V1.0 New Topaz Video - Starlight model is tiny and low quality results

Topaz Video Bugs and Issues
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The new starlight model (not mini anymore) is only a 7.9mb download. It certainly runs a lot faster taking only 5 minutes to process a 5 second video. Previously around 30 minutes on my 4090. However this model produces significantly lower quality results.

Am I the only one experiencing this problem?

2025-09-18 19_58_55-Video 1 - Default
2025-09-18 19_58_55-Video 1 - Default1481×900 46.3 KB

edit: I uninstalled Topaz Video AI (deleting all config files), then reinstalled it. However it’s not asking me to download starlight mini again. It’s clearly still installed after uninstalling it. It looks like I need to completely remove starlight from my computer somehow.
edit: Sorry I think this should have been posted in the Topaz Video bugs page, not the Topaz video AI page. It’s very confusing!

specs -
RTX 4090
i9 14900k
64GB RAM
Windows 11

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Starlight Mini was renamed to just Starlight, it is the same model.

Can you share an example of the quality difference between a Video AI export and a Topaz Video export?

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