Topaz Video AI 7.0.2

Avidemux can also do, but lossless join can fail because segments must be also done with same encoding settings and lossles cuts must happen on Keyframes. Other option is TVAI output as FFV1, import and merge FFV1 segments into your video editor and output result lossless for further processes, or do the final encode into video editor. Audio tracks can be added als final step from original video file by remuxing.

In any case at least one lossy encode happens, if not in TVAI then somewhere else I assume you don’t want to keep all your final upscales uncompressed, but you can do if you have enough storage space all processing steps lossles and delete all process data at the end.

Or what you alo can do is ignore lossels cuts, cut scene based into a video editor, export segments lossless for use into TVAI and do the join into video editor.

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Hello, Im getting an AI Error when trying to use the Stabilization features. Looking at my logs, I see:

2025-07-07 03-42-51.700 Thread: 6484 Info FF Process Output: 19

2025-07-07 03:42:51 22936 INFO: RESULT for https://veai-models.topazlabs.com/ref-v2-fp16-256x352-tgd00-ox-rt1200-10800.tz is 404

2025-07-07 03:42:51 22936 CRITICAL: Attempt 0 failed for https://veai-models.topazlabs.com/ref-v2-fp16-256x352-tgd00-ox-rt1200-10800.tz
2025-07-07 03-42-51.841 Thread: 6484 Info FF Process Output: 19

2025-07-07 03:42:51 22936 INFO: RESULT for https://veai-models.topazlabs.com/ref-v2-fp16-256x352-tgd00-ox-rt1200-10800.tz is 404

2025-07-07 03:42:51 22936 CRITICAL: Attempt 1 failed for https://veai-models.topazlabs.com/ref-v2-fp16-256x352-tgd00-ox-rt1200-10800.tz
2025-07-07 03-42-51.963 Thread: 6484 Info FF Process Output: 19

2025-07-07 03:42:51 22936 INFO: RESULT for https://veai-models.topazlabs.com/ref-v2-fp16-256x352-tgd00-ox-rt1200-10800.tz is 404

2025-07-07 03:42:51 22936 CRITICAL: Attempt 2 failed for https://veai-models.topazlabs.com/ref-v2-fp16-256x352-tgd00-ox-rt1200-10800.tz

:AIERROR: Download Failed

2025-07-07 03-42-51.964 Thread: 6484 Info FF Process Output: 19

2025-07-07 03:42:51 22936 CRITICAL: Unable to create or load model of type tensorrt from path: ref-v2-fp16-256x352-tgd00-ox-rt1200-10800.tz

2025-07-07 03:42:51 22936 CRITICAL: BackendRunner cannot be initialized for model: ref-v2-fp16-256x352-tgd00-ox-rt1200-10800.tz

2025-07-07 03:42:51 22936 WARNING: Failed to load model ref-v2-fp16-256x352-tgd00-ox-rt1200-10800.tzfp16-[H]x[W]-tgd00-ox-rt[C]-[R].tz[“output”]

Also, trying to download thru model manager the “Stabilization” I get:
“Error: Conmnection Handling Canceled.”

Which makes sense as the program is trying to download from:
https://veai-models.topazlabs.com/ref-v2-fp16-256x352-tgd00-ox-rt1200-10800.tz
Which IS a 404. So can anyone give me a good link(s) to the Stablization model(s)? So I can just drop them into my models folder? Thanks!

Unfortunately no. I was sad when I batch-pasted settings, exported 308 files and found out the next morning that files are at original resolution.

For me it works always with batch processing.

Under “All Sources” I “select all” (function in TVAI) loaded videos I imported AND then I select a preset, which is then linked to all videos.
The I press “Quick Export”.

That’s it. Works :wink:

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It’s strange that even applying a preset doesn’t work.
So I wrote a PowerShell script to process all files in a folder, even fixed a quirk of TVAI FFMPEG.

I noticed that if you start SLm processing and don’t open the preview, the video is generated a little faster. Perhaps this is due to the fact that I have a generally weak PC.

This is real strange, that this doesn’t work in your case.

I don’t use any scripts for PowerShell and others.

The “normal” Batch working should work without any “System adjustments” :wink:

Perhaps you install TVAI complete new to solve the problem?

I’ve already tried full reinstall. Doesn’t help.

I recognized, that the before working preview for SLm “is gone” some days ago.

I didn’t made any changes in TVAI and/or PC system.

All “Live Export” “Live Render” settings are set as active.

As in the first release I only see now the endless running wheel “Initializing Viewer”.

Has anyone tried SLM on H100 or H200? How many fps does it give? If we rent a GPU server, how fast will it get fps?

So I renewed my subscription for VAI but am starting to wonder if I wasted my money. We used to see a beta every 2 weeks. Lately though the updates have been more infrequent. As of now we are at 17 days post 7.0.2 release and no beta in sight


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I see that endless loop as well
.

At least to start out.

At some point in the video rendering
.. maybe five hours later
. Maybe 10

at some point
.

A screen appears.

But I always see it by the end of the render.

There are a few optimizations that can be made to the current model to improve it’s speed without losing any quality. We’re waiting on those optimizations now.

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Every 2-weeks a beta version? Ha! I also recall that every 2-weeks, a full release versions should be deployed too (so far, since January '25, TL has only released 1 version every 4-5 weeks
 :grimacing:). I also recalled a much more detail roadmap, yEaRs back, that had a list of upcoming models/features on the horizon for the current year.

Now, SL & SL Mini is said by staff, “SL is the roadmap” for now. Huh?! So, for the 2H25 (and maybe for the rest of the year), only one local model (maybe one more) before the year ends? :expressionless_face:

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Yes, it is very quiet since weeks :slight_smile:

Normally the team members/the stuff attend active the thread(s) and give (sometimes) answers/information.

Perhaps it is on the end not possible to increase the render speed for amateur users without losing quality.
I also don’t know, how fast they could render on their own cloud render machines.
As I said before, I don’t want to make a very high invest in cloud render costs per minute.
I guess, this is also the case for all other “amateur” users.

But, we all would be happy to get in time a “honest” information about the status. This is better than hide :slight_smile:

The software team went on vacation :grinning_face:

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Not just amateur users.

I have a local friend who is a professional videographer and runs a digitization business as well


He has relayed almost entirely on Topaz to clean up his products for several years.

His shop is entirely Mac.

He’s worried that the cloud models will hurt his business greatly.

That and the absence of the Mac version of this new “wunderkind”
. SLM.

He has started a deep search for other products vice Topaz.

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Hello.

Oh
 it’s very possible, Pete (at a minimum
 an extra 5x performance to any RTX cards appended to its current FPS) and this is not just theory.

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Sad times for PC enthusiasts. Remember when better tech meant more performance for equal or less money?

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I tried SLm on a few old videos and concluded that the model is very raw and unsuitable. Problems: it distorts the background and makes the grass look unnatural. People’s faces often don’t look like themselves.

Glasses, beards, and jewelry on people often disappear. Texts turn into alien hieroglyphs. Small elements like pairs, stubble, and scratches disappear. Considering how much time it takes, I’m disappointed.

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