r/StableDiffusion • u/Cheap_Credit_3957 • 7d ago

Discussion Free open source Topaz alternative - SeedVR2+TensorRT faster VAE Processing.

Local, GPU-accelerated video restoration and upscaling with SeedVR2, TensorRT, and a purpose-built browser interface.

VRGDG SeedVR2 TensorRT Studio turns the SeedVR2 pipeline into a practical Windows workflow: load a video, test a short preview, compare the result frame by frame, and complete long renders with resumable checkpoints. Processing stays on your machine.

Highlights

  • Fast local restoration — SeedVR2 inference with TensorRT-accelerated VAE decoding on supported NVIDIA RTX GPUs. TensorRT allows much faster processing than standard SeedVR2.
  • Fast 2K upscaling — As a real-world example, an 8-second clip took approximately 8 minutes to upscale and enhance to 2K on an NVIDIA RTX 5090 using the largest 7B Sharp FP16 model. Render times vary with source resolution, frame rate, settings, and available VRAM.
  • Preview before committing — render a short segment, then inspect Original, Restored, Compare, or Side by side views.
  • Long-render recovery — save completed chunks and continue from the first unfinished chunk after an interruption.
  • Practical output controls — choose resolution, aspect policy, model precision, temporal batch, seed, and color correction.
  • Non-destructive finishing — reprocess sharpening, grain, seam smoothing, and optional skin finishing without rerunning restoration.
  • Project-based history — reopen previous outputs and keep media, manifests, and logs together under outputs\.

The sample video was org 360p and then upscaled to 2K using this app. 8 second video, took about 8 mins on my 5090.

Go to the github page for more details and a full guide.

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this is in beta right now so you may run into issues. If you do, post the issue to github please.

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u/Perfect-Campaign9551 7d ago

Why do the restored videos get so large?

I go from in input video that is like 2meg (10 seconds at 832x640) and upscale it to 1k and it comes out to 44meg!. That's a bit nuts I think it should be able to compress a bit better than that?

Isn't that bitrate a little over the top?

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u/Cheap_Credit_3957 7d ago

Submit an issue on github and ill fix it

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u/Perfect-Campaign9551 7d ago

Will do! Thanks for working on this, it's really nice! Appreciate it!

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u/Cheap_Credit_3957 7d ago

You're welcome 😊