Topaz Video is a desktop AI video-enhancement application by Topaz Labs that upscales, denoises, stabilizes, and frame-interpolates footage — turning old, low-resolution, or shaky video into cleaner, higher-resolution output. Unlike the generative text-to-video and avatar tools common in this category, Topaz Video doesn't create new footage; it takes video you already have and improves it, up to 4K/8K output, using dedicated AI models rather than one general-purpose engine.
Who builds it
Topaz Video is developed by Topaz Labs, a company that has built AI enhancement models for photo and video for years before packaging them into standalone apps (Topaz Video, alongside Topaz Photo and Topaz Gigapixel). The product runs as installed desktop software rather than a browser-based generator, processing video locally using the machine's own hardware.
Core features
- AI upscaling to 4K and beyond, described on the product page as the ability to "upscale old or low-resolution video to 4K+."
- Denoising, stabilization, and frame smoothing, bundled under a general "upscale, enhance, stabilize, and smooth footage" workflow.
- Multiple specialized AI models rather than a single engine, so users pick a model suited to the footage's source quality and defects.
- Local processing, since Topaz Video runs as desktop software using the user's own GPU rather than a cloud render queue.
- An API, offered for Enterprise integrations, referenced from Topaz Labs' developer page.
- Free trial with all AI models unlocked for preview, though exported files carry a watermark until a paid subscription is active.
Pricing
Topaz Video is subscription-based (with a separate perpetual-style annual purchase option) rather than free or credit-based:
- Personal: $59/month billed monthly, or $39/month billed annually ($299/year) — commercial use is permitted for organizations under $1M USD in annual revenue.
- Pro: $74/month billed annually-monthly, or $699/year — includes full commercial use with no revenue restriction.
- Topaz Studio (bundle including Video): from $45/month billed annually ($399/year) up to $69/month billed monthly.
There's no permanent free plan; instead, a free trial lets you process and preview footage with every AI model, but exports carry a watermark until you subscribe.
Who it's for
Topaz Video targets people restoring or upgrading existing footage rather than generating new video: archivists and hobbyists upscaling old home movies or standard-definition source footage, YouTubers and post-production editors cleaning up shaky or noisy clips, and small production studios that need 4K/8K delivery from lower-resolution masters. Because pricing splits commercial rights by plan — Personal restricts commercial use to organizations under $1M in annual revenue, while Pro removes that cap — larger commercial studios should budget for the Pro tier rather than Personal.