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VideoUpscaler.net logo
VideoUpscaler.net
✓ verifiedFreemium

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

788 saves
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Winxvideo
✓ verifiedPaid

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

1.4K saves
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Colourlab
✓ verifiedFree trial

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
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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bigmp4
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI video enhancer that upscales to 4K/8K, colorizes black-and-white footage, and adds frame interpolation.

14K saves
Pricing
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)

No public pricing

No public pricing

Free trial available

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)
Free: $0 (30 GPU points/mo)
$6: 300 GPU points
$18: 1080 GPU points
$24: 1560 GPU points
Core features
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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 video upscaling to 2K/4K/8K
  • Black-and-white video colorization
  • Frame interpolation to 60/120/240fps
  • Smooth slow-motion generation
  • Batch processing and GIF support
  • Desktop apps for Mac and Windows
Use cases
  • 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
  • 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
  • Balancing and matching entire timelines
  • Fast cinematic grading for editors
  • High-end finishing and VFX color
  • Creating and sharing looks
  • Photographers restoring or upscaling old photos
  • Video editors upscaling footage to 4K
  • Studios batch-enhancing large image libraries
  • Creators removing backgrounds or colorizing images
  • Upscaling low-resolution video
  • Colorizing old footage
  • Smoothing video with higher frame rates
  • Creating slow-motion clips
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