I purchased this software in 2011. I can confirm Doyh’s experience that the infognition website was sometimes down or unavailable. I even thought the vendor went out of business because I could not reach the website. As this happened some time ago I cannot provide any more details. I don’t believe it was a local issue. I also use Malwarebytes, so it is possible this was a false positive by Malwarebytes.
The review posted on the SoS website by Dennis Nelson is spot on. Expect to spend some time with the program and your video clips. I’m not sure I ever got my DV AVI files to look any better than just standard up-conversion by my editing program. My source material is talking heads, which should be ideal for the Video Enhancer forward and backward frame seeking algorithm. If all fairness video conversion to HD is not a simple pushbutton approach and intelligent choices about codecs and interlacing and filters and their sequencing must be made. If you can make those choices, then this program can be of use. But that’s the essential problem: it’s a tool for the initiated. Up-conversion requires more technical knowledge can come from skills acquired in non-linear editing. Dmity’s own comments “1.x versions were more like “aim, aim, aim, fire!” – first you collected all the filters and picked all the settings, more or less blindly…” recognizes that you are on your own, mostly, to select the right filters and settings.
From 2011 to 2016 the user interface has remained essentially unchanged. I look forward to seeing the changes in the new beta version just mentioned by Dimitry in the comments. Will those who partake in this SoS promotion receive an upgrade price?