Topaz Video workflow: 4K upscaling and After Effects

Based on the available English captions, this tutorial follows a local AI enhancement workflow in the Topaz Video product family, followed by an optional After Effects pass. The source calls the application Topaz Video AI and does not identify its exact version; it does not establish use of the newest Topaz Video edition. The speaker imports a clip, selects 2x upscaling for the demonstrated 4K output, and adjusts enhancement parameters before exporting with H.264, a high profile and copied audio. He chooses a constant bitrate of 180 Mbps. These are his preset choices for the example, rather than tested settings for every source video.

The four-second clip finishes processing in a reported 1 minute 6 seconds. The supplied PC specifications list an Intel Core i5-12400F, 16 GB of DDR4 RAM and an RTX 3060 with 12 GB of VRAM. The speaker connects rendering speed to graphics hardware; this example does not establish minimum requirements or expected times on other systems.

In After Effects, he places the enhanced clip in a 1080p composition and adds an adjustment layer with sharpening effects. The optional pass requires additional plugins, which he discusses separately from the Topaz processing step.

The export walkthrough uses CBR at 50 Mbps for the 1080p composition. The speaker suggests 70 to 100 Mbps for 4K and selects 60 fps. He argues that larger exports retain detail after social uploads, but the tutorial does not verify his claim that Instagram or YouTube uploads avoid quality loss.