More examples of this issue will be evident later in this article, especially when discussing low quality non-commercial video. I have not found a good use for these other models yet. Video Enhance AI offers low-quality and computer quality (Gaia only) rendering models, but they tend to super enhance aberrations and high contrast areas at extreme levels. The result is similar to poorly processed dithering. Also the edges of the soft focus vegetation that frame Oz and Theodora have been over-processed. It is evident in most of the soft focus areas, as well as around small details like Oz and Theodora running in the distance.Īs you see, it sharpened details, like Oz’s hat and bag, but notice the artifacts around his shoulders and seat. The example to the right, also from Oz the Great and Powerful, demonstrates the artifacts created with the Artemis model. Instead, each frame is individually rendered, independent of prior or future frames, resulting in variations and sometimes artifacts of the same material as it moves on screen. When a key subject has moved in the frame, if the previous frames were referenced, the system could use the prior data to help ensure that there is consistency with how it handles the subject in its new location. Video Enhance AI doesn’t appear smart enough (remember it isn’t true AI) to reference the previous few frames when it upscales a frame. As a result, even though the source file for the conversion is DVD rip (720 x 404), a clean upscale is much more possible. The original recording is with high definition digital equipment. Like the below example from Oz the Great and Powerful 3. It is only really good upscaling a source that is very good quality. The Artemis model sharpens well, but tends to introduce artifacts (worming) in soft areas. Since the source is a relatively clean video from a DVD of the original film, the standard Gaia HQ processing model is fairly reliably to scale the video up to 1080P. In the example below from Porky’s 2, the source was a Widescreen DVD rip (720×404) upscaled to HD 1080p. When the source video is good enough quality, the upscaling is not bad to pretty good. My review of Topaz Labs is based on my system configuration the basics are as follows:ĥ00 GB NVMe Flash drive (Operating System and Application Installs)ġ024 GB NVMe Flash drive (Scratch disk and temporary storage) Upscaling Technology System ConfigurationĮach computer system is going to have different results with this application, depending on its hardware and software configuration. The product is expensive for its limitations and short-fallings.įor a more detailed explanation of my review, read on. Don’t expect miracles and don’t expect rapid results. Topaz Labs Video Enhance AI upscales and enhances reasonably well, depending on the source. If you want the general basis of this review, then here it is. It may be an advanced program, but it isn’t actually Artificial Intelligence. So don’t let the over-use of “AI” influence any product evaluation and usage. Instead they simply have a significant amount of programming code to process the data stream piece by piece in the sequence which it’s presented. Programs like Video AI and similar offerings don’t use true artificial intelligence. Don’t be confused about the stereotypical data used in computer lingo. To be clear, data can be any type of information whether language or numbers, visual, audible, etc. It analyses, finds patterns, and learns how to recognize and process data. It’s the current catch phrase and in most cases it is not AI, but instead just tons of programming.Ī true artificial intelligence learns as it goes. Lots of products and organizations are using the term Artificial Intelligence (AI). This latter point will come up again several times in my review of Topaz Video AI. It also cleans up some of the noise sometimes introduced with upscaling. Topaz Labs Video Enhance AI will convert your video file to a higher resolution file and allow use on computers and televisions which may not feature upscaling technology. Those products do the upscaling live on the fly. High resolution televisions and video players have been doing it for several years. This review is based on my personal experience with Topaz Video Enhance AI, and the newly released version 2 – with additional content for version 3. In 2020, Topaz Labs introduced their new product ‘Video Enhance AI’ for the purpose of upscaling and enhancing videos.
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