Thank you for the review. Very helpful.

Thanks for the info.

Is there a comparision when Video2x is slowly enhanced? Say 1x. Then the 1x is ehanced again, and so on? I've ran into poor results using paid Topaz from potato quality >> 1080. I'm wondering about the results if it were done in "x" enhanced batches... However, I appreciate your test and I enjoyed watching the results that you posted. Thank you!

I have alot of old avi and mp4 exercise videos recorded from VHS, I can find the best settings on Topaz AI to make them look better without the AI making the people look weird. What settings would you suggest?

the problem with paid software like this give it 2 - 5 years when technology progresses and you'll have to pay for another version or 2 to receive updates that open source would already be enjoying

I only want to use topaz once for a 2 min vide . Not a video editor.. but have Final Cut Pro. Any way to do that ? … can’t afford that price for just a clip.

@formattester6

2 ай бұрын

Topaz Video AI is a stand alone app. you just need to export any clip from any editor and import into Video AI. stick with high quality codecs like ProRez if your on a mac.

Is there any tool to enhance video that can also take (as input) some photos of the scenario and actors to use those to increase the video even further with real details that are in the photos but not in the video??

@DeployJeremy

28 күн бұрын

Not that I'm aware of. You can almost do this using background removal and taking stills from the same vantage point and overlaying the actors. But when I do things like that, they need to be quick shots and it's best to add a little movement in the background to "sell it" - like a flickering light, moving gradient, or slow light sweep.

Very cool my dude

Great review!

@DeployJeremy

8 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Let's be honest, most of us use this to upscale ripped DVDs/blurays. Mainly DVDs. 1. I look for and rip 576i/p PAL videos. More data for AI to work with than 480p. 2. If interlaced, I use QTGMC via Avisynth to deinterlace to progressive frames. Avisynth also converts 25fps to 24fps if you want that. 3. In Topaz I use the IRIS model for SD to HD and the GAIA model for HD to 4K. These create the least amount of artifacts with the most detail increase as well.

Hello Jeremy. Very informative video. I've been thinking about the possible purchase of Topaz Video. I don't really do a lot of upscaling of videos, mainly editing current work which is all 4K. I do use Topaz Gigapixel which really works well on facial recognition (as long as the original has enough data to work with.) You can get some very interesting results if the program has to guess too much! I think probably (for me) the $300 price tag is too steep for a secondary, once-in-a-while program.

@DeployJeremy

7 күн бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to comment. Totally makes sense.

I’m not sure if it’s because I have the free version, but every time I try to increase the fps or use AI models other than Gaia, it gives me an error. I don’t want to get the paid version if I’m not able to increase fps. SPECS: i7-11375H 3.30GHz 16GB RAM RTX 3050TI. I’m pretty sure I am able to run this

@CameronKiesser

4 ай бұрын

Thinking it's just an issue with the trial version. Your specs are decent. I would eventually invest in more RAM tho. 32 GB is better for video editing. I personally have 64 GB of RAM.

@Dabaski

2 ай бұрын

Your 3050ti has only 4GB of VRAM, you may need a GPU that has higher VRAM

@loonsoondoon

28 күн бұрын

@@Dabaski Believe this is the case, my 1070 runs it with 8Gb but halving that would stop the AI models and other processes from executing

Topaz Video Ai 4.2 gave me terrible results with interlaced sources. Ît is great with no movement but when there is movement it makes the result ready for the bin.

This is really interesting, I want Video2X to be as good as Topaz, because it's simply amazing that there is now FOSS video upscaling software. Do you have an insta360 Go 3 or even 2? I love those cameras, but my biggest gripe is: A) lack of 4K resolution & B) lack of 60fps, it caps at 50fps. Would you be able to do a test of how good Video2X can upscale and interpolate the remaining 10 frames, to turn an Insta360 Go 3's 1440p 50hz video, into 4K 60hz? That would be SUPER interesting and useful. Also, do you know if Video2X gets further accelerated with GPU's that have Tensor cores, so for example RTX or even Intel GPU's? Great video btw, I wish more people were excited about these ai tools.

@DeployJeremy

3 ай бұрын

I'm sorry, I don't have the Insta360 Go cameras, just the link webcam. I can say that the Waifu2X gui project does let you use hardware acceleration, which does speed things up quite a bit and also has interpolation as an option. Both work respectably well, but are not as good as the Topaz suite.

Am i missing something with Video 2x? I've don 3 videos now and none of them are higher quality anyone else get the same problem? I've put the videos side by side and no difference at all?

@EPIXaXigniz

2 ай бұрын

same

great vid

Why you dont use a video like a 1080p? or 4k?

@DeployJeremy

2 ай бұрын

Because most people wouldn't see the difference, unless you're close to a proper monitor.

Solution, just use a 4K Camera, saves a lot of time a resources.

@DeployJeremy

2 күн бұрын

True, just not a 4k webcam, because 90% of them at 4k still look like 1080p or 720p images compared to an APS-C or full frame camera.

i have video from around 1995 the video resolution 480x368, what settings would you recommend to input to enhance the quality, i put 1080p artemis settings and the output looks cartoonish.

@DeployJeremy

3 ай бұрын

I haven't experimented with all of the settings yet to be honest. I just got the software in mid December, so I've been using the defaults till now. I did try it on a few 360 and 480p videos and it's decent and even tries to predict and add hair textures, but other elements can look a bit like an image to vector conversion (cartoonish), especially if the source content has low dynamic range and minimal color gradients.

@mayday6880

3 ай бұрын

The Artemis model works with a form of "smearing technology" which is not suitable for all source material! Gaia is very low invasive method but is unspectular. "Theia Fine Tune (Fidelity) is lower invasiv than Artemis and use a form of "crystalize" method what is perfect for softer low/unpixelated sources! Iris or Proteus are genrell usable models, results differs massiv on set parameters (relative to auto mode)

Its like underwater video now)

I keep getting a returned non-zero exit status error on Video2X, have you seen this before/do you have any solutions?

@DeployJeremy

3 ай бұрын

I've seen errors most commonly with interrupted runs (computer sleeps or hibernates) or if the downloaded zip wasn't extracted to a folder then video2x_GUI.exe was run from the zip file directly, or huge files. Not sure if that applies to your case, but that's when I've encountered them.

@jonhee

3 ай бұрын

Video2X only seems to encounter an error when using drivers other than Anime4KCPP and Waifu2X Caffe, Anime4k I think is made for making videos a bit more cartoonish and Waifu2X Caffe seems to be working but is taking a long time, all other drivers come up with the same error. Have you ever seen this/Do you know how these drivers work and if there are any more? Thanks :) @@DeployJeremy

With video2x it gets stuck at 99% for some reason

very technical explainations and hard to follow but I guess youre saying to just wait till the technology is faster.

@DeployJeremy

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. It's not just faster, but the upscale quality is higher, too.

I'm starting to realize I'm going to have to wait for Nvidia to offer their real time video upscaler since right now the only choices are subscription models that NOONE wants or you have to pay absurd $300(+) prices. If just one competent program was out for a reasonable price like say $50, people would actually buy it.

@DeployJeremy

19 күн бұрын

Nvidia has real time upscaling now. It's very good for real time, and I've tested this using screen recording from Camtasia to effectively upscale video. It is an improvement for sure, but not as good as the other options.

Just wondering could i use your topaz account to test for myself?

@EditsByThxnder

4 ай бұрын

How are you going to send me the account details?

@CameronKiesser

4 ай бұрын

@@EditsByThxnder You can create an account and get a free trial.

@Gh0st_0723

4 ай бұрын

Username : getThe Password: Fk_out Password is case sensitive.

@Stephen_Loves_You

2 ай бұрын

@@EditsByThxnder he wont

Speed ? 1080p to 4k. 4 minute clip 6 hours ? Oh brother!

@DeployJeremy

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's not fast and depends on your computer specs. I've running upscaling jobs for up to 3 days for a 20 minute video.

@michaelscott1778

3 ай бұрын

@@DeployJeremy makes sense

Nope. 2x is better once you factor in the price, and you can tweak 2x via the config files.

First🎉

@DeployJeremy

4 ай бұрын

Congrats!

@aakashk530

4 ай бұрын

@@paulbush8362 apparently you care enough to get butt hurt over it 😂

@paulbush8362

4 ай бұрын

@@aakashk530 Simpleton, only 5 y old would type "first"

@aakashk530

4 ай бұрын

@@paulbush8362 you are cranky for some reason, past your bed time ?

POV: U logged in without writing anything and got it for free🇹🇩🗿

@DeployJeremy

4 ай бұрын

What does that mean? Topaz wasn't free.

@BallHogfn

4 ай бұрын

@@DeployJeremy yes it is if u log in without putting any information

@rens8456

4 ай бұрын

@@BallHogfnHow?

@BallHogfn

4 ай бұрын

@@rens8456 download it and click login without putting any info and it works

@Gh0st_0723

4 ай бұрын

​@@rens8456cracked version

They still look like ... bad. I have seen much better results from other upscalers.

@Alec15

3 ай бұрын

What are they named?

@samnectar

29 күн бұрын

You're talking rubbish, otherwise you'd have named them.

Please, for the love of God, stop saying GOOEY!

@DeployJeremy

18 күн бұрын

How do you say GUI?

@pimplefacedprick2595

17 күн бұрын

@@DeployJeremy The same way you say ATM, DUI or ABS. It's not an abbreviation of a longer word. You wouldn't go around saying that you don't drink alcohol at parties because you don't want to risk getting a DOOEY.

@eldermorecare4299

17 күн бұрын

@pimplefacedprick2595 it's computer nerd jargon! if you don't like it, stuff a sock in it, and gtf over it! .....dumazz.