MacVoices #26151: NAB - Topaz Labs Talks Upscaling, HDR, and Apple Silicon Performance

At NAB 2026, Russell Pompea, Account Executive from Topaz Labs, discusses major advances in Topaz Video, including Starlight Precise 2.5 for restoring low-quality footage, SDR-to-HDR conversion, and Apple Silicon optimization. The conversation also covers Topaz's photography tools, model customization, subscription pricing, local vs. cloud processing, and shared responsibility for cloud security.

Show Notes:

Chapters:

0:02 Introduction from NAB 2026
0:13 Topaz Labs booth and what's new
0:33 Updates to Topaz Video and Starlight upscalers
0:53 Upscaling, denoising, deblurring, stabilization, and HDR conversion
1:15 Starlight Precise 2.5 and low-quality footage restoration
1:40 Restoring older catalogs, DV footage, film scans, and documentaries
2:08 Babylon 5 upscaling and ongoing Topaz improvements
2:46 Apple Silicon optimization and M-series performance gains
3:24 Studio and post-production feedback shaping development
3:56 Topaz tools for photography and still images
4:56 Wonder models for photo restoration and noise removal
5:21 Model choices, customization, and deeper editing controls
6:11 Subscription pricing and Topaz Studio options
7:44 AI processing costs, cloud use, and on-device inference
8:25 Cloud processing, security, and in-house AI models
9:32 Shared security responsibility between vendors and customers
10:57 Where to learn more about Topaz Labs
11:07 Closing comments from NAB

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