Topaz Video AI Beta 6.0.1.0.b

[henry.z (Henry Zhang)]

Hello everyone,

Today we are publishing a new beta update to Video AI, version 6.0.1.0.b.

6.0.1.0.b

• Windows
• Mac - DMG | PKG

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• Included a “force CFR” (Constant Frame Rate) setting in encoder options.
• Added a new feature to compare tabs in single view mode via a tab option.
• Fixed stabilization filter bug where enabling jittery motion does not update filter correctly.
• Prevented model parameters from resetting when navigating to the export page.
• Added a display for elapsed time in export items.
• Fixed crop display bounds during zooming by ensuring the display area always aligns with the video view.
• Moved the status label and added an estimated time for preview.
• Brought back tooltips for view mode buttons.

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Known issues:

• Enabling “force CFR” option will potentially cause issues in the exported videos such as duplicate frames, missing frames, or frames in wrong order.

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The team is eager to hear your thoughts on the new design, and as always, thanks for being part of the Topaz Video AI Community.

[ForSerious]

TVAI_TRIAL_ALLOWED is working correctly now! That’s all I need.

[ForSerious]

@henry.z

Brought back tooltips for view mode buttons.

Nope. Not seeing them. I hovered over them for more than a few seconds:

This is after more than 10 seconds with the cursor not moving over the ‘rectangle’ button.

[cab35890]

Davinci Resolve Studio 19.1.2 crashes and cannot be launched when using the TVAI 6.0.1.0b plug-in.
By disabling the TVAI 6.0.1.0b plug-in, Davinci Resolve Studio 19.1.2 launches normally.
When the TVAI 6.0.1.0b plug-in is enabled, a dialog box always appears stating “There are OpenFX plug-ins that cannot be used.”
When will the Davinci Resolve OpenFX plug-in be able to be used normally?
Has development of the Davinci Resolve OpenFX plug-in ended?

[michael-3397]

Well, I thought I’d try this beta. Source video was a 15 minute mp4 from my wedding. De-interlaced from the old interlaced DV file.

Ran a simple stabilization: two pass, full frame, jitter compensation on: no upscaling, original pixels - only stabilization, so far as I can tell from the UI.

Tried twice. System crashed twice. Crashed as in system shut down completely - all apps gone, system powered down. Required power switch to reboot.

System is an Intel Mac mini with a RX 5700 XT eGPU. System has 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Sequoia 15.2 with all updates. Works perfectly with all my other photo and video apps. I guess next I’ll try the release version to see if it works.

Logs attached.

logsForSupport.zip (5.0 MB)

[dunmer2007]

The design still looks like a mock-up for a quick GUI as a placeholder for the models…

That’s what an art design Dept is for, not for developers doing double duty, when they should be working on improving current, and new models…

I mean, LOOK at the incredible tech that’s going into TPAI’s face repair!

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I mean, come ON, the tech’s there, it’s just that it’s being ignored in favour of that damned UI that still looks like a placeholder…

THIS could be iris!

EDIT: I bloody despise this new UI, mainly because it’s taking precedence over what made Topaz so great in the first place!

[didier.akilimali]

Do you have tooltips enabled in preferences settings?

[mikmod1]

This beta has a regression bug - TEMP wipe, again.

[ForSerious]

I do now. Shouldn’t that have been the first thing asked when I made a bug report for this?

I had turned that option off to not see the little sample videos of the AI models. Those don’t even seem to exist anymore. Anyway, I find that odd/unexpected that tooltips made it behind an option in preferences, but ‘open preview folder’ just got removed. Who makes these decisions, and why are they trusted within Topaz? I think the community of customers has made it as clear as they can that that person is not trusted out here.

[chip.gibson]

Take onboard all the hate that the new interface is getting and make the old interface an option. There are people actively searching for alternative software because of the hash you have made of the UI and how hard you have made it to run a batch of jobs.

[dunmer2007]

@ForSerious

I find that odd/unexpected that tooltips made it behind an option in preferences, but ‘open preview folder’ just got removed.

WHAT?

That is incredibly impractical, this UI is a rotting albatross hanging on topaz’s neck!

I ask, “what” as I cannot even run the program due to this cursed UI, so I wouldn’t know…

I bet it’s corporate/marketing, as those departments are well known to disrupt a company’s progress… I will not be surprised when Topaz finally goes public, then all bets are off!

Not only that, but I’m grateful to Videoproc, as an alternative, as they just introduced face reconstruction models as well, and UNLIKE Topaz, they don’t charge us for annual updates to the program.

They also don’t lock out users with random/mandatory online authentication.

Videoproc’s face reconstruction:

Topaz face reconstruction:

The original:

Topaz is clearly an ideal result, however, the videoproc result was from their FIRST iteration of the models within the product…

My guess is that, it simply comes down to greed being the idiotic and short-sighted motivation with this company… the only way things will change is when we QUIT spending hundreds on their greedy, update requirements, I know that’s what I will be doing…

I squarely put the responsibility of my no longer paying into this company on corporate/marketing, as the developers/researchers/and all teams not involved with corporate/marketing over-stepping their bounds are the only bright light about topaz, as they continue to make their program the best in their field…

I would love to be a rival company, as I would legit try to snag the developers/researchers and other teams not fuelled by childish, greed away from the corpos/marketing currently stagnating this program!

[Imo]

the input and output frame comparison view show different zoom levels

[deepzone]

Scrolling on the timeline is still messed up. Zooms in/out too much

[deepzone]

The exported video is stuttering.
Tried several sources and export formats.
Even tried to turn on/off constant framerate.

[deepzone]

And I get the Topaz logo when using the Rhea XL model

[deepzone]

When loading a file through avisynth and avfs. The thumbnail generation is still lagging my computer. Probably because of all the avisynth filters. Any way to get an option to disable the thumbnails ?

[Imo]

Where did the “update preset” option go?

[dunmer2007]

Sounds like the dreaded duplicate frames bug is back…

[deepzone]

Don’t know about that bug. But I’m noticing the video jumping a bit.
It’s like when you try to deinterlace and choose the wrong field.

[ralfstula]

When working with the 5 versions and the Iris and Rhea models, the frame rates changed several times. The original video had 50 fps, which should also be the result. However, the result displayed values just above 50 fps, e.g. 50.001 fps. Is this the error that should be fixed with the new CFR option or is it a different error?