do people really want a pause I can see that to cause using the full vram limit in the settings can crash well the whole internet had that happen mutiple times
I dont have really any other complaint other then the long renders
do people really want a pause I can see that to cause using the full vram limit in the settings can crash well the whole internet had that happen mutiple times
I dont have really any other complaint other then the long renders
The same thing happens with the folders under appdata and program filesâŠ
I was reading on why most programs leave registry and folders with data in the AppData locations in Windows. First most people donât realize that most developers donât write the install/uninstall routines. They purchase them as stand alone programs or use ones that might come with the compilers. If you watch the install process in VEAI you will see that Topaz is using VMware InstallBuilder. This is not a cheap program at $7000.00 for a site license for 5 people. These installers follow very strict Microsoft guidelines.
Also the AppData/Roaming folders generally donât exist until after the installed program runs the first time. What this means is the installer does not know those folders exist and canât remove them. Also as a recommendation those folders should not be removed even after uninstalling because other software might be referencing data in those folder. That same principle applies to the registry. That is why every special uninstall or registry cleaning program should warn the user to do a backup or a restore point before executing. The AppData/Roaming folders are also considered the users folders and not an admin access only folder and thus any program can access those folders even if they did not create them.
This is why my preference is for software that never uses the registry other than for maybe file extension associations. Other wise they use the appdata folders and or the main software folders. This is also where the the file type ".ini " comes in. If used properly by a windows developer it can replace the registry entries. The problem is it can grow to large sizes and in the past cause a program to be a bit slower. Today that is not a problem. But it can be reset simply by overwriting with a baseline default file.
I wonder how I got this:
Whatever installer they are using itâs not very good.
I have multiple programs that give the option to âdelete user settings/preferencesâ upon uninstall which deletes all traces of the program when uninstalling.
Why canât Topaz provide that?
That would be a question for Topaz.
If your other programs are not using the Windows Registry than itâs very possible to do that. If they are using the registry and no new registry entries are made while the program is run it might be possible. If the other programs are ignoring Microsoft recommendations than itâs possible. All I know in the 20 Plus years of the Windows Registry most programs always leave items in the Registry when uninstalled. They also leave folders and files all over a Windows installation. The hidden ProgramData folder, Personal folders for pictures, games, videos and so on. AppData/Roaming, AppData/Local. All the different âCommon Filesâ folders. A folder where you would think files would be deleted as soon as a program finished is the AppData/Roaming/Temp folder. That folder can grow to a massive size and many programs never clear the those files. Even Windows Disk Cleanup utility doesnât touch that directory.
All of this is why programs like CCleaner, Glary Utilities and so many other programs that advertised as being registry/system cleaners were so popular in the late 90âs and 2000âs up till Windows 10. In Windows 10 the registry/system bloat and cross corruption was greatly improved but sadly programs still leave entries when uninstalled.
I donât know if Topaz or Topaz products are used within programs like Photoshop or Premier but if they are than that might be a reason why they would not delete things. If they did than those programs might have errors after hooking in to a Topaz program or parameter that was suddenly missing. Software is not easy. Now add in other OSâs and differing hardware it gets even more complicated.
All this is just my years of observations which goes way back. I have zero knowledge of what Topaz is doing.
I will say for my use case I am completely satisfied with 2.6.1. Iâve had little to no problems with it. The occasional I drop a video after deleting one and the program crashes but it starts up correctly and in seconds and works after. I have enough horsepower to run multiple instances of the software( up to 3) on both of my video processing computers so I donât generally do batch runs unless I know they will be using the same settings. And I only use Proteus v3 and mostly the Auto setting is working for my videos. I do preprocess some videos and I post process all videos as I use MP4 and a CF of 5. Speed is fine and so much better than it was when I started with 1.2.1. Again this is just my use case though. Everyone else is very different and would hope that they could have and will have the same satisfaction I have very soon. Thatâs on Topaz to provide.
Another issue for me, drag and drop to open a video is not working, I have to browse and open them. When dragging videos the cursor just turns into the circle with the line through it:
But at some point, out of vanity or company branding, they changed the name of the folders and keys in the registry (and thatâs fine), but they didnât finish. They didnât take the old ones out and exclusively use the new ones. Thatâs just shoddy workmanship, whoever did it. If you canât look at the structure that your own program creates and realize that itâs duplicating itself, something is off.
Also, the appdata foldersâŠit appears that one set is created during install, one is created at first run. So one is probably in the installer and one is in the program itself. I expect the registry keys are the same.
Is using sharpen AI on the frames of a video OK? or does it cause issues since it doesnât take into account the frame before/after? Or is it suitable just very slow considering how many frames are in a video?
which system do you use ? Windows 11 ? if itâs win11 , itâs normal, drag and drop using taskbar doesnât work for every software.
Actually it gives very good results using auto-settings as I was also afraid of some jitter/flicker. Maybe better avoiding the âfocusâ model as it is the one that can give the more unexpected results.
But yes it is very very slow for video. Only use for a very short clip or a short specific part of a video you want to fix or add a slow-motion.
Moving to the GPU would be very welcome! Please use my 32 M1 Max GPU cores!
do you run maybe the software with administrator rights or the one you take the files from ? it can be one of the reason.
I remember there was this issue in a previous version. but i switched to W11 in july so canât check if i have this issue too. If nothing has âadministrator rightsâ in the property of one of the app you use to do the drag and drop to VEAI, canât help unfortunatly. letâs see if someone else has this issue.
Solved it, it was due to launching the program as Administrator (with the option checked on the shortcut). I had set this to âonâ when trying to fix the broken install process/freeze at launch. Turned it off and I can drag and drop now. Thanks.
Proteus fine tune v3
Can I use it in non automatic mode for a group of videos?
I regulate manually first video of the list but others go anyway in automatic!
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There is an âoptionâ to do this, but not easy to understand / explain, because i do all the time the mistake.
but you can do this with the edit all button. when checking all the videos and editing some parameters, it apply them to the other videos. try a bit with the button etc, until itâs work.
another way, is to import one video as your first video, make the necessary adjustement, and then import all the other videos. all imported videos in batch after the first one will have the same parameters than the first one (if my memory is correct).
Got the same issue. It seems that 2.6.1 donât like exotic video resolutions. If I choose a video that donât have video standard resolutions, the software crashes. For example, 854x480 crashes, 320x240 crashes but 640x480 itâs ok, 720p, 1080 are ok. I troubleshooted with even weirder resolution like 616x480 and the soft crashes. I hope Topazlabs team will correct that cause the very same videos that crashes MacOS version (I use also a M1 Max) donât crash on 2.6.1 on PC.
Hi, a new beta has been released, and the dev tell this in the changelog and told it befor as well, maybe it can fix your issue, if youâre not already in this situation :
âCertain mp4 videos crash the app on native M1, run app in rosetta2 for nowâ
(he tells it should be fixed in 2.7)
Iâm quite surprise that M1 Max is only beating but such a margin. I thought it would be around 50% I use 2.6.1 on M1 Max and Iâm quite satisfied although the software seems not totally optimized for Apple Silicon. Not as reactive as the PC version. I guess, Topaz team will continue to optimize the software and maybe use more of the technologies on M1, M1 Pro and M1 Max. I wonder if the neural engine of the Apple Silicon is used or can be used in VEAI or just the GPU cores.