Topaz Laps Video Enhance AI / Smart, Powerful Video Conversion

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  • Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2024

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  • @dominey
    @dominey  2 года назад +1

    UPDATE (11/2022): New and updated review of Video AI: ruclips.net/video/m7uCZoDKn_I/видео.html

  • @idapatton9973
    @idapatton9973 2 года назад +1

    Hi Todd, Ida here from Topaz Labs! Great video and beautiful content. I wanted to thank you for your review by adding a year of updates to your Video Enhance AI license :)

  • @yuidfbse
    @yuidfbse 3 года назад +14

    Thanks for the video! I use this software extensively for my work and will tell you how it goes: YOU NEED a dedicated graphics card because that is where the app can do its' faster rendering. No CPU-only based computer, AMD, Intel or M1 can ever handle it properly.. no way. What is taking you 1 or 2 days to render on your M1, would just take you a couple hours on a system running a proper dedicated GPU. I have an RTX3900 running on an 10th-gen Intel based desktop, and looking at the task manager during the app's render, is usually 95%-98% being done on the GPU..the CPU is actually hardly ever touched expect for file reading/writing during the render. And mind you, with a higher budget there are way more powerful dedicated GPUs and stacked GPUs setups that one could use to dramatically speed up the app's performance. Your M1 cant cut the job no matter how many "optimizations" TopazLabs does to the code. This needs to be done on a dedicated GPU. I am on a PC of course but surely a properly configured MacPro with AMD Pro Graphics would be even much better than my humble setup. Of course, it will cost like the price of two cars but hey...... haha! Thanks again for the review :)

    • @MarceloLangame
      @MarceloLangame 3 года назад

      Thank you so much for the explanation. Really useful.

    • @xUzi786
      @xUzi786 2 года назад

      im running intel i7, rtx 3060 with 6gb vram, rendering a 3min video took roughly 20-30 mins

    • @LucxsFrame
      @LucxsFrame 2 года назад

      what would be better an rx 6600 or rtx 3060?

  • @Mike0193Azul
    @Mike0193Azul 3 года назад +1

    Your audio & lighting is crisp 🔥
    Bouta try out these Topaz lab softwares, hope they weren't marketing gimmicks lol

  • @mileshunter3280
    @mileshunter3280 3 года назад +5

    I own it (for cleaning up VHS transfers of home movies) and had no idea about the slow mo feature! As a fellow drone owner this is awesome...ty! Great vid.

    • @DAjugRnaut
      @DAjugRnaut 3 года назад +2

      How well does it work to clean up the vhs? That’s what I want it for. Does it really enhance it that well for the cost?

    • @keeganpenney169
      @keeganpenney169 2 года назад

      Pretty sure it can slow down 8000% now, might be incorrect

  • @dominey
    @dominey  3 года назад +13

    UPDATE (11/12/2021) - Topaz Labs updated Video Enhance AI with native M1 support. In case you're curious to know if it makes a difference, I converted a 10 second 4K 24fps video to 4K 120fps using the old and new versions. Here are the results:
    v 2.4.0 (Rosetta): 21 seconds per frame
    v 2.6.0 (M1 Native): 15 seconds per frame
    That adds up to nearly 25 minutes less time encoding. Definitely an improvement, but as noted in my review, this mode takes A LONG TIME so be sure to plan accordingly.

    • @Dstonephoto
      @Dstonephoto 3 года назад

      Those are curiously high (in a bad way) figures. (An Intel i5 Mac processes at roughly 30seconds per frame). I saw some threads recently where people claimed to get sub-second rendering times (per frame) on M1 (pre 2021 releases). Would be interesting to see what the bottlenecks are as the documentation and input from Topaz is nothing short of being hot garbage.

    • @iceman18ize
      @iceman18ize 2 года назад

      Is this Topaz AI software subscription based? Or do you have to only pay a one time licensing fee…? Plus, I might as well ask the same question for the other program you briefly mentioned in this video as well….

    • @iceman18ize
      @iceman18ize 2 года назад

      @Psychotic Mastermind Who was this addressed to? Do you own the software…?

    • @colemanprophoto
      @colemanprophoto 2 года назад

      @@iceman18ize topaz sells the license, not subscription. Some upgrades require payment.

  • @dpend
    @dpend 2 года назад +1

    Hey Todd, you mentioned wishing there was a way to make the Air 2S sticks less sensitive. Assuming it has a similar controller to the DJI Mini drones, the answer is to remove the sticks from the controller and use the pads of your thumbs on the control orbs directly. A lot easier to control and make tiny incremental changes.

  • @LarryRood
    @LarryRood 2 года назад

    Using VEAI to upscale and cleanup old video (8mm film, 8mm tape, Hi8mm tape, MiniDV tape, and VHS) and getting really good results. Excellent tech support.

  • @Matt-ne7mu
    @Matt-ne7mu 3 года назад +3

    Video Enhance AI is basically magic to me haha. Been using it for almost a year now and somehow it gets better each update. I've gotten some pretty incredible 8K results even from high bitrate 1080p footage. Not gonna lie, I'm kind of an addict.

    • @cmoneytheman
      @cmoneytheman 3 года назад

      8k is not worth it doesn't look much diff from 4k

    • @thehighwayman78
      @thehighwayman78 3 года назад +3

      I first tested it on some potato-vision low-res footage from a car trip dashcam that I upscaled to HD. The difference is amazing. Now I want to upscale all my old VHS tapes!

  • @brentpolk2431
    @brentpolk2431 2 года назад

    It's amazing! I upscale old 80's cartoons and there's nothing better.

  • @georgegvasquez
    @georgegvasquez 2 года назад +3

    Love this program. So amazed at what I can do. As others have said, a rig with a dedicated GPU will really help. I’m using a 3090 and I’ve found that it can run two renders at the same time with only a 15 to 20 percent hit in performance vs a single stream. I do believe the native M1 version is now out and I’m interested to see how well it does.

    • @dominey
      @dominey  2 года назад +1

      Agreed! The app is now M1 native, and performance is a little better, but slow motion encoding still takes quite a bit of time. I think it’s just inherently intensive.

  • @davidzfr
    @davidzfr 3 года назад +2

    Great video. I see now there is Black Friday sales for only 99USD, plus there are some 15% code, so it cost 84USD now till 11/29.

    • @danielallen5516
      @danielallen5516 3 года назад

      Aww hey, thanks, I didn't realize the 15% discount stacked on top of the black Friday sale! Confirmed, it does!

    • @MrVh78
      @MrVh78 3 года назад +1

      @@danielallen5516 whats the 15% code??

  • @chinselina789
    @chinselina789 Год назад

    thanks, Todd, I was thinking to buy Topaz Laps AI, but I didn't know how good they are, from the videos you shared, it's quit impressive.👍

  • @bingobaz6402
    @bingobaz6402 2 года назад

    I bought this software a couple of days ago. The first thing I tried was 480p to 1080p. It looked great but did have its flaws like the video I was doing was showing a house the rough cast in the wall did not show up initially it just totally smoothed the wall but when the camera moved the rough cast appeared like magic. So at an angle the wall looked completely smooth, dead on straight the rough cast appeared again. Also noticed on the same video that the wallpaper inside the house, well the pattern was smooth and looked kind of nice but when I compared it to the original footage you could actually make out the pattern on the original video very clearly albeit it was not as smooth as the ai upscale but on the ai upscale it smoothed it out so much you could barely make out the pattern at all. But got to say everything else about it looked so much better. Especially the details in people's faces. So I think the fact you can use different models for different parts of the video may be the answer to this. At least I think you said I could do that. I used artemis medium. But won't be able to have another go of this software until tomorrow night as not at home atm. P.s I suspect maybe the grain slider may also be something that may help. Its obviously trial and error.

  • @pisujmagz7668
    @pisujmagz7668 3 года назад

    Thank you for sharing. Im getting the bundle now as topaz Labs is having Black Friday specials!

  • @nroiniotis88
    @nroiniotis88 2 года назад

    Thank you for going in-depth on this software.

  • @mattmcgee6040
    @mattmcgee6040 3 года назад

    I didn't know that this type of software even existed, thanks for posting. I just recently started making videos, and a lot of what I have to work wit his 1080, so I'm anxious to see what this software can do to improve that old footage.

  • @Techie_Lee
    @Techie_Lee 3 года назад

    I use this to upscale vr180 videos. Works great

  • @jbainbridge22
    @jbainbridge22 Год назад

    There we're a couple moments it looked a little bit too white-washed for my tastes but that TIFF thing you did improved it for what I personally enjoy.

  • @PaulNewberyPhotography
    @PaulNewberyPhotography 2 года назад

    Hey Todd, one of the reasons I bought Topaz several months ago is this video. They have just updated to version 3.0 which includes a new stabilisation utility, which works really well on certain footage. For a laugh I tried to run it on my Mac Pro (last of the intel range) 170secs per frame LOL

    • @dominey
      @dominey  2 года назад

      Thanks Paul. I just got Video AI and plan on making a follow up video.

  • @relaxingbliss
    @relaxingbliss 2 года назад

    Thanks, got all my questions answered, and great video by the way

    • @dominey
      @dominey  2 года назад

      Glad I could help!

  • @jonjohnson2844
    @jonjohnson2844 2 года назад

    You could set a VM up on AWS with a beefy GPU and do the processing in a fraction of the time.

  • @UnboxingJon
    @UnboxingJon 2 года назад

    I started using this software last night to restore bootleg versions of obscure videos (like captures of footage intended to be exclusively played at Disney Parks) and I'm getting lots of disparate results. On tests. I have the crystal clearest version of Steamboat Willie you could ever imagine, but I've got another piece of footage that makes Michael Eisner look like a Picasso painting. I'm looking forward to doing more.

    • @dominey
      @dominey  2 года назад

      Interesting! Would recommend trying out the different modules and settings and previewing them. Might take some tweaking and fine tuning.

  • @elyoo13
    @elyoo13 8 месяцев назад

    Hello friend, thanks for the video, I just watched the new version of this video and also this one, it is encouraging me to buy Topaz thanks to you, but I would also like to know what brand are the audio monitors that you see behind you in this video and how they work, they look beautiful on your desktop hehehehe, thank you again for the two videos about topaz

  • @ΑνδρέαςΠετρόπουλος-γ3θ

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge! It was really helpfull video for me!

  • @TheRealStevenGlen
    @TheRealStevenGlen 3 года назад +1

    M1 native support is here! How long does it take now?

  • @GoogleUser-yv7fe
    @GoogleUser-yv7fe Год назад

    The ultimate solution and upgrade would be to be able to take snippets from the time-line sequentially to be able to edit and upscale what you want from the whole time line. As for now you can only do one snippet at a time.

  • @seanmaisonneuve1902
    @seanmaisonneuve1902 2 года назад

    Awesome summary. Yes, It was the pipeline. It always is. ;)

  • @andreiter
    @andreiter 10 месяцев назад

    For the first video you showed us, roughly how long does Topaz take to render say, per minute of video you upload? Is this the best software out there? Last question. Can you suggest which are the best programs I would need to stabilize shaky video? Thanks!

  • @LucxsFrame
    @LucxsFrame 2 года назад +1

    what graph do i need? i have rx 6600

  • @newellbarrett5537
    @newellbarrett5537 Год назад

    Thanks Todd,
    I have been trying to use the Video Enhance AI 30 day trial, but I can't get it to work on 3 computers I have tried, usually previews (or exports) fail with the messages:
    “- Error message from AI engine: download failed.
    - Error message from AI engine: model failed.”
    I 've contacted Topaz support (so I can send them DXD files for my computers), but they have not responded so far. It won't be worth buying if it won't work🤔

  • @pokepress
    @pokepress 2 года назад

    Is the slow-motion rendering considerably faster if you’re converting to a framerate that’s a multiple of the source video, like 30-to-60?

  • @LegendaryOn99
    @LegendaryOn99 3 года назад +1

    Native M1 support seems to be out now, I wonder how much faster it is now. Will you do an update to this video?

    • @dominey
      @dominey  3 года назад

      Ah! Good idea. Will do and either pin a new comment here or create a post.

  • @gotcharma
    @gotcharma 3 года назад

    Love these special fantastic content 👌🏻

  • @jsan7610
    @jsan7610 3 года назад

    interesting piece of software, thanks for bringing this to our attention. might implement them to my workflow once the app is natively running on apple silicon. btw any idea when that will be?

  • @matrixate
    @matrixate 3 года назад

    I have it and it works well. It's far from perfect but it gets the job done. I use it mostly for converting old interlaced DV footage to Progressive. However, your render times are horrible. I run it on an RTX card and it renders video significantly faster than running it on the CPU. You need to a dedicated graphics card.

  • @MichaelMacAllister
    @MichaelMacAllister 2 года назад

    Just installed the trial version on my HP Z820 and it utilizes only one of the two processors. I'll update this comment with some stats when I have them. Edit: it took about 90 minutes for an 11 second clip using 20 threads. The resulting .mov file is audio only. Need to investigate further.

  • @polanialmoni6274
    @polanialmoni6274 2 года назад

    does it work with premiere as a plug in or can accept a whole project timeline? how does it work?

  • @cmoneytheman
    @cmoneytheman 2 года назад

    So I really wanna be able to upscale classics shows like sabrina the witch or married with children
    The least artifacts is dehalo but the skin looks to sharp and the mouth moves weird
    So i have to use proteus I wish we could get a version of dehalo where we can adjust dehalo like proteus
    Its all I want cause I have other shows I wanna upgrade to im using 2.6

  • @bodinian
    @bodinian 3 года назад +2

    I'm interested in checking this out to upscale my old videos that were recorded in 720p years ago when tech wasn't pushing the pixels we are accustomed to today. I have a good GPU and CPU because I used my PC for gaming up until recently.

    • @rztrzt
      @rztrzt 2 года назад

      I tried this out on 10mins of the Noble House series DVD which is 720x576 and very grainy. I just used the default settings topaz selected which upscaled it to 2048x1152 and the results were pretty amazing, I did not expect it to be that good. I must still try and do 4k to see what that looks like.

  • @evenaicantfigurethisout
    @evenaicantfigurethisout 2 года назад

    is neat still better at denoise?

  • @cmoneytheman
    @cmoneytheman 3 года назад

    best to use 2560x1080 its semi 1440 it looks almost the same and renders faster and looks almost as good as 4k
    the scale I used for semi 1440 is 130 when it's a vid upscaled from 1080 and 150 when it's from 720 it locks the top and bottom but bars on side only has to be cropped in another program to get rid of
    or can use 1440 full
    I first read that gaia is the best but only works good for hd but cant be used all the time cause will sometimes be to sharp or give a plastic type look
    so the vids I did do I rescaled em but with the art model and they come out more sharp but the thing with the art is it works best set on low but for some vids it gives the eyes a weird looking bugged look or like they have a water effect around em
    so when some vids have that weird effect on low u have to use medium art but then that causes artifacts so then the only other choice is theia but it's not that sharp as art but it fixes that weird art problem
    even the some vids that have that weird effect around the eyes the whole vid looks way better then orginal but even theia looks way better still then the orginal even if theia is not sharp as art
    proteus can be used on any resolution if using a vid where it looks weird using the art model on low or medium use pro instead and adjust settings
    if still want a sharp vid when using proteus I usually use these setting I set to auto and put noise to 20 and compression on 20

  • @franklinmichael671
    @franklinmichael671 2 года назад

    12:27 maybe if you personally dile everything in and avoid making any changes to aspects that don't really need it you could save render times? It would be an interesting thing to check. Also I think it takes a long time because it only uses de CPU on m1 Macs since GPU renders are restricted to Nvidia GPUs, hope they include support for apple silicon GPUs because in that case this could be a game changer, and go from days to hours.

  • @fernandosantospty
    @fernandosantospty Год назад

    Thanks for the video! I honestly recommend, by far, to have a PC with at least 8GB of VRAM dedicated GPU because it uses mooooooooooore GPU than CPU, and a 4GB graphics is very low for the program

  • @mgsxprt
    @mgsxprt 3 года назад +1

    You need a gpu for faster times.

  • @OldGirlPhotography
    @OldGirlPhotography 3 года назад +2

    Hmmm. While I appreciate and support an artist's quest for perfection, I have to say that the differences in either the detail/image quality or the playback quality of slow motion did not make a meaningful difference to my viewing experience. The only possible exception was the slight stutter in the water segments. I was viewing this video in the highest resolution available on RUclips, on a 4K monitor with full spectrum Adobe RGB. And without you doing the side-by-side comparison and explaining your concerns, I would never have noticed had the original clips been included in a future release. A great review of the capabilities of the Topaz software, but I think users should stop and consider when they actually need to invest that extra time and effort and expense.

  • @SinaFarhat
    @SinaFarhat 3 года назад

    Cool software!

  • @AaronCabreroJr
    @AaronCabreroJr 2 года назад

    How long did it take you to upres a 2K file to 8K?

  • @colemanprophoto
    @colemanprophoto 2 года назад

    Thanks for this informative video. I think I will take your suggestion and just let the AI choose the best mythological character to process my footage. :)
    I'm wondering if it’s better to use VE before or after color editing with Davinci Studio? For example, in photo editing, the best practice is to edit color with the original high res RGB files, before converting to another color mode or saving the file with a compression formula such as JPG.
    I’m also trying to determine which AI model is best for footage from smaller sensors like the 1/2.3-inch sensors used in 360˚ cameras.
    FWIW, I too was *trying* to use the Mac Mini M1 with 16gb ram, but just got the new Mac Studio M1 Max (base model) and a video that took 4.5 hrs to render with Davinci Resolve will now render in 15 minutes!

  • @SamuelJamesVideos
    @SamuelJamesVideos 3 года назад

    Is there no way in the app to make the sticks less sensitive? I actually cut mine down with a dremel because they're so tall that it adds too much fulcrum in my opinion which makes them more sensitive. I could have swore there was a spot in the app to set sensitivity in all three modes on that controller. Great video as always !!!

    • @dominey
      @dominey  3 года назад +2

      Damn! A dremel is a great idea. :) There are some configurable settings you can change in the app, but IMO they don't go far enough.

    • @SamuelJamesVideos
      @SamuelJamesVideos 3 года назад

      @@dominey ruclips.net/video/Q1fjpUeEMJQ/видео.html if you have time and you're interested this is my review of the mini 2 and at 1:55 there's a shot of what I did to the extra sticks that came with it, I cut them off and then smoothed them out with a buffer wheel. I agree now that I've looked in the app the settings should be more thorough

  • @Dan_Kev
    @Dan_Kev 2 года назад

    Я тут на своем i5 760 и gtx1060 пытаюсь увеличить 1080p ко 4K и трачу 2 дня. А он расстраивается что его ноутбук, тормозит с монтажной программой.

  • @reboundk1ng
    @reboundk1ng 3 года назад

    I've tried this software before a couple of years ago, and it took forever to upscale a video. And they didn't have any progress bar, so I thought my PC froze and uninstalled it

    • @iceman18ize
      @iceman18ize 2 года назад

      Is the software subscription based? Or do you have to only pay a licensing fee…?

    • @reboundk1ng
      @reboundk1ng 2 года назад

      @@iceman18ize subscription I think, but you can download the trial version and try it for yourself, who knows now it's better

  • @ubacow7109
    @ubacow7109 2 года назад

    The million waifu2x forks say otherwise

  • @thehighwayman78
    @thehighwayman78 3 года назад +3

    Yeah, it's a bad idea to run this kind of AI software on computers without a decent GPU. An Apple laptop or Apple mini won't cut it no matter how well designed or overpriced they are. This is actual computing ;) Sorry, couldn't help myself ;P

    • @robinwatson4282
      @robinwatson4282 2 года назад

      You obviously hadn't heard of the M1 chip when you wrote that. An Apple Air with M1 chip will handle some pretty complex editing with no assistance needed from an outboard GPU. The M1 chip is a serious bit of kit.

    • @thehighwayman78
      @thehighwayman78 2 года назад

      @@robinwatson4282 The M1 is great, but not optimal for these types of AI tasks.

    • @robinwatson4282
      @robinwatson4282 2 года назад +1

      @@thehighwayman78 Topaz AI is pretty well optimized for the M1 now.

    • @thehighwayman78
      @thehighwayman78 2 года назад

      @@robinwatson4282 that's great

  • @599miata
    @599miata 3 года назад

    👌👌

  • @chrischristopher8797
    @chrischristopher8797 2 года назад

    does anyone have promo code for Topaz Video Enhanze AI ;) ? Thank you :)

  • @nerudomregi5185
    @nerudomregi5185 11 месяцев назад

    I bought the software, sad to say. Its been nothing but a hit and miss. I have yet to do a render that is useable. I honestly don't know how everyone is raving up it

  • @freiherr9219
    @freiherr9219 3 года назад

    Sorry, this software is unusable! When I open a h264 video, 25fps, progressive, I've created with premiere pro, VE AI shows and renders 25.03 fps (all Models)!

  • @mayufitcook
    @mayufitcook 3 года назад

    I’m a first comment :) yeah !

  • @cmoneytheman
    @cmoneytheman 2 года назад

    anybody want my build g1.assassin/16gb ram/d9dx cooler/this cpu/3060 for 570 or without the gpu for 300

  • @Jessiekim
    @Jessiekim Год назад