[.ca] Final Draft 7 Professional Scriptwriting Win/Mac

• Word processing combined with professional script formatting
• Designed for writing movie scripts, television episodics, and stage plays
• Automatically paginates and formats script to industry standards
• 100-percent cross-platform compatibility; easily import/export files
• 50+ templates; text to speech, have your script read back to you

From the Manufacturer:
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 \oa consolidated, linear, top-to-bottom list of the Scene Headings\c 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 \ocast, costumes, props, etc.\c 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 \oand email\c 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.