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HitPaw Photo Restoration logo
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
Video AI by Topaz Labs logo
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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AVCLabs
✓ verifiedFreemium

Suite of AI tools for upscaling, enhancing, blurring, and editing video and photos, aimed at creators and restorers.

183K visits/mo3.7K saves
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Vance.ai
✓ verifiedFree trial

All-in-one AI photo and video enhancement suite for upscaling, denoising, sharpening, colorizing, and restoring images at scale.

Pricing

No public pricing

Nero Platinum Suite 2026: $44.95 (discounted from $59.95)
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)

No public pricing

Free trial available

No public pricing

Free trial available

Core features
  • 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
  • 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 upscaling to HD/4K/8K
  • Facial detail restoration
  • Automatic face, object and license plate blurring
  • Watermark and object removal
  • Image colorization and denoising
  • Video stabilization
  • AVCLabs Media MCP server for AI agents
  • AI image and video upscaling up to high multiples
  • Sharpening to fix blur and out-of-focus shots
  • Denoising and compression artifact removal
  • Old photo restoration and colorization
  • AI background removal and passport-photo prep
  • Cartoon/anime stylization of photos
  • Offline desktop app for batch processing
Use cases
  • 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
  • Photographers restoring or upscaling old photos
  • Video editors upscaling footage to 4K
  • Studios batch-enhancing large image libraries
  • Creators removing backgrounds or colorizing images
  • Improving low-resolution video quality
  • Blurring faces and plates for privacy
  • Restoring and colorizing old photos and footage
  • Removing watermarks and unwanted objects
  • Upscaling product photos for e-commerce or print
  • Restoring and colorizing old family photographs
  • Cleaning up noisy or blurry photos before publishing
  • Batch processing large volumes of images offline for privacy or speed
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