Topaz Astra 2 adds sharpness control and wide-shot detail

• Topaz's prompt demo shows Astra 2 now accepts text prompts, so the model can fill in missing video detail with scene-specific guidance.
• According to Topaz's sharpness-control clip, Astra 2 adds a sharpness dial that shifts results from a softer organic look to a crisper aesthetic.
• Topaz's wide-shot example and Topaz's close-up product demo position Astra 2 at two ends of the footage spectrum, big landscapes and crowd scenes on one side, intricate materials and textures on the other.
• In Uncanny_Harry's 720p Seedance test, an early-access before-and-after, Astra 2 adds visible detail to wide shots, fabrics, and skin textures from low-res source footage.
• GlennHasABeard's demo post adds one more control detail Topaz did not spell out in its thread as clearly: users can tune resolution, sharpness, and how much interpretation the model adds.

You can try it in the Astra app, watch Topaz's prompt walkthrough, and compare creator-side tests like Uncanny Harry's 720p Seedance before-and-after. The launch examples split cleanly between guided prompting, aesthetic control, and two footage types Topaz wants to own: wide shots with lots of missing background detail, and close-ups where texture realism breaks fast.

Topaz's first new control is simple: Astra 2 now takes a prompt field. In Topaz's demo, the company says more scene context helps the model generate finer details.

The second control is more aesthetic than semantic. Topaz's sharpness example frames Astra 2 as a dial between softer, more organic rendering and a sharper, more clinical finish.

Topaz split its showcase into two footage categories instead of one generic quality claim. The wide-shot demo centers on landscapes, crowds, and background fill, while the close-up demo focuses on product surfaces, fine textures, and material realism.

That matters for creative workflows because wide shots and macro product shots usually fail in opposite ways. Topaz is claiming Astra 2 can invent plausible missing detail at both scales, not just sharpen edges globally.

The strongest third-party example in the evidence pool comes from Uncanny_Harry's post, which runs Astra 2 on a 720p Seedance 2.0 clip. Harry says the model works especially well on wide shots of landscapes or people, plus fabrics and skin textures.

The useful bit is the source quality. This is not a polished high-res marketing clip, it is a low-res input where invented detail is easier to spot and easier to judge.

A separate creator post fills in one control Topaz only implied in its main thread. In GlennHasABeard's write-up, Astra 2 exposes three tunable dimensions: resolution, sharpness, and the amount of interpretation the model adds.

That last control is the giveaway that Astra 2 is being positioned as a creative upscaler, not just a restoration model. The app link in the same post points straight to Astra, and the post also included a launch-day 30% discount code, CPP30.