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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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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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Vizard
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AI clipping tool that turns long videos into short vertical highlight clips for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, aimed at podcasters and marketers.
1.5M visits/mo5.4K 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)
Free: $0/month (60 credits/month, 720p export)
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
- ✦Automatic highlight detection and clipping
- ✦Auto-reframe to vertical format
- ✦Text-based (transcript) video editing
- ✦Caption translation into 100+ languages
- ✦Brand templates and shareable links
- ✦Team workspace with member collaboration
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
- →Podcasters turning episodes into shorts
- →Marketers repurposing webinars into social content
- →Coaches building a personal brand from client calls
- →Agencies scaling clip production for multiple clients
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