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Final Draft 7 Professional Scriptwriting Win/Mac
Final Draft 7 Professional Scriptwriting Win/Mac

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Category: Software

List Price: $289.99
Buy New: $162.00
You Save: $127.99 (44%)



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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars 80 reviews
Sales Rank: 48

Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Nt 4, Windows Xp, Windows 2000, Macintosh, Windows Me, Mac Os X
Media: CD-ROM
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.3

MPN: fd7
UPC: 603121840014
EAN: 0603121840007
ASIN: B0001XNGZ2

Release Date: April 1, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Factory Sealed Retail Box- CHEAP SHIPPING!!!!!!

Features:
  • 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

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Use your creative energy to focus on the content; let Final Draft take care of the style. 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.
Final Draft 7 combines powerful word processing with professional script formatting in one all-purpose screenwriting tool. Use your creative energy to create the story that burns inside you. Final Draft handles the technical details - all you have to supply is the heart. Format Assistant checks for and fixes common errors - missing dialogue, extra spaces, blank elements etc. Break down your Final Draft scripts to their fundamental components and export them with the Tagger tool No more retyping your scripts over and over -- export them to PDF format and share them with anyone Built-in Script Registry - online WGAw registry service helps you protect your scripts Import/Export from any word processor New Index Card functions 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. Over 2 Dozen new templates Customizable Reports Format Assistant Improved Final Draft Courier Font



Customer Reviews:   Read 75 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Final Draft   May 27, 2008
I started using Final Draft7 immediately. The instructions were simple; the tutorial was practical and effective. I was able to begin the work on my screenplay in a short period of time. It is easy to use. I did my outline in WORD and wish I'd had Final Draft from the beginning.
SJW



4 out of 5 stars Wish I had More Time   May 21, 2008
From what I've seen of this product, it has everything that I need to write professional looking plays. I just need to find the time to explore all of the features...and to write in general. I've written one script, and re-formatted another using this program, and have been very impressed with how much time this program can save you once you know what you're doing.


1 out of 5 stars This program sucks   May 20, 2008
I'm a professional screenwriter who started on FD back in the day and then converted to Movie Magic. I'm having to use FD 7 on a project I'm collaborating on and it's crashed 5 times now. I hate the interface, it's glitchy, and it doesn't have cool MM features. I do like the format when you print, but man, it ain't worth it. Wish I'd talked my partner into going w/ Movie Magic.


4 out of 5 stars Much better than no software at all   May 19, 2008
I haven't tried any other scriptwriting software but this one worked well for me. It's time-saving and makes your script look the way it's supposed to. It's easy to use and I like the format check it will do for you before you print. I think the voices feature is a cool idea but in reality the voices are useless because they don't sound human or have a clue as to inflection. There are more applications and features that are probably awesome but I haven't checked them out yet. Overall,I do recommend it.


3 out of 5 stars Final Draft for the Geek-Speak Challenged   May 9, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

My screenwriting coach advised me to bump up my work by converting to the industry standard, which I did: Final Draft V7.3.1.

The product works exactly as expected.

As a long-time geek, familiar with software documentation, I found theirs seriously lacking -- obviously written by programmers. (Limited English, abundant screenshots, third-person, talk-down-to-you voice.) That's okay, if you speak geek, they don't change the interface and you don't mind being talked-down-to.

This means that their customer service team must work harder than necessary, holding hands with people learning how to use product features.

Be prepared for first-tier contact challenges that infer you might be a pirate 'user', who has innocently 'borrowed' a friend's copy of their product. (Even if this is not true.)

Ultimately, the contact experience that we developed left me with a sweet taste for a company that works hard at catering to and handling creative types.

I'm smart enough to work my way around faux file-save challenges; to crank up automatic saves and e-mail myself a daily copy of my work. And generally, I can hack my way into features and discover how they work.



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