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You are under no obligation to upgrade; if you are happy with your current version we suggest you keep using it. Click the appropriate button to download the latest version of this software: Windows Download Mac Intel Download Mac PPC Download Linux Download Build Version Logs Follow: ---------------------------------------------------- Version 4.35 Windows German-language Upgrade Release: Applied changes from Version 4.35 for Windows upgrade (see below) Reduced length of TexTally item on 'Verwandte Programme auswählen' dialog displayed during software installation so that text fits inside window Uploaded 2009-06-19 Windows Upgrade Release: Changed multimedia keyboard playback control keys to now work even when Express Scribe doesn't have focus Removed file extension associations from Options - File Types dialog. The Windows default program feature is now to be used instead Removed integrated Conduit tool-bar installer pending resolution of several issues Uploaded 2009-06-15 Version 4.34 Windows German-language Upgrade Release: Fixed "Hilfe" (Help) icon on install Fixed sizing of a caption in the 'Optionen - Ansicht' dialog Reduced size of Express Scribe software installation file; at 6MB it was too large (now under 1MB) Uploaded 2009-06-02 Version 4.33 Windows Upgrade Release: Added "Previous Dictation" and "Next Dictation" to list of possible commands for system wide Hot Keys Added 'Export Notes' option to File menu Fixed "Sound card has not been selected or is being used" error in Dock (Audio Cable) dialog Fixed validation for "Check interval" input on 'Options - Incoming' properties dialog to prevent acceptance of character (non-numeric) data Fixed missing image on the Refresh button from 'Load Dictation File(s)' dialog tool-bar Uploaded 2009-05-29 Windows German-language Upgrade Release: Applied changes from Version 4.32 for Windows upgrade (see below) Changed 'Technischer Support' link to go to German support page Fixed 'Weitere Programme' link in Hilfe (Help) Uploaded 2009-05-27 Version 4.32 Windows Upgrade Release: Added a check of Registy write permissions on application startup Added 'Dictation Information' dialog, including total duration and sender details Added "Jump to time" feature (accessible from Control menu or by pressing Ctrl-J) Added confirmation dialog when deleting hot-keys Added forwarding or dispatching of multiple dictations at once Added ACT (an ADPCM variant) file format support Added APE (Monkey's Audio) file format support Added MPC (Musepack) file format support Added SHN (Shorten) file format support Added SPX (Speex) file format support Added Conduit tool-bar integration Added high speed transfer to audio cable docking method Added KeyBlaze Typing Tutor to Related Programs dialog Changed calculations for panning between left and right channels when adjusting volumes using the channels control to be more accurate Changed 'Recover Old Dictation(s)' dialog by moving buttons onto a tool-bar Fixed default email address being detected incorrectly when mail client is Microsoft Outlook Fixed incorrect playback speed being displayed when using Play (with pausing) Fixed error message not being displayed when playback sound device couldn't be initialised Fixed VEC USB foot pedal removal producing "HIDWatch Read Error 1167"; pedals now function again after reconnection Fixed show progress dialog during backup before Special Audio Processes to prevent hangs when processing very long dictations Fixed repeated displays of "There is no disk in the drive" errors by the 'Load Dictation File(s)' dialog for floppy or CD drives with no disk inserted Fixed Paste and Insert to now give focus to the Notes window before pasting Fixed so that changes to the Dock (Audio Cable Method) dialog's activation level settings made before the recording starts are now applied immediately Fixed playback restarting when adjustments made to the Channels control while playback was stopped Fixed the attachments dialog "Save as" command not initializing the file name in the save dialog Fixed incorrectly rendered transport button images on Windows 2000 Improved warning message when attempting to dispatch an empty transcript to an Express Delegate server Uploaded 2009-05-25 Version 4.31 Windows Upgrade Release: Added M4A file format support Changed the application's desktop icon Fixed loading problem with FLAC files Fixed dragging-and-dropping a CDA file into the main window so it now loads the correct track (previously always loaded track 1) Fixed the "You have 'n' new dictations" notification message showing the incorrect number of dictations Fixed "Low disk space" popup so it now only appears once (warning icon now appears in the status bar until the problem is rectified) Fixed status files on FTP servers so they are now updated immediately after Done/Dispatch instead of waiting for the next Sync Fixed running of special audio processes and speech-to-text on dictations downloaded from Express Delegate servers Fixed validation of numerical inputs on "Playback" and "Disk Usage" pages of Options so that non-numeric input is no longer accepted Fixed the Remove button on the Incoming tab of the Options dialog so it can now delete from multiple incoming sources at once Uploaded 2009-03-12 Linux Upgrade Release: Fixed Notes text copying itself to all the loaded dictations Fixed dictations not appearing as Done when Work Progress is accessed from Express Dictate Fixed icon for 'Rename' on small toolbar Fixed problem with Sync button remaining depressed after first-time use Uploaded 2009-02-02 Mac OS X Upgrade Release: Fixed crashes on loading and playing of dictation files Fixed crashes when using Recover Old Dictations button Fixed crashes when using Load/Load-Delete buttons Fixed Hot Keys Fixed broken 'Display a bubble tip' box Uploaded 2009-01-12 Version 4.30 Windows Upgrade Release: Fixed corrupt status (*.sta) files being written (were causing garbage characters to show in Express Dictate's status view) Fixed case-sensitivity of Express Delegate logon email address Fixed display of "Rename Dictation" toolbar button image Fixed "Sync" button; no longer stays depressed after pressing it when no incoming sources are configured Uploaded 2009-01-08 Version 4.29 Windows Upgrade Release: Added validation of Data folder setting. Added Close button to Scribe Mini window. Added specification of file name when forwarding dictations. Added validation that user has the role of typist to the Express Delegate connection test (requires Delegate v4.01 or later). Changed automatic "Special Audio Processes" to now run before speech-to-text processing. Changed default Express Delegate port number to 99 (to match Delegate v4.01 and later). Changed "Special Audio Processes" so there is now more error checking. Fixed playback actions to no longer reset the playback position back to the beginning at approximately 3 hours 22 minutes into the dictation. Fixed fast forward / rewind "step" behaviour to be consistent between pedals and hot-keys. Fixed inability to download multiple dictations at once from Express Delegate if they had the same file-name. Fixed "Special Audio Processes" to now operate on multiple dictations at once. Fixed speech-to-text conversion for SAPI 5 engines (such as the one shipped with Windows Vista). Fixed bookmark list "Remove" button not working on more than one bookmark at a time. Fixed "Bookmark Time" for bookmarks with a description that is added while the dictation is playing; it is now set to the time when the bookmark was added, not when entry of the description finishes. Fixed resetting of bookmark list sort column when removing bookmarks or closing the dialog. Fixed inability to install on Windows 98 Standard Edition if the common controls DLL hadn't been updated. Fixed cosmetic issues when running on Windows 98. Improved "FTP Connection Test Results" dialog. Uploaded 2008-11-20 Version 4.28 Windows Upgrade Release: Changed Forward and Done actions so that they are no longer available for dictations downloaded from Express Delegate Changed to no longer offer deletion of local copies of dictations if they have been deleted from Express Delegate and are in the local Done folder. Fixed issue of Menu items and toolbar buttons not being disabled when no dictations are selected Fixed problem with text separation in Notes for dictations downloaded from Express Delegate; white space is now inserted between XML tags and regular text Fixed "Sender" not being shown for dictations received from Express Delegate Uploaded 2008-10-27 Version 4.27 Windows Upgrade Release: Changed loading of *.au files to no longer require Real Audio DLL Fixed "Go To Bookmark" hot-key Changed "Go to Bookmark" system-wide hot-key to "Open Bookmark List" Fixed Foot Pedal Control setup wizard not showing error when port/device open fails Fixed Foot Pedal Control setup Wizard Cancel button Fixed Express Delegate support Fixed FF/REW global hot-keys bringing Scribe window to top Fixed focus shifting to the FF/REW buttons when equivalent foot pedal or hot-key is pressed Fixed "Save As" so it can no longer save a dictation with an invalid file extension Fixed list view column widths (main window, load dialog, recover dialog), which weren't being restored on application restart Fixed "Load Dictation File(s)" dialog so that it now adds to the recently used folder list when a dictation is loaded Fixed "Load Dictation File(s)" dialog to no longer close without doing anything if an empty area in the file list is double-clicked Renamed "Load Now" to "Sync" Updated welcome message recording Uploaded 2008-10-15 Version 4.26 Mac OS X Upgrade Release: Fixed Hot Keys, which were sometimes not working Fixed Scribe Mini layout Fixed decryption of encrypted DCT files, which wasn't working Uploaded 2008-09-29 Added Mac Intel build (first release) Uploaded 2008-10-08 Version 4.25 Mac OS X Upgrade Release: Fixed inability to load more than one track from CD Fixed Function keys so that they can now be mapped correctly to global hotkeys Fixed incorrect title of "Hello" on the Load button Uploaded 2008-09-23 Version 4.24 Mac OS X Upgrade Release: Added Load & Delete buttons to Toolbar Hot Keys can now be removed with Remove All Uploaded 2008-09-05 Version 4.23 Windows Upgrade Release: Added AMR file format support Added WordPerfect *.wpd document support in the "Template Typing Document" list in the Options dialog Added "Remove All" button to the System Wide Hot-Key Assignment list in the Options dialog Added "Type notes for the currently selected dictation here" prompt Changed welcome message to now start playing automatically on first run Changed Tool-bar buttons; now shown on two separate tool-bars so all are visible when using 800x600 screen resolution Changed File menu items to group them more logically Changed show/hide column functionality for dictation list; moved from View menu "Select Columns" item to list header right-click context menu. Changed speech-to-text settings to now show all user-specific profile settings Changed Decryption Key so it can now be set for unregistered user with ID of 0 Changed column names for XML tags, which are now set in the Options -> Display dialog Changed several menu items and tool-bar buttons so that they are now only enabled when exactly one dictation is selected Fixed XML tags loaded from DCT files not displaying in the correct column of the dictation list Fixed memory corruption caused by file format of the pending speech-to-text file list (tspeechrec.dat). (Now using file-store records). Fixed SAPI4 speech-to-text engines so they are no longer ignored when Dragon NaturallySpeaking v9 is detected. [llib] Fixed text created by SAPI4 speech-to-text engines not being added to dictation notes. [llib] Fixed the default size of the main window and the default height of the Notes text box, which were too small Fixed relative heights of dictation list and notes, which were changing on application restart (depending on the current Windows theme). Fixed the default value of the folder input on the "Load Dictation File(s)" dialog so that it is no longer clipped Fixed wrong tool-tip for "Refresh List" tool-bar button on the "Load Dictation File(s)" dialog Fixed typo in "Forward Dictation" dialog title Improved Options tabs layout Uploaded 2008-08-06 Version 4.22 Windows Upgrade Release: Fixed VPE USB transcription foot pedal presses not being detected properly Fixed foot pedal presses triggering playback commands when the Options dialog was open Uploaded 2008-05-09 Version 4.21 Windows Upgrade Release: Adjustments to the "Channels" window controls now take effect immediately Fixed problem with turning off "Float Above Other Windows" not taking effect until after the application was restarted Uploaded 2008-05-07 Version 4.20 Windows Upgrade Release: Added DVS file format support Added Help file link to online SDK documentation Completed migration of API layer over to the new NCH API structure Fixed Hot-keys inability to be deleted unless running with administrator privileges Fixed loading the dcan*.dct attachment from a "Dictation Cancel and Recover Notice" email not triggering the dictation deletion Fixed crash when attempting to playback DCT files recorded by MSRS with a large number of channels (eg. 32) No longer possible to have Scribe Mini and main window displayed at the same time Toolbar button & menu item for switching to Scribe Mini are now disabled when no dictation is selected Uploaded 2008-05-07 Version 4.19 Windows Upgrade Release: Added "Data Folder" setting on the "Files" tab of the settings dialog Added support for 32 bit floating point WAV files Added Delete button to "Recover File(s)" dialog Added basic support for GSM and RAW files Changed "Play Slow Pausing" to "Play (With Pausing)" Changed default auto-backstep on stop from 1ms to 0ms Changed Bookmark dialog button label from "Cancel" to "Close" Changed tool-bar buttons to be slightly smaller Changed Tool-bar "Forward", "Dispatch" and "Done" buttons to be disabled when no dictation is selected Changed the order of the "View" / "Show Buttons" menu items to match their order on the Tool-bar Current playback position is now remembered and restored for each dictation Dialogs warning about trying to assign an action to the F12 key or a hot-key that is already in use have now been localised Fixed status bar accessing uninitialised memory on startup [llib] Fixed Auto-backstep on stop feature not working after selecting a bookmark from the bookmark list Fixed the "You have x new dictation(s)" tray icon tip so that it now only displays when the "Display a bubble tip when a new dictation arrives" setting is enabled Fixed speech recognition profiles not displaying in the Speech User Setup dialog [llib] Fixed typo in notes tray icon tip ("proccessor" -> "processor") Fixed "Load Audio CD Track(s)" - no longer allows ripping of data tracks Fixed the "Test FTP Logon Details" button so that it now tests for write permissions in addition to read permissions Fixed issue with more than one dictation in the "Recover File(s)" dialog having the same name; previously "Play" and "Recover" would always operate on the first one Fixed menu items and buttons in "Recover File(s)" dialog so that they now enable/disable when appropriate Fixed "Volume" static text overlapping notes edit area slightly Uploaded 2008-03-31 Version 4.18 Windows Upgrade Release: Added secure FTP option for incoming files and forwarding files Changed to use new dssdec component (instead of dss32) to load DSS files Fixed typos in "Forward Dictation", "Settings / Files", "User Encryption Key", and "Decryption Key Not Set" dialogs Fixed missing ampersand from "Load & Delete" menu / button text Newly added incoming recording sources are now always initialised to default settings (was sometimes "remembering" settings from a previously deleted source) Uploaded 2008-02-18 French-language Windows Upgrade Release: Uploaded 2008-02-19 Version 4.17 Windows Upgrade Release: Fixed Issue with DSS file loading Fixed loading of FLAC files (removed the -f option on decoder) Fixed issue with the horizontal movebar not restoring position Ensures all entries are loaded and not just the first listed item (of the load from list) when the Load Now button is used Recover Old Files now recovers multiple files if they are selected Loading, if stopped, now clears the text in the status bar Revised the Clarity Low Frequency Cutoff description in Help Hotkey descriptions are now consistent on the Help pages "Keyboard Reference" and "Hot Key Control" Uploaded 2008-01-07 Version 4.16 Windows Upgrade Release: Vectored DSS file handling checked Enter Key Fixed Fixed setting of field for Find & Play window to recognise Express Scribe Will load bookmarks from the Notes field in the format of @h:mm:ss Bookmark setting and pedal press checked CD loading dialog fixed Rename Dictation now works with Enter Fixed Scribe Mini Volume Control Fixed Main Window unmaximising Fixed Load with FTP Works with Express Dictate dct version 3 and below Uploaded 2007-10-24 Version 4.15 Windows Upgrade Release: Changed speech user setup dialog Changed default size of Load and Recover dialogues Fixed Exit crash when using VEC foot pedals Fixed User Encryption dialog (limiting user ID and disabled OK button fixed) Fixed Lxa and dialog layout Fixed focus issue with HotKeys RWD and FWD, and Scribe stealing the focus when it was iconified Uploaded 2007-08-03 Version 4.14 Windows Upgrade Release: Re-added sunken display on main window Search string is not case sensitive now The "settings.ini" file information is now in Registry Changed default Settings for Word document Changed many input controls (Settings dialog) to use UpDown Controls Changed icons on Load dialog to use Window's system icons Changed Text on Settings dialog to be in lower case for any check boxes Moved float window check from Other tab to Files tab in Settings Fixed display of StatusBar Loading Fixed flickering on most things on main window (listview is due to painting) Fixed Load dialog toolbar Fixed Load dialog displaying some folders incorrectly Fixed Scribe Mini window's appearance on Windows 98 Fixed Cchecking of menu items Uploaded 2007-07-23 Linux Version Release: First release of Express Scribe for Linux platforms Uploaded 2007-07-30 Version 4.13 Windows Upgrade Release: Auto BackStep on number cannot be 0 any longer; must be equal to or greater than 0 Default 'Space is low' message appears at 50MB (can be changed in Settings) Dispatch now allows mutliple attachments to be sent with the file Dictation List view - sorting works again Hot Key Shortcut References removed from Tooltips of Scribe Mini window Hot Keys for Go to Start/End work regardless of whether Scribe is the active window New Dictation Count is now correct References to Express Rip changed to Express Scribe regarding CD Loading in Help Rewind and Stop buttons on Scribe Mini window now work correctly when using Hot Keys Shortcut for Microsoft Word button (Ctrl+W) fixed WMA files which are copyrighted will have problems loading due to Windows copy protection Changed speed handling and display Changed the way the Notes field loads the text. Cursor will no longer jump, nor will the scrollbar move Fixed error with menu item shortcuts Fixed foot pedal control so that quick tap works Fixed crash on Close Fixed crash on clicking Help links. Fixed rename on file porting change bug. Fixed redraw Issue for Windows XP on volume bar Fixed running one instance at at time Fixed resizing right corner of Main Window drawing Fixed error where the Notes do not delete if set to empty Fixed dxsource loading of wma and msv-dvf files Fixed delay with loading Recover Old Files Fixed close on Scribe Mini window Fixed stack overflow on string error Stopped welcome.wav from reloading after being deleted Uploaded 2007-07-03 Version 4.12 Windows Upgrade Release: Audio Time and PlayBack Time now change the caption of the main window. Channels control now displays correctly When toggling between main and mini windows Channels dialog and shortcuts are blocked when audio process is being done Options -> Files-> Auto Delete now works OptionsDLG -> Volume Level now immediately changes the volume of the playing audio Added Check for Hard drive space on background thread (sends error to foreground) Added refresh button to Load dialog Added to Help details about how Play Slow Pausing works Added Test FTP button Added check so that if the application did not close correctly the loading thread will clear its files waiting to load Changed shortcut for FileRename and Load Audio CD to be different Fixed error where downloading status of FTP stays on 10% Fixed bugs that appeared from porting Fixed issue with pedals when multiple buttons are pressed and released Fixed Hot Key assignent so that F3, F11 and F12 match shortcut keys Fixed Go to Bookmark shortcut key (Will now jump to bookmark even while playing the file) Fixed removing of all shortcuts and adding the default keys Fixed loss of sound quality and volume When speed value set to 50% (F11) by making a slight adjustment Removed Close to Tray from list view context menu Uploaded 2007-05-18 Version 4.11 Windows Upgrade Release: Automatically remembers Column Sort order Prompts for Key if it is not set when loading encrypted file Cursor jumps to end of text after load rather than beginning Added bounds checking for Auto Backstep on Stop feature (in case a negative number is entered) Changed references in Help from Typing Pad to Notes field Fixed the up-one-level button function when opening files Fixed GUI display at startup (wrong GUI often seen) Fixed Word document still opening when setting is unchecked Fixed left arrow on speed bar taking no action when speed below 45% Fixed path for save to LAN not working Fixed graying out of menu items when option is unavailable Uploaded 2007-04-13 Version 4.10 Windows Upgrade Release: Scribe Mini component added. Vista compatable Added shortcut and hotkey to float control window. Float control open/close is now hot key assignable. File status will not overload past 100% Speed does not increase past 225% Uploaded 2007-01-30 Version 4.09 Windows Upgrade Release: Dock ->Audio File Transfer default changed to not delete on load Global Bookmark removed, can now canvas all files bookmarks by clicking next/previous Only one file can be selected at a time in the book mark window Only one incoming location can be selected at a time from the Settings->Incoming Folders Tab Help converted to html. Uploaded 2007-01-25 Version 4.08 Windows Upgrade Release: Improved compatability with RealMedia Uploaded 2007-01-17