{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"MacVoices #26151: NAB - Topaz Labs Talks Upscaling, HDR, and Apple Silicon Performance","description":"At NAB 2026, Russell Pompea, Account Executive&amp;nbsp;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\u2019s photography tools, model customization, subscription pricing, local vs. cloud processing, and shared responsibility for cloud security.&amp;nbsp;  Show Notes: Chapters: 0:02 Introduction from NAB 2026 0:13 Topaz Labs booth and what\u2019s 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 Support: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/patreon.com\/macvoices &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with&amp;nbsp;PayPal Connect: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Web: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/macvoices.com &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Twitter: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chuckjoiner  &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/macvoices &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Mastodon: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/mastodon.cloud\/@chuckjoiner &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Facebook: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chuck.joiner &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;MacVoices Page on Facebook: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/macvoices\/ &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;MacVoices Group on Facebook: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/macvoice &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;LinkedIn: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chuckjoiner\/ &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Instagram: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chuckjoiner\/ Subscribe: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Audio in iTunes &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Video in iTunes &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Audio: http:\/\/www.macvoices.com\/rss\/macvoicesrss  &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Video: http:\/\/www.macvoices.com\/rss\/macvoicesvideorss ","author_name":"MacVoices","author_url":"http:\/\/macvoices.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41398430\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/202239070"}