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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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SyncSketch
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Cloud review tool letting VFX, animation and game teams annotate and give timestamped feedback on video and media frames.

1.0M visits/mo
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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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Clideo
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Browser-based video toolkit to edit, compress, convert, resize, add subtitles and make GIFs, with a free tier and paid plans.

11M visits/mo
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Winxvideo
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Multimedia software suite for GPU-accelerated DVD ripping, AI video/image upscaling, and iPhone data transfer.

1.4K 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)

No public pricing

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

No public pricing

No public pricing

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
  • Frame-accurate video and media annotation
  • Real-time collaborative review sessions
  • Free sign-up option
  • Enterprise support options
  • Nero Burning ROM disc burning
  • Nero Video editing
  • AI image and video upscaling
  • Media management (MediaHome)
  • Backup and duplicate management
  • Web-based AI tools
  • Online video editor
  • Compress, resize and convert
  • Add subtitles and auto captions
  • GIF and meme maker
  • Video/audio translator and text-to-speech
  • Screen and camera recorder
  • Merge, cut and rotate tools
  • DVD ripping and 1:1 backup, including 99-title discs
  • GPU-accelerated video conversion and compression
  • AI video upscaling to 4K/8K/10K
  • AI video stabilization and denoising
  • Frame-rate interpolation up to 480fps
  • iPhone/iPad photo, music, and video transfer
  • Mac versions for DVD ripping and HD video conversion
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
  • VFX studios reviewing shots remotely with clients
  • Game studios collecting feedback on in-progress assets
  • Animation teams running distributed review sessions
  • Burning CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray
  • Editing home videos
  • Upscaling photos and video
  • Backing up and organizing media
  • Quick browser-based video editing
  • Compressing or converting media
  • Adding subtitles and captions
  • Making GIFs and social clips
  • Backing up a home DVD collection to a hard drive or NAS
  • Upscaling and restoring old or AI-generated videos and photos
  • Shrinking large 4K/8K video files for sharing online
  • Transferring iPhone media to a computer without iTunes
  • Stabilizing shaky phone or drone footage
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