Video Enhance AI v2.2.0

Topaz Video AI Releases
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Download: Windows, Mac.
Released May 5, 2021.

Major Features

  • Comparison View - Preview multiple models at the same time side-by-side
  • New model selector - Switch between “Suggested” and “All” when selecting a model
  • Encode your videos with a newly added codec: ProRes 422
  • Toggle the Grain Settings on and off, so if you never use it, you never have to worry about it again

Improvements

  • Moved the number of preview frames settings out from the Preferences and into the main application window for easier switching
  • Added before / after sliders to newer models to show the potential quality improvement at-a-glance
  • UI has been given a consistency pass as to look cleaner and less chaotic
  • Interface will now remember your last-used preview mode when previewing
  • Initialization of application should be slightly faster on Windows

Fixes

  • Videos are no longer locked even after being closed in the application
  • Fixed issue on certain macs where Split View would not function properly
  • Updated inference backends for better performance and stability
  • Fixed preview panel bounding issue with certain video sizes and scale amounts
  • Mac menu should now properly show whether certain options are disabled or not in certain application states
  • Mac menu check marks in the preview window should now function correctly with the currently selected preview mode
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The Gaia models have become extremely slow, when some VE-AI versions ago it worked a lot faster. The Gaia model should be the same, as it hasn’t been updated for a long time. It might take 5s/frame, when formerly it took 0.2-0.7s/frame.

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Which version do you think Gaia was fastest in?

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No new updates on models?

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I think i noticed the problem first time in 2.1.1. EDIT: before that the Gaia model speed was pretty much the same. Now it seems to download models every time i try to upscale a video with the Gaia model and windows gives a notification roughly translated: “using display devices is prohibited from the app.” Artemis models for example work fine.

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No, thankfully. They were going downhill in the betas.

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What’s your system? On mine (i7 7700k, RTX 2070 super, Windows 10 - 2004 with latest updates, Nvidia latest studio driver) there is no slowdown compared to versions before 2.1.1.

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I have Ryzen 3950x, RTX 3090 and Windows 10 20H2

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If you’re using Game drivers, it could be a problem, as the latest versions of VEAI are more compatible with Studio drivers. If not, I’m not sure.

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It might be that i have something else wrong with my computer. But i was using the game drivers, i’ll try next with the studio drivers. Thanks for the help!

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I’ve heard many reports of people switching to studio drivers and solving their problems with 30 series. Wish you success.

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Installing the studio drivers fixed the issue. Thank you!

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Does anyone know if the memory (VRAM) issue still with the new Nvidia drivers on this release? I’ve a RTX 3090 with an i9-10900K and the performance still very low.

Anyway, after Nvidia’s releases of Resize BAR + firm + driver updates VEIA 2.1.1 doesn’t work

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can’t speak for 3090, but my 3080 never uses more than about 6gb of vram, and about 50% gpu usage regardless of AI model, or input/output resolution. I’m on the latest windows version and latest studio drivers fwiw, no resize BAR for me yet.

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Can you tell me/us when the Gaia-GC model gets an update.

We’ve been stuck on v5 (officially) for a long time.
I know you can edit the .json file to v6 but that “fix” is also quite old at this point.

Is there a v7 in the making? I would really like to know. Thanks!

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You probably don’t want to hear this, but they tried and failed to improve Gaia. From v1.0.1, v2, v3, v4, v5 to unreleased v6. That’s already a lot of time wasted. A lot of people still prefer the original Gaia that didn’t even have a version number.

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Thanks for your reply.
In my opinion v6 is way better then v5.

My hope was that v7 would be even better.
Thats too bad I guess… :frowning:

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v6 is closer to the original Gaia CG, but no cigar. :blush:

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Glad to hear it!

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If you are using game drivers, switching to new studio drivers seems to be the fix for many Nvidia 30 series ailments with VEAI.