Enhance Your Midjourney Videos: A Look at Topaz Astra

Do you generate videos with Midjourney or other AI tools? Getting them to look crisp and clear at a higher resolution can be a challenge. With Topaz Astra, you can now upscale your videos to 4K using AI. This tool focuses on making details sharper with a simple process. Let's see how it works and what you can expect.

Getting Started with Topaz Astra

Using Astra is straightforward. Simply drag your video file into the program. You then get several choices:

• Choose between "Precise" or "Creative" modes.

• Pick "Speed" for faster results or "Quality" for better detail.

• Select your output resolution, like 1080p or 4K.

You can also select specific parts of your video to render if you do not want to process the whole thing. There is a preview function to see what your video will look like after upscaling. Once your settings are chosen, click "render," and the video goes into your queue. Once finished, you can download your newly upscaled video.

Precise Mode: Staying True to the Original

When using the "Precise" mode, Astra cleans up and upscales your video while keeping it very close to the original look. For example, a low-resolution Midjourney video of 832x464 pixels can become a full 4K render at 3,840x2,136 pixels. When comparing side-by-side, the original video may look fuzzy. The upscaled version in "Precise" mode will look much cleaner and sharper while maintaining original details.

Creative Mode: Adding Detail and Style

Astra's "Creative" mode offers two settings: "Subtle" and "Bold."

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Subtle Creative

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Bold Creative

This setting sharpens everything even more. It makes the video smoother and adds much detail. However, sometimes it can go too far, leading to some parts looking "overcooked" or showing small strange spots. This happens because higher creativity levels can make the video look very sharp and detailed, but it might move away from the original look. You must find a good balance so the video improves without changing too much from what you started with.[/LI]

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Want to improve your Midjourney video workflow? The Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT helps you manage and create content with ease, making your video creation process more efficient.

Adjusting Frame Rate and Adding Slow Motion

Beyond upscaling, Astra also lets you change the frame rate. You can increase it, for example, from 24 frames per second to 30 or even 120 frames per second. You can also add slow motion. By telling the program to slow a video down, it makes new frames using AI to make the motion smooth. This is great for making longer AI videos or just adding a smooth slow-motion effect.

Upscaling Different Video Types

Midjourney AI Videos

Astra handles Midjourney videos well. For a video of a cat dressed as Batman, the "Subtle Creative" mode gave a good balance. The "Bold Creative" made the eyes very sharp and added detail like stitching on a bat symbol. However, it also added some unwanted fur to the mask. This shows you must pick the right setting for each video to get the best outcome. For other Midjourney videos, "Bold" mode greatly improved details like eyes, lips, skin, hair, and jewelry, making them look very real.

For photorealistic Midjourney renders, "Precise" mode kept the original look. "Subtle" improved sharpness, especially around teeth, and sometimes fixed small issues like a strange eye movement. "Bold" made it very sharp but sometimes made it look a bit artificial. It seems "Subtle" is often a good choice here.

Older AI videos, like ones from Leonardo AI, also get great improvements. "Subtle" adds good detail, but "Bold" can bring a whole new level of detail to walls, plants, and water texture. It can also help to make strange blotches or spots less noticeable.

Real Footage

If you are working with real video footage, Astra performs differently. For low-resolution real footage compared to its original 4K version:

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Precise Mode

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Subtle Mode

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Bold Mode

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The upscaled smaller video can look similar to the original 4K version, sometimes even cleaner with less noise. This means Astra can be helpful for cleaning up your existing video footage. When dealing with real people, sticking to "Precise" or "Subtle" is generally best. If you have art, 3D animation, or detailed scenes, you can experiment more with higher creativity levels to add detail, but expect small changes.

To further streamline your content creation, consider the Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT. It handles repetitive tasks, freeing you to focus on creative choices like the best Astra settings for your videos.

Re-Upscaling Videos for More Detail

An interesting feature in Astra is the ability to re-upscale. After rendering a video, you can download it and then upload it again to apply another round of upscaling. This can squeeze out a little more sharpness and detail. While the difference might not always be huge, for certain videos, it can make textures and elements more noticeable.

Astra Versus Starlight: Key Differences

Topaz also offers Starlight, another video upscaler. Astra stands out because of its "Creative" modes. This allows for more developed details, making elements like armor look more purposeful. Astra also tends to smooth out minor imperfections or artifacts that might appear in Starlight. The extra creativity is a big benefit, but be careful, as too much creativity can sometimes create strange artifacts, like a dog with an eye in its mouth when the creativity is pushed too high.

For grainy clips, Astra's "Precise" quality can also minimize artifacts better than Starlight, making details like hair and teeth clearer while keeping the person looking like themselves. However, with very high creativity levels, a person might start to look sharper but also less like the original, becoming a different person entirely.

Exploring the Astra Gallery and Pricing

Astra provides a gallery on its website where you can see example videos and how much they have improved after upscaling. You can use sliders to view before and after comparisons or zoom in for a side-by-side look. This is a great way to understand the tool's abilities.

Topaz Astra works on a credit system, meaning you pay for the video length you process. Plans start around $40 a month and can go up to $300 a month, depending on how much video you plan to upscale. You can also buy additional credits as needed. While it is a paid product, the technology used to upscale videos is powerful and offers impressive results.

Considering how Astra helps automate and improve video quality, you might also find the Midjourney Automation Suite from TitanXT valuable for your overall creative workflow. It helps manage your AI content creation efficiently.

Final Thoughts

Topaz Astra is a powerful tool for upscaling AI videos or your own footage to 4K. It offers control through "Precise" and "Creative" modes, allowing you to choose between maintaining the original look or adding more detail. Finding the right balance is important for each video, but the results can be quite impressive. Whether you are improving Midjourney animations or cleaning up real-world footage, Astra provides a good solution for producing high-quality video.