Topaz Starlight Precise 2.6

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Model ID: topazlabs-upscale-starlight-2-6-video Topaz Starlight Precise 2.6 is a video restoration and upscaling model focused on preserving fine detail and temporal consistency while improving clarity. Over 2.5 it adds a softness control for fine-tuning sharpness, fixes a flicker bug, and renders up to 15% faster. A detail-preserving upscaler for AI-generated video and archival sources: it removes the soft, plastic look of generated footage, adds realistic faces and textures, and keeps text and labels legible. Use it to upscale input to 1080p or 4k and control output frame rate.

Example request

Use the Workbench as a request builder: configure parameters for this model in the UI, then open the API tab to copy the exact cURL or Python call.

Sync
Async
Async with SSE

This blocks until the video is ready (typically 5-15 minutes). Prefer Async or Async with SSE for anything beyond quick experimentation.See the video generation reference for more details.

Minimal
All parameters

curl -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/videos/generate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "topazlabs-upscale-starlight-2-6-video",
  "input_video": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/ox/Oxen-AI-Assets/file/main/images/winter_summer_ox.mp4"
}'

import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/videos/generate",
    headers={
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
    },
    json={
        "model": "topazlabs-upscale-starlight-2-6-video",
        "input_video": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/ox/Oxen-AI-Assets/file/main/images/winter_summer_ox.mp4"
    },
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

curl -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/videos/generate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "topazlabs-upscale-starlight-2-6-video",
  "input_video": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/ox/Oxen-AI-Assets/file/main/images/winter_summer_ox.mp4",
  "resolution": "4k",
  "softness": 1,
  "interpolate_frames": true,
  "target_fps": 30
}'

import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/videos/generate",
    headers={
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
    },
    json={
        "model": "topazlabs-upscale-starlight-2-6-video",
        "input_video": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/ox/Oxen-AI-Assets/file/main/images/winter_summer_ox.mp4",
        "resolution": "4k",
        "softness": 1,
        "interpolate_frames": true,
        "target_fps": 30
    },
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

See the async queue reference for more details.

Minimal
All parameters

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "topazlabs-upscale-starlight-2-6-video",
  "input_video": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/ox/Oxen-AI-Assets/file/main/images/winter_summer_ox.mp4"
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Poll until the generation reaches a terminal status.
while true; do
  STATUS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq -r '.status')
  echo "Status: $STATUS"
  case $STATUS in succeeded|failed|cancelled) break;; esac
  sleep 5
done

# Print the result.
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq .

import os
import time
import requests

HEADERS = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers=HEADERS,
    json={
        "model": "topazlabs-upscale-starlight-2-6-video",
        "input_video": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/ox/Oxen-AI-Assets/file/main/images/winter_summer_ox.mp4"
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

while True:
    data = requests.get(
        f"https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/{generation_id}",
        headers=HEADERS,
    ).json()
    if data["status"] in {"succeeded", "failed", "cancelled"}:
        break
    time.sleep(5)

if data["status"] == "succeeded":
    print(f"Result: {data['result_url']}")
else:
    print(f"Generation {data['status']}: {data.get('error_message')}")

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "topazlabs-upscale-starlight-2-6-video",
  "input_video": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/ox/Oxen-AI-Assets/file/main/images/winter_summer_ox.mp4",
  "resolution": "4k",
  "softness": 1,
  "interpolate_frames": true,
  "target_fps": 30
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Poll until the generation reaches a terminal status.
while true; do
  STATUS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq -r '.status')
  echo "Status: $STATUS"
  case $STATUS in succeeded|failed|cancelled) break;; esac
  sleep 5
done

# Print the result.
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/$GEN_ID" | jq .

import os
import time
import requests

HEADERS = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['OXEN_API_KEY']}",
}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers=HEADERS,
    json={
        "model": "topazlabs-upscale-starlight-2-6-video",
        "input_video": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/ox/Oxen-AI-Assets/file/main/images/winter_summer_ox.mp4",
        "resolution": "4k",
        "softness": 1,
        "interpolate_frames": true,
        "target_fps": 30
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

while True:
    data = requests.get(
        f"https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue/{generation_id}",
        headers=HEADERS,
    ).json()
    if data["status"] in {"succeeded", "failed", "cancelled"}:
        break
    time.sleep(5)

if data["status"] == "succeeded":
    print(f"Result: {data['result_url']}")
else:
    print(f"Generation {data['status']}: {data.get('error_message')}")

See the async queue reference for more details.

Minimal
All parameters

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "topazlabs-upscale-starlight-2-6-video",
  "input_video": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/ox/Oxen-AI-Assets/file/main/images/winter_summer_ox.mp4"
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Stream the SSE channel, grab the data line that follows a
# media_generation_completed event for our id, and pretty-print it.
curl -sN -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events \
  | awk -v id="$GEN_ID" '
    /^event: media_generation_completed$/ { expect=1; next }
    /^data: / && expect {
      payload = substr($0, 7)
      if (index(payload, "\"generation_id\":\"" id "\"")) { print payload; exit }
      expect = 0
    }
  ' | jq .

import json
import os
import requests

API_KEY = os.environ["OXEN_API_KEY"]
AUTH = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers={**AUTH, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    json={
        "model": "topazlabs-upscale-starlight-2-6-video",
        "input_video": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/ox/Oxen-AI-Assets/file/main/images/winter_summer_ox.mp4"
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

with requests.get(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events",
    headers=AUTH,
    stream=True,
) as stream:
    event_name = None
    for line in stream.iter_lines(decode_unicode=True):
        if line.startswith("event: "):
            event_name = line.removeprefix("event: ")
        elif line.startswith("data: ") and event_name == "media_generation_completed":
            payload = json.loads(line.removeprefix("data: "))
            if payload.get("generation_id") == generation_id:
                print(payload)
                break

# Enqueue, capture the generation id.
GEN_ID=$(curl -s -X POST https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "model": "topazlabs-upscale-starlight-2-6-video",
  "input_video": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/ox/Oxen-AI-Assets/file/main/images/winter_summer_ox.mp4",
  "resolution": "4k",
  "softness": 1,
  "interpolate_frames": true,
  "target_fps": 30
}' | jq -r '.generations[0].generation_id')

# Stream the SSE channel, grab the data line that follows a
# media_generation_completed event for our id, and pretty-print it.
curl -sN -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events \
  | awk -v id="$GEN_ID" '
    /^event: media_generation_completed$/ { expect=1; next }
    /^data: / && expect {
      payload = substr($0, 7)
      if (index(payload, "\"generation_id\":\"" id "\"")) { print payload; exit }
      expect = 0
    }
  ' | jq .

import json
import os
import requests

API_KEY = os.environ["OXEN_API_KEY"]
AUTH = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}

enqueue = requests.post(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/queue",
    headers={**AUTH, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
    json={
        "model": "topazlabs-upscale-starlight-2-6-video",
        "input_video": "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/repos/ox/Oxen-AI-Assets/file/main/images/winter_summer_ox.mp4",
        "resolution": "4k",
        "softness": 1,
        "interpolate_frames": true,
        "target_fps": 30
    },
)
enqueue.raise_for_status()
generation_id = enqueue.json()["generations"][0]["generation_id"]

with requests.get(
    "https://hub.oxen.ai/api/events",
    headers=AUTH,
    stream=True,
) as stream:
    event_name = None
    for line in stream.iter_lines(decode_unicode=True):
        if line.startswith("event: "):
            event_name = line.removeprefix("event: ")
        elif line.startswith("data: ") and event_name == "media_generation_completed":
            payload = json.loads(line.removeprefix("data: "))
            if payload.get("generation_id") == generation_id:
                print(payload)
                break

Fetch model details

The models endpoint returns the full model object, including its json_request_schema.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $OXEN_API_KEY" https://hub.oxen.ai/api/ai/models/topazlabs-upscale-starlight-2-6-video

Request parameters

Required parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
`input_video`	`string`	—	Video file to upscale (URL or file path). Format: uri.

Optional parameters

Field	Type	Default	Description
`resolution`	`string`	`"4k"`	Resolution One of: 1080p, 2k, 4k.
`softness`	`number`	`1`	Softens the enhanced result. 1 is the sharpest; raise it if the output looks over-sharpened. Range: 1 – 5.
`interpolate_frames`	`boolean`	`true`	Increase the output frame rate by generating new frames. More expensive. Turn off to keep the source frame rate.
`target_fps`	`number`	`30`	Output frame rate after interpolation. One of: 24, 23.976, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, 60.

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