QSR NVivo 8 new features include include the following:

• NVivo sports an Office 2007-like interface.
• Import, sort and analyze virtually any piece of information in any language, including videos, interview recordings, documents, digital photos, etc.
• NVivo 8 works with transcripts or without them and has the capability to work directly with audio and video files.
• Built-in media players allow you to watch/listen to multimedia without leaving the program.
• You can now merge separate projects together but still keep track of who did what including project notes.
• NVivo 8 lets you share files and findings (including multimedia) with folks who don’t have NVivo.
• You can now compare the analysis done by different individuals and teams and get a report of what percentage is the same.
• NVivo 8 has chart making ability (including 3D charts)
• This version adds something called “coding stripes” that “reflect research factors such as gender, age or income and watch them evolve over time.”
• New web-based, animated tutorial system.

This isn’t a review — all I’ve done so far is watch the animated demo of the software (which is very lovely and educational). But if you’re looking for a flexible tool you can use to manage all of the data you collect from your qualitative research projects, NVivo 8 might be worth looking into.

QSR offers NVivo 8 for a variety of different prices, depending on who you are and how many copies you buy. A full academic license is available for $595 with $119 annual maintenance. Upgrade from version NVivo 7 to NVivo 8 cost $210. A student edition is available for $240. Meanwhile, a commercial NVivo license costs $2,085 with $417 a year maintenance.

• Nvivo 8 Free Trial Download
• NVivo 8 Product Information
• New Features List
• Review of NVivo 7 at the Learning Curve