Final Draft Scriptwriter's Suite [Final Draft 7 & Final Draft AV2]

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Product Features

• Have separate shots in a scene, while maintaining its alignment, no matter where text is added or subtracted from the scene
• Choose from over 50 television, movie and stageplay templates as a base for your screenplay
• Paragraphs are always aligned while you type, thanks to Automatic Formatting
• SmartType remembers and fills in character names, scene headings, transitions, locations and more
• Panel organizing system lets you view your script, the outline and the index cards at the same time

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0001XNKOY
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 22, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,417 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Hollywood’s latest and greatest writing team contains a copy of Final Draft, the industry standard for writing TV, movies, and stageplays, and a copy of Final Draft AV, for commercials, music videos, industrial films, and any project that requires a two-column format.

About Final Draft 7

Final Draft is the number-one selling word processor specifically designed for writing movie scripts, television episodics and stage plays. It combines powerful word processing with professional script formatting in one self-contained, easy-to-use package. There is no need to learn about script formatting rules--Final Draft automatically paginates and formats your script to industry standards as you write.

100% Cross-Platform
Final Draft scripts are identical on both Windows and Macintosh platforms and can easily be exchanged between both.

Export
Files from any word processor can be imported easily, no need to re-type your script. Export to multiple file formats (including PDF) to easily and securely share scripts with anyone.

Script Registry
Final Draft is a preferred file format and the only scriptwriting software with an authorized agreement with the WGAw online registry service.

Production Features
Handles production functions with ease, including scene numbering, A and B pages, multiple revisions, character sides and specialized reports.

Tagger
A separate application that enables you to break down Final Draft scripts into their various elements and export them into any scheduling software.

ScriptCompare
Dynamically compares two scripts and highlights any changes, allowing you to easily see the differences from one file to the next.

Templates
Over 50 television show, movie and stageplay templates are included, complete with characters and locations.

Format Assistant
Checks your script for common formatting errors, such as missing dialogue, extra spaces, carriage returns and blank elements.

ScriptNotes
Pop-up windows which can hold ideas, notes, suggestions or scene fragments without taking up space onscreen.

CollaboWriter
Write, edit and discuss a script with other Final Draft users in real time, over the internet, anywhere in the world.

Text to Speech
Have your script read back to you by assigning different voices to your characters. It’s like having a live script reading in your computer.

Ask the Expert
An interactive problem-solver with legendary screenwriting teacher Syd Field, television writer Larry Brody, playwright Jon Dorf and WGAw’s The Creative Rights Handbook.

What's new in Version 7

The next step in the evolution of screenwriting software. Final Draft is now an even more powerful writing tool that allows you to write and see your script in a variety of new ways.

The Panels System
Like most writers, you probably need to keep a lot of things at the front of your mind while you’re writing: How does the Act 3 argument scene you’re writing today connect to the argument scene in Act 1? Where should the first-kiss scene go? How many scenes are in the chase sequence? What are the plot points in Act 3? Like no other screenwriting program, Final Draft 7 can show you what you need to see while you’re writing.

You can split your screen into separate panels and view your script pages in one panel and index cards in the other. If you enable the new Navigator panel [a consolidated, linear, top-to-bottom list of the Scene Headings] you can simply double-click on a scene heading and Final Draft will jump to that scene in the script panel.

Or view Page 3 of the script in one panel and Page 66 in another, side-by-side or stacked for easy viewing.

New Index Cards
For years Final Draft users have relied on the Scene Navigator as a quick map of their script. We’ve kept this tried-and-true tool but added a whole new dimension of functionality: Now every card has TWO sides and you can write on one of them!

The Script side works just the way you’re used to in Scene Navigator but the Summary side lets you type in development ideas, notes, sequence or act markers, comments, locations, blocking... anything you need to build and organize your story. And the text you type into the Summary Cards will appear as under the Scene Headings in the Navigator, so you can always see where you are in the story.

To put it simply, brainstorming, structuring, writing and rewriting your script will be a lot easier when you have with this comprehensive, interactive overview at your command.

"Final Draft 7 is spectacular. It lets me build my story on scene cards, then allows me to see that outline and my script pages at the same time. This is a tremendous tool well worth the price of admission. With Final Draft 7, they've moved from a software that formats your work to one that actually helps you write better."

-- Peter Iliff, Varsity Blues, Under Suspicion, Patriot Games, Point Break

Tagger
A new stand-alone application that enables you to "tag" elements of a script [cast, costumes, props, etc.] and export the results into any movie scheduling software. Created with the help of veteran assistant directors, producers and unit production managers, Tagger means no more going over a paper script again and again with highlighters. "The tedium of transferring from script to breakdown sheet is over…I helped design Tagger and now I can do budgets and schedules faster than ever -- and I was pretty fast before."

-- Jay Tobias, Director, The Agency, Dawson’s Creek, Homicide: Life on the Street, Chicago Hope

There's More
We’ve also improved Final Draft's Cast List, Revision Header, PDF exporting, the Title Page, CollaboWriter and more. The "Ask the Expert" feature with screenwriting guru Syd Field has been expanded to include expertise from television writer Larry Brody, playwright Jon Dorf and WGAw’s The Creative Rights Handbook.

If You‘re Still Using Final Draft 4 or 5...
Here are some other features you’ve been missing:

• Customizable Reports
• Format Assistant
• Improved Final Draft Courier Font
• Built for OS X and designed for Windows XP
• ScriptCompare
• Ability to save in [and email] Adobe PDF format
• Smart Drag and Drop
• ScriptNotes
• Updated TV Templates
• Script Registry. Final Draft is a preferred file format and the only scriptwriting software with an authorized agreement with the WGAw online registry service.

About Final Draft AV 2

For years the creative minds of advertising, documentary and industrial filmmakers, presentation creators, news and speech writers have had to suffer through the rigors of standard word processors or other complicated software to generate a single professional-looking Audio-Visual script.

Final Draft AV combines powerful word processing with a variety of industry-standard formats, all in one easy-to-use system.

Final Draft AV lines up the audio and video columns automatically and keeps them aligned when text is added, edited or deleted. There are no complicated commands to learn,no frustrating text boxes to deal with.

Final Draft AV is the only dedicated, full-featured script processor specifically designed for Audio-Visual scriptwriting. No more fumbling with complicated software or inadequate word processors.

Final Draft AV is an invaluable tool for creating the Audio/Visual scripts used in:

• Commercials
• Presentations
• Radio Spots
• DV Shorts
• Music Videos
• Corporate Videos
• Documentaries
• Reality Television
• Training Films

Automatic Formatting
Paragraphs always stay aligned as you type. When you add text to one column, the matching paragraph in the opposite column automatically stays with it.

100% Cross-Platform Compatibility
Scripts look and operate the same on Windows or Macintosh computers. The files are interchangeable.

Importing/Exporting
Turn scripts you've previously created into professionally formatted Audio-Visual scripts. Seamlessly transfer scripts between Final Draft AV and Final Draft (and vice versa) with ease.

Storyboarding with Apple Keynote
(Mac OS Only) You can export the text of a script into Apple's Keynote presentation program so that storyboards may be added. Note: Keynote must be purchased separately.

Elements
Provides complete control over how each element appears on the page, including font, size and style.

Stationery
Create as many custom templates as you wish to suite the way you work.

Customizable Header/Footer
Label the top or bottom of each page with the page number, revision, date, title--any information you desire.

Interface with Teleprompters
Export text into any standard prompting software packages.

Product Description
Final Draft Scriptwriter's Suite offers you an all-in-one screenwriting suite. This combination of screenwriting tool and audio/visual script processing offers you a full-featured solution to writing the best scripts and screenplays. You have a story to tell - let Final Draft help you write it! Includes Final Draft and Final Draft AV. ScriptCompare highlights changes in any two scripts, showing storytellers the differences between files Handles multiple revisions, setting off revised text with custom color and margin marks Scripts are interchangeable - If one is created in Final Draft or Final Draft AV 2.0, it can be imported into the other Make separate shots within a scene, add custom headers & footers and much more Scripts can be viewed in multiple layouts Pagination tool automatically formats to industry standards Storyboarding with Apple Keynote - Export text from a script to add to your storyboard 100% cross-platform -- Never have trouble switching formats between Windows and Macintosh again

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for a Screenwriter Wannabe, January 26, 2007

By	Catherine Moore (Fort Thomas, KY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Though I've never sold a screenplay, I keep writing them, keep trying, and my tool is Final Draft. This is an awesome piece of screenwriting software, perfect for a screenwriter wannabe like me. I have been using it for a long time now. The software formats your screenplay for you in proper format, which is invaluable and it saves you oodles of time. It also comes with several other features that help you write the best screenplay you can. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking to be a screenwriter, or already is one and worries about formatting.

10 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars final draft scriptwirters suite #7, October 1, 2005

By	Mr. Zikkie (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews

This is a great tool, it helps to have a program designed with a specific task in mind. I highly recomend this product to any intrested parties.