Subnet Session with Mog & Gareth from Vidaio: SN 85

Vidaio (Subnet 85) does AI video upscaling (SD → HD/4K) and compression (dramatically smaller files with similar perceived quality). Their consumer web app is live in beta—demo showed ~95% size reduction—with paid tiers coming (think ~$0.05/min, ~75% margins). Beyond creators, the big targets are streamers/broadcasters, legacy libraries, security/medical, and autonomous fleets—anyone drowning in storage/CDN costs. Near-term roadmap adds a streaming pipeline (auto encoding ladders + Hippius storage), plus R&D on colorization and selective video generation/inpainting.

For enterprises needing NDAs and tighter control, Vidaio introduced an Enterprise Track: vetted “Elite miners” execute jobs off-subnet; clients pay fiat split roughly ~75% to miners / ~25% to Vidaio. Miners must post an AlphaBond—locking ~50% of their fiat payout equivalent in ALPHA until client acceptance—creating ALPHA demand/lockups while miners get fiat to cover infra (less sell pressure). Vidaio’s cut first covers OPEX, with surplus flexed between buybacks, product, and growth. Benchmark goals: surpass Topaz Labs (~$8.3M/yr consumer) and Visionular (~$10.5M/yr enterprise) while keeping the subnet as the innovation engine.