@Chante - Another Captivate convert - Welcome!
Point 1 - I agree. I have seen more comparisons to video editors rather than eLearning authoring tools.
Point 2 - Freedom and flexibility is one of the most important aspects for me. That absolutely includes the ability to code with good support. I LOVE the JavaScript support offered by ActivePresenter. Without that - I would have been unable to switch myself.
Point 3 - I agree with the comment on states. It would be nice to add additional images to a state for example as well as the ability to simply go to the next or previous state as an action. Could make some nice gallery-like carousels or mimic some 3D rotation of items much easier.
Point 4 - 100%
Side note - donāt be afraid of coding. Always good to learn new things and you might be surprised at how many doors you can open with it.