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| From: Write Brothers
List Price: $249.95
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 450
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.3
MPN: 1SC0060
Model: 1SC0060
UPC: 705868060066
EAN: 0705868060066
ASIN: B000V5SRAE
Release Date: August 17, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 15
 Thanks to this, I don't have to think about format, just creation June 16, 2008
D. Kimber (Melbourne, Australia)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
After trying both Final Draft and Screenwriter, I decided on Screenwriter, simply because I had an easier time with the demo than I did with final draft, though it seems others have differing opinions judging by some of the other reviews on Amazon. After looking through the tutorial in the manual, I was easily able to quickly format my scripts, leaving me to think solely about the creative process. As I find writing a difficult process at times, it's nice to be able to let the computer do the formatting instead of me having to worry about it. The Templates included are useful to see how the pros do it, and would be very useful for those writing spec scripts. I use the Mac version, and have had no problems using it on OS X. One great feature I have used was the ability to import a script formatted in Word into the correct formatting of Screenwriter. While only about 75 percent accurate, it sure beat typing all of what I had already written outside of the program again. In summary, I've found it does everything it sets out to do, and you can't ask more from a product than that!
I'm a fan March 6, 2008
D. A. Howze (NJ)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I like this software. As a beginning screenwriter it is nice to have the software tack care of the technical while you write the story. There are upgrades every once and a while but they are free and load quickly. My favorite part is when the software reads to you.
 I am going with Final Draft. March 10, 2008
John Duncan (Hyde Park, NY USA)
3 out of 16 found this review helpful
I thought the product was hard to use and I returned it for this reason. I am going to use Final Draft in its place.
Many issues in software March 5, 2008
P. Jackson
2 out of 13 found this review helpful
I haven't had the opportunity to work with the program to any great degree yet, but I am disturbed by the fact that as soon as I activated the program (more on that in a minute)it immediately pulled up an update that was suppose to fix a dozen problems with the software. Added to it was a list of more than a dozen "issues" that needed to be fixed but were not yet fixed (this is to their credit), several of them will cause the program to crash.
It is also important to know that to use the program you have to go online and have it activated and that you can only have three activations at a time. The program may be good (I'll soon see), but it is obviously not without its problems.
Set it and forget it... April 7, 2008
Shinseng (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Although I've only used this software for screenplays, it works like a charm. If you've ever struggled to format a screenplay through a non-dedicated word processor (like Word for example), then this will seem like mana from the writing gods.
Open a new document and hit Return, it will ask you whether you'd like it to insert "FADE IN:". Hit Return again and it will assist you with formatting your shot settings, then another Return will put you where you need to be to type your action. A simple touch of the Tab key will set the cursor at the proper spot to type a character name, and returning after that will set you up in dialogue. That's about it, see how difficult that was (not)? Adding parentheticals, and things such as customized transitions are also just as easy to incorporate.
And that's just for typing scripts. As mentioned in other reviews, there's much more under the hood than just word processing. The Index Card feature is a handy tool for some writers. Others will enjoy setting up some voices and then kicking back to listen as their computer reads their script back. Once you're finished with it all, create a PDF copy of your script or register it over the Internet with the Writers Guild.
I've never used Final Draft, but with the ease of use and reliability of this software I haven't had a reason to either.
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