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January 23, 2026, 2:21am
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Cross reference to the terrible news at Topaz Video 1.2.0
tl;dr…
“Dear CLI Users… So long, suckers. We can pretend that perpetual license users can enjoy CLI with the old models. Thank-you for your understanding and continued support.
Best regards,
Bait’n’Switch Inc. ”
CLI Update
We want to share an update regarding Topaz Video: we’ll be gradually phasing out the Command-Line Interface (CLI) and its support.
This was a thoughtful and deliberate decision, driven by our goal of delivering a more reliable, flexible, and powerful experience over the long term. Moving away from the CLI allows us to:
Enable more customizable and modern workflows
Remove technical constraints that limit advanced features
Improve error detection, validation, and recovery
Reduce turnaround time when addressing processing issues
Provide greater flexibility for performance optimization
We recognize that this change may require some adjustment, and we truly appreciate your patience as we make this transition. Our intention is to focus on an application experience that is more consistent, dependable, and capable as the product continues to evolve.
To clarify, this change applies only to the CLI and support for CLI. It does not affect API access or custom solutions for enterprise customers. Note, that existing perpetual licenses will retain CLI.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
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