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

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VideoUpscaler.net
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Credit-based AI suite for upscaling video plus generating images and music, for users wanting one subscription for multiple media types.

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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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Colourlab
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AI color-grading software for editors and colorists that auto-balances, matches shots, and runs locally in Resolve, Premiere, and more.

67K visits/mo6.9K saves
Pricing

No public pricing

Free trial available

Basic: $14.9/mo or $7.45/mo discounted (3600 credits/year)
Pro: $49.9/mo or $24.95/mo discounted (14400 credits/year)
Free: $0/mo (10 credits/month, with watermark)
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

Core features
  • 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
  • Upscales video to 720p, 1080p, 2K, or 4K
  • Supports Basic and Pro processing tiers for text-heavy videos
  • Generates AI images and AI music alongside video upscaling
  • Allows trimming a video clip before processing
  • Offers parallel task processing on paid plans
  • Provides commercial usage rights on paid tiers
  • 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
  • AI shot matching across sequences
  • One-click auto color balance
  • AI auto white balance
  • Match a look from any reference image
  • Local, on-device processing
  • Plugin/standalone for Resolve, Premiere, Nuke, Flame, Baselight
  • Film and grain emulation (Pro)
Use cases
  • 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
  • Creators upscaling footage for higher-quality reposting
  • Users wanting combined video, image, and music generation in one tool
  • Studios remastering older animation or film libraries
  • Photographers restoring or upscaling old photos
  • Video editors upscaling footage to 4K
  • Studios batch-enhancing large image libraries
  • Creators removing backgrounds or colorizing images
  • Balancing and matching entire timelines
  • Fast cinematic grading for editors
  • High-end finishing and VFX color
  • Creating and sharing looks
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