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Software Description:
Final Draft is the number-one selling wordprocessor specifically built for writing movie scripts, televisionepisodics and stage plays.
It combines powerful word processing with professional scriptformatting in one self-contained, easy-to-use package. There is noneed to learn about script formatting rules Final Draftautomatically paginates and formats your script to industrystandards as you write.
Here are some key features of “FinalDraft”:
– Scene View
– Outline your script ideas and reorder scenes in this high leveloverview.
– With the Scene View you can look at your script from a 5,000 footview and select, drag and drop one or more scenes to reorganizeyour ideas as you outline. Insert new scenes easily, and hide orshow information important to you such as the scene’s action, titleand summary. Scene View also displays a scene’s color so you canquickly identify one scene from another. Print your Scene View orjust view it alongside the script. With a double-click you can syncthe script to instantly go to any scene you’ve selected in SceneView.
– Scene Navigator
– Manage and view the important details of your scene in thissortable floating palette.
– Manage the pace and flow of your story and keep track of up to 9categories of information related to your scenes. The SceneNavigator is a sortable, customizable floating palette thatdisplays details about your script such as a scene’s title, color,page number, length and location, and best of all it syncs with thescript with a single-click. As your script progresses, you can pickand choose the columns of information that are relevant for thatphase of writing.
– Scene Properties Inspector (SPI)
– Add scene titles and colors to track your story lines,characters, etc.
– Track data specific to each scene in this new floating palettesuch as the scene’s story beats that will eventually make up theaction, characters and dialog of the scene. Add and edit yourscene’s title such as ‘Villain introduced’, and add color to thescene to help you track elements like storylines, character arcs,and material you need to get back to later. Like the Navigator, theSPI will display the details of whatever scene you’re working on inyour script so that you have your summary notes handy as you needthem.
– Index Cards
– Easily outline your story and restructure your script by draggingand dropping multiple scenes at a time.
– This improved feature has double-sided cards that display thescript’s scene on one side and the summary on the other. TheSummary View allows you to enter ideas directly into the index cardsuch as your basic outline, notes, sequence or act markers,comments, locations, blocking… anything you need to build andorganize your story. You can also color your Index Cards to helporganize themes, character arcs, A and B stories, etc. Select andrearrange multiple cards at once if you need to reorder your scenesor print your Index Cards directly on 3×5 or 4×6 cards for use inthe ‘traditional’ way if you want to visualize and organize scenesoutside of the application. Double-clicking on a card in SplitPanel View will automatically sync the scene selected with yourscript.
– File Format (now XML)
– Other software now works seamlessly with the new Final Draft .fdxfile format.
– Final Draft version 8 has a new file format that we have sharedwith a number of technology partners to make the writer’s overallexperience better. Now you can save to the new Final Draft fileformat in a variety of products. Your information can then beopened directly in Final Draft with perfect format and structure.No more reformatting in Final Draft and no more re-typing or lostinformation!
– The Panels System
– Keeps your script in sync with Index Cards and Scene View
– Like most writers, you probably need to keep a lot of ideas atthe front of your mind while you’re writing. With the PanelsSystem, you can split your screen into separate panels and viewyour script pages in one panel while you view another section ofthe script, your Index Cards or Scene View in the other panel. Withthe Panels System you can compare two scenes’ dialog and pacingside by side even though they may be separated by a vast number ofpages. If you want an overview of each scene, use the Index Cardsor Scene View on one side and the script in the other. Adouble-click in any scene will keep the panels in sync.
– Templates
– Jumpstart your writing by using one of our built-in templates
– Television show, screenplay, stageplay and graphic noveltemplates are included to help get you started. Looking for an oldseries no longer on the air? The Final Draft Online TemplateLibrary is updated regularly and allows registered users todownload additional templates directly from finaldraft.com.
– Page Count Management
– Now you have even more control about what fits on a page
– Our new Leading Style in version 8 allows you to adjust thespacing of the entire script or you can select individual sectionsof text and adjust their spacing to help manage your pagecount.
– Built-in Spell-Checking and Thesaurus
– Now you have the ability to select an additional language
– The vastly improved spell-checking engine comes with English (US)and a built-in thesaurus plus the option to install one of 15additional language spell-checkers and thesauri. The applicationprovides real time auto-spell check, catches capitalization errorsand will assist you in finding synonyms. With definitions for80,000 plus words from Merriam-Webster and a full thesaurus, youhave all the tools at your fingertips. In addition, all the wordsyou added to your user dictionary from version 7 will automaticallypopulate your user dictionary when you install version 8.
– Remember Workspace
– No more searching for the correct draft you were just workingon
– It’s important if you are working among multiple drafts to makesure that you are editing the correct one. With the new Workspacepreference, you can have Final Draft open all the files you hadopen, in the order you were working on them, the last time youworked in Final Draft.
– Final Draft Courier Font
– An improved appearance helps your eyes during those long rewritesessions
– Having a consistent page count that production companies andstudios can depend on to help them estimate their budgets iscrucial when working on a script. That’s why Final Draft offers itsown font that will ensure proper pagination on both Windows andMacintosh. With version 8 we have made the font easier on the eyeso you can better endure when you’re writing for long periods oftime.
– Printing and PDF Options
– Greater flexibility, more options and improved printing interfaceput you in the driver seat
– Now, not only can you print your script in its entirety, you canchoose which sets of revisions you want to print and you can printother views such as the Scene View and Index Cards. We’ve added theability for you to print directly on 3×5 or 4×6 index cards andprint your script directly to PDF so you can decide whether to senda full script or subset of pages to someone via PDF. The Title Pageis also conveniently available as an option to include in your PDFor printed output.
– Writing Management
– Track your daily writing goals
– Use the Statistics Report to check how much content you’vecompleted in a writing session to help you manage your writinggoals. You can also track things such as your ratio of Action toDialog and whether there may be some unnecessary profanity in yourscript if you’re attempting to ‘clean it up.’
– ScriptNotes
– Keep track of ideas and feedback about sections of yourscript
– These effective pop-up windows hold your ideas, suggestions orscene fragments that you’ve cut but don’t want to toss withouttaking up space onscreen. Use ScriptNotes to provide feedback on aparticular scene when reviewing your partner’s script or print yourScriptNotes as a report for easy reference when reviewing yourscript.
– Tab and Enter functions
– Simple keystrokes make learning Final Draft a snap
– You can install and start using Final Draft within minutes due tothe easy-to-use Tab and Enter functionality that helps format allof the various types of script elements to Industry Standards.
– ScriptCompare
– Easily track your changes between drafts of your script
– Compare two drafts of the same script (.fdr or .fdx) and FinalDraft will highlight any changes, allowing you to easily see thedifferences from one file to the next.
– Text to Speech
– Have a ‘table reading’ anytime you want
– Have your script read back to you by assigning different male andfemale voices to each of your characters. You can even assign anarrator for action and other non-dialog script elements. Poweredby the text-to-speech engines built-in to Windows and Mac OS –it’s like having a live script reading in your computer.
– CollaboWriter
– Write with other Final Draft users anywhere with an Internetconnection
– Write, edit and discuss a script with other Final Draft users inreal time, over the internet, anywhere in the world. You cantransfer ‘control’ back and forth between individuals so that oneperson makes changes at a time, ensuring that information isn’tlost during rewrites.
– Format Assistant
– Scan your script for any errors – it’s like having a copy editorat your side
– This useful tool checks your script for common formatting errors,such as missing dialogue, extra spaces, carriage returns and blankelements. You can set it to run every time you print or only whenyou want it to.
– 100% Cross-Platform
– Share your script files with Mac or Windows users
– Final Draft scripts are identical on both Windows® and Macintoshplatforms and can easily be exchanged between both.
– Script Registry
– Direct access for registering your work
– Final Draft is a preferred file format and the only scriptwritingsoftware with an authorized agreement with the WGAW online registryservice.
– Production Features Video Tutorial
– Production Features Video Tutorials will help streamline yourwork flow
– View our Production Features Video Tutorial to learn what’s newin version 8 and how these features will help streamline your workflow. Veteran Television and Feature Film writers, producers anddirectors worked closely with us to ensure that version 8 provideswhat’s necessary for the entertainment industry to take a scriptinto production.
– Final Draft Tagger 2
– Breakdown your script and prep it for scheduling applications
– This updated stand-alone application reads any Final Draft scriptand enables you to “tag” elements within the script [cast,costumes, props, etc.] and export the results into most schedulingapplications. Tagger allows you to select text from the script andadd any element with a click of the mouse in any category for thatscene – or for any or all scenes where that element appears. Theelement text is highlighted and color coded, and can be customizedto suit the way you like to work. Created with the help of veteranAssistant Directors, Producers and Unit Production Managers, Taggermeans no more going over a paper script again and again withhighlighters.
– Revisions/Page Locking
– Easy-to-use tools for handling script changes once you go intoproduction
– From the ability to omit scenes, lock pages and A-pages as wellas set your revision colors, version 8 provides you all the toolsyou’ll need to take your script through production. With version 8,we’ve created a new feature that will automatically track the pageheader’s revision color so you can issue one set of revisions orall of them as needed. Merging pages that have been cut once ascript is locked is also a snap. With new how-to tutorials, youhave step-by-step instructions on how to merge pages withoutaffecting your overall page count. Final Draft also includesstandard revision colors in each film and television template.
– CLICK FOR LARGERTitle Page, Cast Pages and Locations Pages
– Cover pages come pre-formatted for industry standards
– All of the Final Draft Television Templates come pre-set witheasy-to-use information for each series such as the specific castlist and typical sets/locations. Our Standard One-Hour andHalf-Hour Templates will also help you get started on pilots byproviding what information should appear in the finished product.The added bonus is that the Title Page uses its own numbering fortracking the following pages so it won’t add to your overall pagecount.
– Customizable Reporting
– Get immediate stats to help you develop your script and keep iton budget
– Final Draft offers seven different reports to give you quickfacts about your script. The Scene Report, for example, provides asnapshot of the scene’s length, cast, starting page number andlocation. The Location Report will inform you how often a locationis used and will group the scenes by INT/EXT. The Character Reportincludes an ‘appearance summary’ so you know how frequently onecharacter speaks, versus the other characters, as well as the totalword count for the character. Use the ScriptNotes Report to get aquick scan of all the notes in your script based on each scene andpage. The Statistics Report will allow you to track daily writinggoals by displaying how many words you’ve written along withdetails on the types of elements you used and what percentage ofthe script they make up. Need to cast your characters? You caninstantly create then print or email Character Sides for anyspeaking parts in your script.
Installer Size: 38.6 MB
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