Have just read a number of posts where people are complaining about the unlimited licence and how they cannot reinstall on a new computer.
From my understanding:
The licence is not attached to the computer case, hard drives, RAM, graphic cards, sound cards , keyboards or mouse (meece / Mice) or other programs as all these can change on a particular computer. So what makes uour computer unique? - the CPU. So if you change your motherboard, buy a new computer, computer crashes so you have to get a new CPU then your licence expires with that.
Sure we can complain and get some freeware alternatives, or some other programs where updates do not occur or are infrequent. But look what we get for that $59 licence:
These programs I use in order of frequency:
AVS Media Player alt Windows Media player but so complex
AVS Document converter - saves having to spend $180 on Microsoft Office to read docx files and convert them
AVS Audio Editor - Marvelous for extracting mp3 files from videos such as those on youtube and changing the sound so that the volume is consistent song to song.
AVS Video Editor - I have spent $100s on Pinnacle versions 9, 12, 17 to stay updated. - Updates here are free.
and it also has a screen recorder built in (had purchased BSR screen recorder $50 + before this)
AVS Video Converter - conversion can also be done in the Pinnacle products.
AVS Photo Editor - limited editor lacks layers, text options vectore and ability to have windowed mode with a number of images viewable in the work area at once. For editing I have used Photoshop ($120 per year), but favorite is Paint Shop Pro (about $80 per year for each upgrade which builds and adds some new features each year)
AVS Audio Converter and AVS Image Converter have limited use as many of the other programs do that conversion when you save in a different format - so could do without these.
So the savings on a lifetime of computer licence are much greater than the cost of buying a new licence with a new computer. If you can afford to change to a new computer each 3 years then you can also afford the new licence for that computer. ($20 / year)
Now a missing program that AVS could do (as well as the changes suggested for the Photo Editor, but perhaps they are too far behind on that one and it will suit the average email it/ post it on social media user anyway)
I use Internet Download Manager ($25) free and regular updates although they are thinkig of charging a new price for major upgrades - useful for downloading all manner of files and any videos that play on social media and youtube at the click of a button. I think AVS is missing this program.