Hi Aaron,
While the largest credit plan is for 9000 credits / month, you do still have the option to purchase top up credits if you run out.
Starlight (in web tool) vs Starlight Mini in the desktop app that can run locally are 2 separate models, so it will come down to which one you prefer to use with your footage.
Starlight (original) offers the highest-fidelity results through cloud-only processing, while Starlight Mini is a lighter, optimized version that runs locally with slightly less fine detail but still delivers very natural, high-quality outputs.
If the Starlight Mini results satisfy your needs, this would be the most cost effective option albeit slow. If speed is important to your workflow, there is also the option to render Starlight Mini in the cloud, which costs less than Starlight (original) in the cloud.
If you have an M-chip mac, Starlight Mini is coming to local processing very soon (already in beta). Otherwise, for right now, you would need a Windows computer with an Nvidia graphics card with at least 8GB of VRAM, though more VRAM=faster speeds. 4090s have 24gb of VRAM and 5090s have 32gb of VRAM.
Starlight Mini is not an extra cost or app, it is included (for windows) in version 7 and up. You will need to purchase an upgrade license to use the most recent versions of the app to access Starlight Mini, and I recommend doing so before 9/16 from your “My Products" page (more on upcoming changes here)
Supported file formats can be found here and I recommend keeping the input footage at the same frame rate it was shot in, or the current state it is now.
Let me know if I missed anything or if you have further questions!
