# Starlight Fast 2

### Model Overview

**Starlight Fast 2** is a second generation diffusion-based video enhancement model designed for improved speed and quality. It delivers significantly faster results than Fast 1 while producing more realistic outputs and sharper details.

Fast 2 balances performance and quality, making it well suited for high volume processing, rapid turnaround workflows, and scenarios where speed is critical but visual fidelity still matters.

### Key Capabilities

* Up to 2× faster performance compared to Starlight Fast 1
* Produces more realistic results and sharper detail than previous model
* Ideal for high volume and time sensitive workflows that require speed with improved quality

### Pricing

| Frames Per Credit — 1080p | Frames Per Credit — 4k |
| ------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| \~52                      | \~24                   |

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### Getting Started

**Endpoint**

* [https://api.topazlabs.com/video/](<https://api.topazlabs.com/video/&#xA;>)
  * `model` — `"slf-2"`

**Model-Specific Parameters**

* `input_frame_count` — integer, optional; maximum 9000
* `start_idx` — integer, default 0
* `end_idx` — decimal, default 1000000.0
* `upscaling_factor` — decimal, default 1.0
* `low_sharpness` — boolean, default false
* `keep_original` — boolean, default false
* `ffmpeg_encoding` — string, optional
* `wm_path` — string, optional
* `ffmpeg_preproc_filters` — string, default `""`

### Examples

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