Company:Topaz Labs

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Topaz Labs
TypePrivate
IndustrySoftware
GenreArtificial intelligence, Image editing
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
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Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Eric Yang
Products
  • Gigapixel AI
  • DeNoise AI
  • Sharpen AI
  • Video AI
  • Photo AI
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Topaz Labs

Topaz Labs is a software company that develops artificial intelligence software for image and video upscaling. Based in Dallas, the company was founded in 2008 by Albert Yang. The current CEO of Topaz Labs is Eric Yang.[1]

Topaz Labs develops Photo AI, Gigapixel AI, DeNoise AI, and Sharpen AI for image upscaling, and Video AI for upscaling video.

History

The company produced a number of image editing applications that are no longer supported, before switching to AI-based techniques in 2018 with the launch of Gigapixel AI. They have since released several other applications[2] designed to improve the visual quality of images and video.[3][4]

Products

Photo AI

Photo AI[5][6][7] uses artificial intelligence to improve noise, blurriness, lens or motion blur, and low resolution in images. Launched in 2022, it can be used as a plug-in with other image editing software.

Video AI

Launched in 2022, Video AI[8] is an application with upscaling, deinterlacing, frame interpolation, and stabilization features for video editors.

Gigapixel AI

Gigapixel AI[9][10] is an image resolution enhancement application, launched in 2018.

DeNoise AI

Designed to improve the quality of noisy images, DeNoise AI[11] was launched in 2019.

Sharpen AI

Also released in 2019, Sharpen AI[12] is an application built to improve images with different kind of blurriness like motion or lens blur.

References


  1. Lanum, Nikolas (2023-06-13). "AI will not replace human artists, could lead to ‘most imaginative’ work ever produced: Topaz Labs CEO". https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/ai-replace-human-artists-lead-imaginative-work-ever-produced-topaz-labs-ceo. 
  2. "Product review: Topaz AI Software | Professional Photographers of America" (in en). https://www.ppa.com/ppmag/articles/product-review-topaz-ai-software. 
  3. "Startups are racing to commercialize DeepFakes’s powerful, internet-breaking AI". https://www.fastcompany.com/90337767/deepfakes-started-a-war-on-whats-real-these-startups-are-racing-to-commercialize-it. 
  4. Bach, Matt (2022-12-13). "Topaz AI: CPU & GPU Performance Analysis" (in en-US). https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/topaz-ai-cpu-gpu-performance-analysis/. 
  5. "Topaz Photo AI review: Numerous ML-powered tools all in one app". https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/topaz-photo-ai-review-numerous-ml-powered-tools-all-in-one-app. 
  6. McIntyre, Gary (2022-11-23). "Surprising Results With Topaz Photo AI" (in en). https://fstoppers.com/reviews/surprising-results-topaz-photo-ai-620378. 
  7. published, Richard Sibley (2023-06-12). "Topaz Photo AI makes up for my dated camera gear and photo mistakes" (in en). https://www.techradar.com/features/topaz-photo-ai-makes-up-for-my-photo-mistakes-and-dated-camera-gear. 
  8. "Topaz Labs Video AI and AMD". 2021. https://www.amd.com/system/files/documents/radeon-pro-w6000-topaz.pdf. 
  9. "How AI helped upscale an antique 1896 film to 4K" (in en-US). https://www.engadget.com/2020-02-04-how-ai-helped-upscale-an-antique-1896-film-to-4k.html. 
  10. Powell, Jason T.. "Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI Takes Image Upscaling to the Next Level with..." (in en). https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/technical/topaz-labs-gigapixel-ai-takes-image-upscaling-to-the-next-level-with-machine-learning.html. 
  11. Lee, Ken (2023-04-20). "The battle of AI Denoising: Topaz Labs vs. Lightroom Classic" (in en-US). https://photofocus.com/photography/the-battle-of-ai-denoising-topaz-labs-vs-lightroom-classic/. 
  12. Author, Guest (2019-03-04). "Review: Topaz Sharpen AI is Amazing" (in en). https://petapixel.com/2019/03/04/review-topaz-sharpen-ai-is-amazing/.