Topaz Video AI settings for an After Effects workflow

This tutorial demonstrates a Topaz Video AI workflow for anime footage edited in After Effects. The supplied metadata names Adobe After Effects 2024. The speaker first renders the composition as QuickTime, then imports that clip into Topaz and explains how to save settings as a reusable preset.

The example uses 4x enhancement, with 2x suggested as another option depending on the task and system power. The speaker recommends retaining the source frame rate unless a higher frame rate is intentional. For enhancement parameters, they select manual mode and run Estimate before adjusting the suggested values.

Their example sets reverse compression around 75, recover details around 50, noise reduction around 60 and recover original detail around 25. They warn that excessive detail recovery can make anime faces, hair and line art look unnatural. The transcript gives conflicting sharpening guidance, first recommending 40 to 60 and later saying 12, so it does not establish one clear sharpening setting.

The speaker recommends ProRes for further editing in After Effects, while noting its larger files. They preview before exporting and say processing time depends on the PC, clip length and settings. After importing the enhanced clip into the original composition, they set its scale to 25% to compensate for the 4x enlargement, then apply color correction. These are the speaker's example settings, rather than a universal recipe for every clip.