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WRITING/
EDITING FEATURES
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Movie
Magic Screenwriter
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Final
Draft
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Script
Formats
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8
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8
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Import
Formats
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8
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2
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Novel
Format
(e.g. proper line spacing, automatic chapter numbering,
etc.)
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Yes
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Limited*
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| Animation
Script Format |
Yes
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| Multimedia
Script Format† |
Yes
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Fully
Editable Index Card View
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Yes
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Real-time
Spell Checker
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Yes
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Yes
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| Real-time
Spell Auto-correction |
Yes
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Password
Protect Your Scripts
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Yes
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Automatically
checks for common formatting errors
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Yes
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Yes
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Voice
Readback
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Yes
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Yes
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Compare
Two Scripts by Element
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Yes
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Yes
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| Compare
Two Scripts by Word |
Yes
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INTERNET
FEATURES
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Online
Collaboration with a Partner
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Yes
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Yes
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Publish
scripts Directly to the Internet
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Yes
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Export
Entire Script to PDF Format
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Yes
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Yes
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| Export
Script Reports, Breakdown Sheets, and Selected Pages or Scenes to PDF
Format |
Yes
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Register
Scripts Online
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Yes
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Yes
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| A
Preferred File Format of the Writers Guild of America, west for
registering scripts online |
Yes
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Yes
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| Integrates
links to the WGAw online script registration site |
Yes
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Yes
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PRODUCTION
FEATURES
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Full
Export into Movie Magic Scheduling
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Yes
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Full
Production Breakdown Reports
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Yes
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Production
Solutions Guide
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Yes
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Industry
Standard Revision Draft Colors
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10+
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0
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Generate
Set List and Rundowns Sheet
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Yes
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Storyboard
Linking†
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Yes
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Real-time
Scene Re-numbering
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Yes
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TECHNICAL
SUPPORT
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| Phone
Support |
FREE
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$2.50 per
minute
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| Phone
Support Availability |
8:30AM to
5:00PM PST
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24 / 7
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| Free
Internet and email support |
Yes
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Yes
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*Final
Draft only supports line spacing, not other novel
format features
**Where several TV formats are counted as one (1)
† This feature not included in Macintosh version
Feature
comparison verified as of December 2002
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