Initial impressions are that it’s worse, simply because I didn’t get far past login in my testing. Win 10, Nvidia RTX 3060Ti.
Minuses
- New browser licence system forces you to be online each time you open the program.
- The username and password often has to be re-entered manually when re-starting the program even during the same computer session. Not always, but too often.
- Logging continues even when “detailed logging” is turned off.
Pluses
- Watermark is now removed for users relying on the license extension for v 3.0.x versions, when starting to process a new video (but that’s more of a bug fix).
- Didn’t get any further because of the Minuses.
In other words, this software version cannot usefully be used offline either for those who choose to work like this or whose internet connection is down when starting the program. Or who don’t want log files cluttering up their system (we aren’t supposed to be Beta testers!). These things are not standard industry practice for consumer video software and should not be done.
I edited a few times to reflect my latest findings. I will be reverting to an earlier version.
*Late EDIT to add:
My licence expired after release 3.0.3 or so, I am relying on the posted Topaz undertaking to extend licensing for releases 3.0.x, for anyone who was correctly licensed for 3.0.0. This might explain why some are seeing the logon issues with 3.0.7 and others not.
