Later versions introduced codeable components, most notably the "SuperScope" render effect and "Dynamic Movement".
For a short period, version 2.83 was distributed, a decision that was eventually reversed due to incompatibilities.
Long after having left the company, Nullsoft founder Justin Frankel released a fork in August 2010 of the plug-in, titled "Cockos Happy AVS".
The following day, an unofficial report surfaced that Microsoft was in talks with AOL to acquire Nullsoft.
Render draws shapes, Trans transforms the current image and Misc contains the components that don't fit in other two categories.
The codable components allow the most customizability, when a preset author can control and program effects through AVS' simple scripting language.