Excellent, detailed, honest appraisal - without clickbait thumbnails that set unrealistic expectations unlike many other videos with a lot more (undeserved) views. I especially liked the comparisons of the different models and the use of different input videos of varying types and qualities. Many thanks.
Im not someone that uses software such as topaz but I love these videos as I like to stay up to date with upscaling, as I may want to upscale my entire library of content in the future as some shows are just never upscaled.
Upscaling is only 50% all my shows I have will be fixed of grain/edge enhancement/grain reduction this is the process it needs to have a very clean image ontop of being upgraded to hd
I believe that you should choose the AI model quality level, like Artemis HQ vs MQ, based on the INPUT quality of the video, not what you want to get out. Obviously everyone wants a HQ output. So for all those home videos, those would all be low quality inputs. Medium quality is something like 720 to 1080 with normal amounts of noise and compression.
Regarding stabilisation and choppy video, the irony that it will work better on choppy video that on more smooth videos in most cases. Stabilize almost smooth "floating" video is harder.
Hello! Here is a list in case it’s helpful : 1. AI Models • Proteus: A customizable model that lets you fine-tune parameters like sharpening, de-noising, and detail enhancement. Best for users who want more control over the enhancement process. • Artemis: Designed for general video enhancement with a focus on upscaling and improving quality. It has different versions tailored for specific types of footage (e.g., Artemis High Quality, Artemis Medium Quality). • Gaia: A model optimized for high-quality upscaling. It’s suitable for restoring and enhancing footage with significant detail. • Dione: Focused on deinterlacing and enhancing interlaced video. Useful for converting older footage shot in interlaced formats to modern progressive formats. • Chronos: A model used for frame rate conversion and slow-motion effects. It interpolates frames to create smooth motion.
Everything depends on source video you want to edit. I'm trying to remaster my Renegade tv series DVD's. Original dvd's are very low quality. They're way too blurry/soft. First I'd like to upscale them 2X.720x480 to 1440x960 I've tried different ai models and I do think that Iris Mq give the best overall look but there is one big disadvantage - faces in the distance are getting weird looking/distorted. Even if you change recover detail to 100%. - So Iris looks like pretty much useless when you're trying to upscale low quality dvd to hd. Artemis - Mq looks more friendly since it doesn't do that weird stuff with faces (at least not that much) But it's not as sharp as IRIS MQ. I'll also try and experiment with Proteus. Hope this info will help some of you.
Video AI upscaling and +6K cinema camera footage will always have that fake and plastic look. The only way I’ve been able to mask it is by adding noise that’s film-like in Resolve. Noise is added even with the highest resolution cameras because it helps blend colors and shades. I dislike the sharpening in modern cameras so I always use a vintage lens to help combat that. The upscaled result in Resolve Studio still looks more realistic. I also make sure to reference on a large 40-50” 4K TV. That fake and plastic look of Topaz is emphasized on a larger screen than a cellphone and computer monitor. Im interested in Topaz AI results when turning 8-bit 420 footage to +10-bit 422/ProRes HQ or RAW image sequences. As in, how does it react when it’s edited and colors are stretched? The only reason to have an option for +10-bit footage is for color grading and compositing.
Hey there, great breakdown! I was wondering, does Topaz provide free updates to future versions of their tools once purchased? Or is a separate purchase required for each new version?
Can I repair only one part of the video and not the rest, and then merge the repaired and unrepaired parts when exporting? I tried to repair some clips in the video before, but I could only export the repaired parts, and then I had to merge them in the editing software. I don't know if I haven't found a way or it is not supported yet.
Deblur is very nice feature. But is to buggy. Hair looks sometimes very grainy and full of Artefacts. Otherwise this makes a blurry video looks like 4K without cartoonish deblur + Gaia HQ + little bit grain. Output pro res
Topaz is very bad at denoising, Avisynth scripts or Neat Video are much better. Upscaling sometimes works, sometimes not. For sure upscaling VHS doesnt work.
it's completly different. fps changes generates interpolated additional frames. This leads to smoother play but pending on source, when you have unsharp frayed out content on fast movements scenes, it also interpolates this unsharp frames and that can look greasy! Image upscale improves the image quality itself and has nothing to do with framerate! What I do is Enhance-Upscale first without fps changes, then I decide on the upscaled result if I should do frame rate encrease with this or not.
@@mayday6880 thank you so much for the information but I decide to them using this software because even I have a computer who is almost 5,000 this would take more like 10 hours to complete a project and I don't have this time 😭
The fountain in England is Trafalgar Square London with St Martin-in-the-Fields covered in scaffolding for cleaning. This took about two years to complete, scaffolding was removed April 2008. So you have location and rough time period.
0:51 what GPU and CPU you are using and what was you GPU's VRAM usage during Export? By the way Excellent video, comparison of various AI model was very good👌👌👌.
You pay once and get updates for a year. After the year is up, you can continue using the software on the last version at the end of the year. You just won’t get any further updates but you can use it.
I think Artemis' different quality modes are made for different resolution ranges, not the quality of the actual video. Proteus I tend to prefer to Artemis as it's newer. I hope that they add a autopilot mode like Photo AI that chooses the best model for the job wanted.
