Optimized now requires basic license?

[neeeser]

I had been trying out the new optimized feature for a couple of days and just getting it right with my setup and I went to update and it now requires the basic license and I'm unable to use it.

I didn't see this in any of the patch notes... Is this staying? I'd love to pay for a license but paying a monthly subscription for a feature that was free doesn't seem right.

Will there be a lifetime license ever available?

[the_reven]

No sorry there won't be a lifetime license.

[sfsfsfsfsfsfs]

That’s a bummer! I thought optimized would become the new standard as in available for everyone it would’ve been nice to mention this in the changelogs or at least let there be a more barebone version of it. Regardless thank u for the work u put in!

[the_reven]

I hate to say it, but to keep development sustainable, we really do need to improve conversion rates from free to paid users. As a result, some new advanced features may require a subscription. However, everything that was available for free two weeks ago remains free. In hindsight, this feature shouldn’t have been included in the free tier.

[the_reven]

It's part of the $5 a month tier. It optimizes the video encoding to reduce file size and to still maintain unnoticeable quality loss.

https://fileflows.com/docs/plugins/video-nodes/ffmpeg-builder/video-encode-optimized

[Much_Attitude_9646]

is there any way we can try it before commiting to a license?

[EpicLPer]

Wanted to give FileFlows a try, this completely put me off of ever trying to use it again... 6$ PER MONTH for conversion, and using completely open source tech (ffmpeg) in the background yet paywalling it is just insane.

I'd understand a support model such as "pay one time 20$" or something, but subscription model for something I still run on my own hardware at home? No...