The Best of 2012 Software

Now that 2013 is upon us, here is a quick look back at what was big in 2012.

Top Downloads of 2012

WavePad Audio Editor

Prism Video Converter

VideoPad Video Editor

Switch Audio Converter

Most Popular Blog Posts

How to Add Text to your Videos	Change Video Speed in VideoPad	Video Stabilizer Software
How to Rotate Video Clips	Record Audio Playing Through Your Speakers	Chroma Key Video Overlays
Pocket WavePad iPad Audio Editing	Record your Own Audio Book	Remove Vocals from a Song
Practice Transcription Audio Files	Is Dreamweaver Worth It?	WavePad Sound Equalizer
Time Lapse Video Capture	Express Scribe Speech to Text	Best Slideshow Software, PhotoStage

Other Big 2012 Software Updates and Releases

	NCH's First Android App, PitchPerfect Guitar Tuner		Voice Command Makes Express Talk Hands Free
	New Voxal Real Time Voice Changing Software		Crescendo Music Notation Software New Midi Playback
	New Mac version of Express Zip Compression Software		More CardWorks Business Card Templates
	New Typing Games Added to KeyBlaze Typing Tutor		KeyBlaze Typing Tutor New Mac Version

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Something to Talk About

Below is a word cloud generated from our posts here on the NCH Software: Do More with Software blog. There is no real surprise that we talk a great deal about "you" and "software," but is there anything you would like us to write about and cover more in the future?

2011 Top Software Posts Roundup

Like so many others, I find the new year a time of reflection both personally and professionally. Last year at this time I took a look at the posts that were getting the most attention on our blog to try to learn more about what our customers and readers are most interested in. With 2012 upon us, here I am again looking at the top posts of 2011:

1. VideoPad Video Editing Tips and Tricks
   
2. Changing Video Speed with VideoPad
   
3. Adding Text to Your Videos
   
4. Video Stabilization
   
5. WavePad Audio Editor New for the iPad
   
6. Practice Transcription Audio Files
   
7. Best Slideshow Software: PhotoStage
   
8. Record Audio Playing Through Your Speakers
   
9. The WavePad iPhone Audio Editor App
   
10. Make Your Music Mash Ups with MixPad
    
11. Add Subtitles to Your Videos
    
12. NCH Mobile Applications Updates
    
13. Transitions and Upgrades to VideoPad
    
14. Best Mac Audio Editing Software
    
15. New Mac Point of Sales Software
    
16. Record Your Own Audio Book
    
17. Mac Inventory Management Software
    
18. Why Web Designers Don't Need Dreamweaver
    
19. VoIP Phone Systems for the Home Office
    
20. Express Scribe Transcription Using Voice Recognition
    

So what can I glean from this list? Not only is there still interest in Mac versions of our applications, of which we have added several additions to this year (and more already in the works), there is a large interest in how to take advantage of the more advanced features in our VideoPad video editor. as well as other how-to instructions. I'm pleased to report that we are expecting a significant new release of VideoPad this year that will have a new interface designed to add more advanced features to our easy to use video editing software. That is just one of the big plans already on the horizon to keep your eyes open for, but as always, be sure to let us know what you think and what you want to see in future releases that will help you do more with software.

Looking Back at 2010

The New Year is always a time of reflection. What went well the last year? What could have been better? This is where many New Year�s resolutions come from. Not only is the New Year starting you off with a clean slate but it�s a good reason to find things you can do improve on years past. In the spirit of reflection I took a little time to look at what our most popular blog posts from the last year in hopes of finding a little bit of insight into what we should work on or write about in the year to come.

1. Change the speed of video clips in VideoPad
   
2. Practice audio transcription files now available
   
3. NCH Software iPhone Software Update, see all the NCH Software iPhone apps
   
4. Make a Glee Music Mash Up with MixPad
   
5. Record audio playing through your computer
   
6. WavePad recognized as top mac audio editing software
   
7. Zulu virtual DJ Software now avaialable for Mac
   
8. The Secret Life of Tone Generator Software
   
9. Complete transcription quickly and easily with FastFox word expansion software
   
10. Radio World User report on BroadWave streaming Audio server software
    
11. PitchPerfect Guitar Tuning Software Now an iPhone App
    
12. WavePad Audio Editor Software Now available as an iPhone App
    
13. FTC Bans Unsolicited robocalls
    
14. MixPad Multitrack audio recording and mixing software now available for Mac
    
15. New Sound Effect Library Added to WavePad Sound Editor
    
16. Create unique sounds with MixPad and WavePad Audio Software
    
17. TempoPerfect metronome software is now also an iPhone App
    
18. Internet Use in the Office and Cyberslacking is costing employers millions
    
19. A movie maker solution for Windows 7�Videopad
    
20. CardWorks new free business card designer software
    

What I take from this is that not only are our big announcements such as the addition of the sound effect library and adding speed control into VideoPad important, but that our readers like to see more about how software is being used by other people in interesting and creative ways. There also seem to be a fair amount of Mac users looking for software solutions who will be pleased to hear that we are going to continue to bring more of our popular software over to the Mac platform. We are also going to continue to try to write about a breadth of different software topics. If there is anything in particular you would like to hear about, let us know.

Slow September - Or Was It?

We were a little bit low on our blogging quota in September, but not without good reason. We have very busy with some exciting projects that left us with little time for blogging. For example we have just been finishing up the artwork for some bilingual English/French boxes for our first software products that will be sold in Canadian retail stores that will be sold soon starting out at Staples Canada. And that is just one of the exciting things that we hope/plan to see come to fruition in the not too distant future. We'll do our best to keep the blog posts coming and we hope to have more exciting news to share soon, so be sure to stay tuned for more updates on seeing NCH Software in stores in Canada and more.