NCH Software
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Canberra, office in Australia |
Key people | Peter Lupton, Founder and CEO |
| Products | NCH Software Product List |
| Website | www.nchsoftware.com |
NCH Software is a software development company founded in 1993 in Canberra, Australia. The Colorado office was started in April 2008 due to the large U.S. customer base. NCH Software primarily sells to individuals via their website.
Software products
NCH Software provides software programs for audio, video, business, dictation and transcription, graphics, telephony and other utilities. On September 26, 2014, cnet.com showed their most-frequently downloaded program from NCH Software was WavePad Sound Editor Masters Edition.[1]
| Name | Description | Windows | Mac OS X | iOS App | Android App |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axon | Virtual PBX | Yes | |||
| Barillo | Barcode generator | Yes | |||
| Bolt | PDF printer | Yes | |||
| BroadCam | Video streaming server | Yes | |||
| BroadWave[2] | Audio Streaming Server | Yes | |||
| CardWorks | Business Card Designer | Yes | |||
| Classic FTP | FTP client | Yes | Yes | ||
| Copper | Point of Sales software | Yes | Yes | ||
| Crescendo | Music Notation Editor | Yes | |||
| Debut | Video capture software | Yes | Yes | ||
| DesktopNow | Remote Computer Access | Yes | |||
| DialDictate | Phone In Dictation System | Yes | |||
| Disketch | CD/DVD Label Designer | Yes | Yes | ||
| Doxillion | Document Converter | Yes | Yes | ||
| Express Accounts | Accounting Software | Yes | Yes | ||
| Express Burn[3] | CD/DVD/Blu-ray Burner | Yes | Yes | ||
| Express Delegate | Dictation and Transcription Manager | Yes | |||
| Express Dictate[4] | Digital Dictation Recorder | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Express Invoice | Invoicing Software | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Express Rip | CD Ripper | Yes | |||
| Express Scribe | Transcription Playback Software | Yes | Yes | ||
| Express Talk | Softphone | Yes | Yes | ||
| Express Zip | File Compression Software | Yes | Yes | ||
| Eyeline | Video Surveillance Software | Yes | |||
| FastFox | Typing Expander | Yes | Yes | ||
| FileFort | Backup Software | Yes | Yes | ||
| FlexiServer[5] | Employee Management Software | Yes | |||
| Fling | Automatic FTP Uploader | Yes | |||
| Golden Records | Vinyl to CD Converter | Yes | Yes | ||
| Golden Videos | VHS to DVD Converter | Yes | |||
| HourGuard | Timesheet Software | Yes | Yes | ||
| IMS | On-Hold Messages Player | Yes | Yes | ||
| Inventoria[6] | Inventory Software | Yes | Yes | ||
| IVM[7] | Telephone Attendant | Yes | |||
| KeyBlaze | Typing Tutor | Yes | Yes | ||
| MEO | Encryption Software | Yes | Yes | ||
| MixPad[8] | Multitrack Audio Recorder & Mixer | Yes | Yes | ||
| MSRS | Court and Conference Recorder | Yes | |||
| Orion | File Recovery | Yes | |||
| PhotoPad | Photo Editor | Yes | |||
| PhotoStage | Slideshow Creator | Yes | |||
| PitchPerfect | Guitar Tuner | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Pixillion | Image File Converter | Yes | Yes | ||
| Prism | Video File Converter | Yes | Yes | ||
| Quorum | Audio Conferencing Software | Yes | |||
| RecordPad | Audio Recorder | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Reflect | Customer Relationship Software | Yes | Yes | ||
| SoundTap | Audio Stream Recorder | Yes | Yes | ||
| Switch[9] | Audio File Converter | Yes | Yes | ||
| TempoPerfect | Metronome Software | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| TexTally | Word, Line and Character Counter | Yes | |||
| NCH Tone Generator | Audio Test Tone Generator | Yes | Yes | ||
| TRx | Single Line Phone Recorder | Yes | Yes | ||
| TwelveKeys | Music Transcription Assistant | Yes | |||
| Verbose | Text to Speech Converter | Yes | Yes | ||
| Verity | Child Monitoring Software | Yes | |||
| VideoPad[10] | Video Editing Software | Yes | Yes | ||
| VRS | Multiple Line Voice Recorder | Yes | |||
| Warp | Registry Cleaner | Yes | |||
| WavePad | Audio Editing Software | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Web Dictate | Internet Dictation System | Yes | |||
| Zulu[11] | DJ Software | Yes | Yes |
Browser Toolbar
During the installation process NCH Software also by default (but you can uncheck the option during install) installs Google Chrome. This can be unselected during install or removed after install. In older versions of their software a browser toolbar powered by Conduit,[12] was installed as well as making changes to the default homepage and search engine.
Criticism
- Some users have reported finding unexpected additional software when installing NCH programs.[13][14][15] However, WOT Services and McAfee SiteAdvisor both claim NCH Software website to be free of Adware/Malware.[16][17] Nevertheless, most NCH software products are known to install on-demand components such as codecs.
- After uninstalling certain NCH products, the on-demand installer remains installed and will continue attempting to install NCH software in certain circumstances. After uninstalling Debut Video Capture, the on-demand installer file name is prism.exe and can be located in (program files) \NCH Software\Prism. This may vary with different NCH products. For example, the following registry key was found after uninstalling Debut Video Capture: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WinRAR\Shell\NCHextract. The key displays a link to the on-demand installer for Express Zip whenever a winRAR context menu is displayed. This issue can be solved by a simple registry search for "NCHextract" however, there appears to be no official solution provided by NCH.
- Certain NCH products hijack already - registered file extensions without permission, bringing up the NCH on-demand installer when a file with this extension is clicked, instead of the previously registered program. This is confirmed with Debut Video Capture and ISO file extensions.
- A lot of users have reported Blue Screens (BSOD) by using NCH products such as Debut or Sound Tap, especially in Windows 7 64-bit systems. The blue screen critical crash always points to an NCH device driver named stdriver64.sys. In some systems the BSOD can be reproduced by installing Debut and Voxal Voice Changer, and clicking "preview". This bug has now been fixed and the remedy is to re-download the new version from www.nchsoftware.com.[18]
- Prism Video Converter has been reported to include FFmpeg in violation of the LGPL license.[19]
- There is a dubiously limited software update policy: NCH only allow access to their software updates and bug-fixes for a period of 3 months, after which point the end user may have to re-purchase the software to receive updates and fixes for a further 3 months. Response to bugs are typically very slow, so a bug reported in software bought today may not get fixes within the 3 month update period and the user will need to re-purchase the software to receive the fix or update when released.[20]
External links
References
- ^ "Search Results for NCH Software". Download.com. CNET. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ^ "BroadWave Makes Streaming Easy". radio World. 2009-10-30.
- ^ "Why Use Express Burn for DVD Burning?". Steve's DigiCams.
- ^ "A police department gains efficiency with digital recording and transcription software". Speech Technology (magazine). 2010-10-01.
- ^ "Why more employers are using employee monitoring software". 2010-10-29.
- ^ "inventory software to help keep your business on track". Top Ten Reviews.
- ^ "NCH Software Launches its Latest IVM Interactive Telephone System". TMC Net. 2009-07-01.
- ^ "Comparing Audio Recording Software". Bright Hub. 2010-04-14.
- ^ "Best audio converter software". Top Ten Reviews.
- ^ "Surprisingly easy to use video editing software". Cnet.
- ^ "DJ Mixing Software Review". Top Ten Reviews.
- ^ http://nch.ourtoolbar.com/help/#answer4_1
- ^ http://nch.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=15020
- ^ http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message949220/pg1
- ^ Also see Web Of Trust user reviews
- ^ http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/nchsoftware.com#page-1
- ^ http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/nchsoftware.com/summary/
- ^ http://www.nchsoftware.com/capture
- ^ http://roundup.libav.org/issue921
- ^ http://www.nch.com.au/software/buyfaq.html