@Richvideo I'm curious about this also, I have a lot of old 15fps SD material and hope to convert to either 25 or 30 fps using AI tech when it's ready.

I downloaded the Topaz sharpening app and played with it using an old fuzzy photo, scanned from print, poor enough quality.

The software is easy to use, simple controls, quick enough for photos on my laptop. My intention was to check out the photo app first then move on to testing their upscaling for video app.

I was very impressed with the results. Viewed on screen normally it looked very improved from the original.

The problem is that in this case, when you have a person in the photo, and zoom in on the face you realise that it's just very ugly, especially around the eyes. If you don’t zoom in, say just print the photo, and don’t expect others to check it out with a magnifying glass then its ok.

I have seen other mention/example of this eye replacement parts using AI, so for me its not there yet for people.

 

 

I assume that this gives better results for video than the Topaz sharpening tool https://topazlabs.com/video-enhance-ai/

In regards to basic sharping, I have been using this plugin for After Effects for a while and it really does a great job. I wish that they would make a Vegas version

https://digitalanarchy.com/Samurai-Sharpen-Video/main.html

Nothing currently, but I do hear that it is being looked into for various future NLEs. Adobe has already said they have an AI engine in development (The Sensei Engine). I imagine Vegas Creative Software wouldn't want to let them get too far ahead in that area, so it wouldn't surprise me to see something along those lines being investigated on their end as well.

@Richvideo “I assume that this gives better results for video than the Topaz sharpening tool”

I didn’t get around to testing it yet, I assume it will have the same issues that I mentioned above, with peoples faces, but I will test and get back sometime.

Update … @Richvideo Sometime arrived today. I tested using the Video Enhance app. I used a 5 second SD clip and selected a 200% upscale. The results are similar to what I have tested with a photo, poor for people if zoomed in.

 

The problem is that in this case, when you have a person in the photo, and zoom in on the face you realise that it's just very ugly, (zooming in on the original is ok, just still fuzzy) especially around the eyes. If you don’t zoom in, say just print the photo, and don’t expect others to check it out with a magnifying glass then its ok, and appears better.

I have seen other mention/example of this eye replacement parts using AI, so for me its not there yet for people.

 

I see similar on youtube where people crop in close to a person's face filmed at 1080p. they know the crop will look soft compared to the main non crop video so they use some form of sharpening technique. Makes them look sick/drug addict. Even with simple sharpening AI could help, it would know not to put dark rings under a person's eyes or accentuate blood vessels or skin problems