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Screenwriter™
Beats
Final Draft® Head-To-Head
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WRITING/
EDITING FEATURES
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Movie Magic
Screenwriter
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Final Draft
6.0
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Hollywood
Screenwriter
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Script Formats
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8
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12
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Import Formats
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8
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2
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6
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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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Yes
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| Real-time Spell
Auto-correction |
Yes
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Yes
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Password Protect Your Scripts
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Yes
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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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| Script Notes |
Yes
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Yes
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| Scene Navigator |
Yes
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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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| Approximate
file size for 115 page script converted to PDF |
180KB
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6.2MB
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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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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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Integrated 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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FREE
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| Phone Support
Availability |
8:30AM to
5:00PM PST
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24 / 7
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8:30AM to
5:00PM PST
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| Free Internet
and email support |
Yes
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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 July 2004
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