Here are the latest Topaz Labs updates:
- True Detection Model: Automatically identifies false resolution images and corrects them before upscaling, improving overall image quality (Desktop only).
- This update introduces new models designed to improve both speed and output quality across animation, generative, and live action content.
- Gaia 2 (available to all users): 2x upscaling model built specifically for animation workflows like stop motion and motion graphics.
- Starlight Fast 2 Local (Pro Only): Local, speed-focused video upscaling model delivering high quality results up to 5x faster, with improved face detail and motion stability.
- Starlight HQ Local (Pro Only): Local video upscaling model built for mid-to-high-quality content with a good balance of detail and sharpness while keeping the intent of the original video source.
- Starlight 2.5 (SLP-2.5): Groundbreaking video upscaling model built to enhance realism and reduce plastic, artificial-looking artifacts while upscaling clips from the latest GenAI models to 4K.
- Enhances AI-generated content into cleaner, more realistic 4K.
- Improves soft or overly processed visuals, especially in face-heavy shots.
- Performs well on archival footage from the 2000s onward when the source is relatively clean.
