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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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Vidu
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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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Kapwing
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Browser-based video editor with AI tools for creating, editing, subtitling, and repurposing content.
5.6M visits/mo
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WayinVideo
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All-in-one AI video clipping and repurposing tool that turns long videos into captioned, reframed shorts for social platforms.
1.5M visits/mo
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)
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Standard: $4.99/month (1,500 credits/month, 1080p export)
Pro: $9.58/month (3,500 credits/month, 2K export)
Pro+: $69.99/month (20,000 credits/month, 4K export)
Free: Free
Image Plan: $4 /Month
Image Pro Plan: $7 /Month
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
- ✦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
- ✦Browser-based video editor
- ✦AI video generation from prompts
- ✦Auto subtitles and transcription
- ✦Dubbing and translation into 40+ languages
- ✦Repurpose long video into social clips
- ✦Text-to-speech and audio cleanup
- ✦Auto-clips long videos into short highlight reels
- ✦Searches video/transcript content to jump to specific moments
- ✦Summarizes videos into an outline with timestamps
- ✦Generates speaker-labeled transcripts
- ✦Creates animated multilingual captions
- ✦Reframes video into 9:16, 1:1, or 16:9 automatically
- ✦Offers an API for programmatic video processing
- ✦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)
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
- →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
- →Editing videos without desktop software
- →Creating social-media clips
- →Adding captions and translations
- →Generating videos from text prompts
- →Team and marketing content creation
- →Repurposing podcasts or streams into short-form social clips
- →Creating subtitles for multi-language audiences
- →Quickly finding and reviewing key moments in long recordings
- →Batch-processing video content via API for content pipelines
- →Building highlight reels for gaming or event footage
- →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
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