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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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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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A2E AI
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All-in-one AI video toolkit (image-to-video, face/head swap, lip-sync, avatars, voice clone) with a free tier and API for creators.
6.7M visits/mo148K 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)
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Free: Free
Image Plan: $4 /Month
Image Pro Plan: $7 /Month
Nero Platinum Suite 2026: $44.95 (discounted from $59.95)
Free: $0 (30 credits/day)
Pro: $14.90/mo (1,800 credits/mo)
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
- ✦Video editing and creation
- ✦PDF creation, editing, and management
- ✦Diagramming and mind mapping
- ✦Data recovery and file repair
- ✦Mobile device management
- ✦AI Image Generation (from text, layout, fusion, replacement)
- ✦AI Video Creation (Image to Video, Text to Video)
- ✦AI Audio Tools (Speech to Text, Text to Speech, Vocal Remover)
- ✦AI-powered Photo Editing (Enhancement, Background Removal, Portrait tools)
- ✦AI-powered Video Enhancement (Upscaling, Denoising)
- ✦AI-powered Audio Enhancement (Denoise, Speech Enhancement)
- ✦Nero Burning ROM disc burning
- ✦Nero Video editing
- ✦AI image and video upscaling
- ✦Media management (MediaHome)
- ✦Backup and duplicate management
- ✦Web-based AI tools
- ✦Image-to-video generation
- ✦Face swap and head swap
- ✦Talking-photo lip-sync
- ✦AI avatars
- ✦Voice cloning
- ✦Access to many models (Kling, Wan, Veo, Seedance)
- ✦Developer API
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
- →Creating and editing videos for marketing, education, or personal use.
- →Managing and editing PDF documents for business or academic purposes.
- →Creating diagrams and mind maps for brainstorming and project planning.
- →Recovering lost files and repairing corrupted videos or photos.
- →Managing mobile devices and transferring data between phones.
- →Creating business headshots for resumes or social media
- →Generating templates with AI using text prompts
- →Perfecting podcasts with smart audio editing
- →Transforming photos into videos (e.g., kissing videos, product videos)
- →Generating custom AI artwork
- →Removing watermarks or changing backgrounds for e-commerce
- →Creating social media profile pictures and posts
- →Transcribing audio for subtitles or podcasts
- →Burning CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray
- →Editing home videos
- →Upscaling photos and video
- →Backing up and organizing media
- →Turn a photo into a talking video
- →Create AI avatar videos
- →Clone a voice for narration
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