‘Topaz Video AI’ Review: Video Processing Using Machine Learning

A powerful stand-alone alternative for upscaling, retiming, and sharpening video images

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve certainly heard about the recent Machine Learning revolution (marketed as Artificial Intelligence) – from ChatGPT and Google Bard for text, to Midjourney and Stable Diffusion for images. If you’re still feeling a bit hazy, Mixing Light contributor and industry rockstar Katie Hinsen created a fantastic introduction to Machine Learning when it took over NAB almost five years ago in 2018. Rereading that article in 2023, my main takeaway is that we’ve come a long way, but the general concepts have not changed much – we just have more computing power.

By the end of this Insight, you should understand:

• What is Topaz Video AI?
• Its main features and how it differs from the tools in Resolve (or other NLEs).
• Whether you want to try this technology/application within your workflow or business.

I don’t think Topaz Video AI is for everyone – but it’s tech we all need to watch. It’s also a good tool to learn how different machine learning models can be used to solve a single problem – with differing results.

Introduction to Topaz Video AI