swap and hairstyle changer
- ✦Old photo restoration and AI image enhancer
- ✦Background remover for photos and logos
- ✦AI video enhancer and video watermark/object remover
- ✦Batch photo organizer and workflow tools
- ✦Text-to-video, image-to-video, and reference-to-video generation
- ✦Multi-reference consistency using up to 7 images
- ✦First and last frame transition control
- ✦Anime art-to-video animation
- ✦Unlimited free generation in off-peak mode
- ✦AI sound effect and AI image generation tools
- ✦Nero Burning ROM disc burning
- ✦Nero Video editing
- ✦AI image and video upscaling
- ✦Media management (MediaHome)
- ✦Backup and duplicate management
- ✦Web-based AI tools
Use cases
- →Restoring old or damaged family photos
- →Expanding cropped or narrow photos to fit new formats
- →Removing unwanted objects or watermarks from images and video
- →Quick background removal for product or portrait photos
- →Marketers producing branded video ads with consistent characters
- →Anime creators animating static art
- →Creators reusing saved characters/props across multiple videos
- →Users wanting fast, low-cost video generation via off-peak mode
- →Burning CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray
- →Editing home videos
- →Upscaling photos and video
- →Backing up and organizing media
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