I really dislike activation schemes, because they treat customers as though they're dishonest. This is their online activation process, which checks against a server to verify your serial number - although it does't seem to do it every time, because I've used the software offline. When I started it up for the first time I noticed the "Obtain a License" button with a check-box for "Automatically Validate Next Time". Once I downloaded the software, installation of TMPGEnc 4.0 Xpress was uneventful. Per-user licensing is realistic per-computer licensing is not. I checked the online EULA and unfortunately they only allow for one install and activation of the software - in this era of laptops, it's not uncommon for people to have two or more computers, and it's unrealistic for companies to expect that any user will purchase more than one copy of their software.
I had to register an account on their Web site, enter my serial number, then agree to a long EULA before I was allowed to download the software. When I went through the process of getting the software set up after receiving a serial number from my PR contact, I couldn't help but notice how complex it all was. When you consider that you can purchase video editing programs such as Premiere Elements for $99, TMPGEnc seems fairly expensive at $99 - but if you're tired of the limited video encoding options that most consumer-level video editing programs offer, TMPGEnc is a breath of fresh air and well worth the investment. Summary:If you're looking for the ultimate level of control when it comes to video encoding, TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress is one of the best tools on the market today. Requires online product activation EULA restricts you to one install (but see below).Seems to have trouble with certain AVI files, no support for KV files.
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