Hi Paul,
I’ve been researching this too and was going to go with Intense because it seems to have everything I need. I’ve been using some of the power themes on Envato and have decided to stop using them because they eventually become unsupported. I’m wanting lots of cool shortcodes, with animations, etc, like the themes I’ve been using, and Intense seemed to fit the bill.
What exactly was the issue with Intense. Is it compatible with Beaver? Does it slow it down noticeably?
You could try Shortcodes Ultimate, it’s one of the most popular and it’s free.
Steve