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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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HitPaw Photo Restoration
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AI video editor (HitPaw Edimakor) with text-to-video, avatars, translation, subtitles and face swap for creators.
991K visits/mo4.1K 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
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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Nero Platinum Suite 2026: $44.95 (discounted from $59.95)
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
- ✦Video editing and creation
- ✦PDF creation, editing, and management
- ✦Diagramming and mind mapping
- ✦Data recovery and file repair
- ✦Mobile device management
- ✦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
- ✦AI text-to-video and script-to-video
- ✦AI avatars and talking-photo videos
- ✦Video translation and dubbing (400+ voices)
- ✦Auto subtitles and speech-to-text
- ✦Face swap and background remover
- ✦1000+ effects, filters, transitions and templates
- ✦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
- →Photographers restoring or upscaling old photos
- →Video editors upscaling footage to 4K
- →Studios batch-enhancing large image libraries
- →Creators removing backgrounds or colorizing images
- →Creating and editing videos for marketing, education, or personal use.
- →Managing and editing PDF documents for business or academic purposes.
- →Creating diagrams and mind maps for brainstorming and project planning.
- →Recovering lost files and repairing corrupted videos or photos.
- →Managing mobile devices and transferring data between phones.
- →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 for social media
- →Generating videos from text or scripts
- →Translating and dubbing content
- →Creating marketing and explainer videos
- →Burning CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray
- →Editing home videos
- →Upscaling photos and video
- →Backing up and organizing media
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