Topaz Labs expands its suite with Hyperion 2, a web version, and an Adobe Premiere panel

Topaz Labs launches Hyperion 2 for video, new Gigapixel models, the Topaz Image Web browser app, and an Adobe Premiere panel to enhance editing workflows.

Topaz Labs is releasing a bundled update called Expansion Release, which simultaneously expands its desktop tools, model catalog, and access points. The most visible new feature on the video side is called Hyperion 2: it's an SDR to HDR conversion model integrated into Topaz Video, designed to bring standard dynamic range content to high dynamic range output.

On the image front, Topaz Gigapixel is getting three new models: Wonder 2, Wonder 3, and High Fidelity 3. Wonder 3, presented as a general-purpose model capable of handling most photographic situations, and Denoise Max, dedicated to noise reduction, were released on desktop at the end of April. They are now accessible both from the local application and from the browser.

This web expansion takes the form of a complete application, Topaz Image Web, hosted at topazlabs.com/topaz-image. The service works via drag-and-drop, without installation, with unlimited cloud rendering that allows images to be processed from a low-power machine. In parallel, the publisher is releasing a UXP panel for Adobe Premiere: editors can send a clip from the timeline to the Topaz cloud for upscaling or enhancement, then retrieve it without leaving the software.

Topaz Labs presents the whole as an underlying architectural change, referring to a new generation of models dedicated to image and video enhancement. Users of the Photo, Video, or Gigapixel editions are receiving the updates progressively.