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Screenwriting

Final Draft Version 8

Anybody using Final Draft 8 and tried the following feature yet?
  

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[/nq] [nq:2]Text to Speech Have a 'table reading' anytime you want ... [/nq] FD 6, but it has the same feature, buried in there somewhere. It's useful for some folks, in that it's easier to spot mistakes like repeated words when you can hear them rather than just by reading.

  • [/nq] [nq:2]Text to Speech Have a 'table reading' anytime you want ...
  • [/nq] FD 6, but it has the same feature, buried in there somewhere.
  • It's useful for some folks, in that it's easier to spot mistakes like repeated words when you can hear them rather than just by reading.
  • Beyond that it's mostly kinda' comical - like having Stephen Hawkings starring in your movie.
  • Life Continues, Despite Evidence to the Contrary Steven
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[nq:1]Anybody using Final Draft 8 and tried the following feature yet?[/nq]
[nq:2]Text to Speech Have a 'table reading' anytime you want ... it's like having a live script reading in your computer.[/nq]
FD 6, but it has the same feature, buried in there somewhere. It's useful for some folks, in that it's easier to spot mistakes like repeated words when you can hear them rather than just by
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[nq:1]Anybody using Final Draft 8 and tried the following feature yet?[/nq]
[nq:2]Text to Speech Have a 'table reading' anytime you want ... live script reading in your computer.- Hide quoted text -[/nq]
[nq:1]- Show quoted text -[/nq]
My 7.whatever version rules OK. They want 80 bones for the upgrade. I'm fine for now.
W : )
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[nq:2]Anybody using Final Draft 8 and tried the following feature yet?[/nq]
[nq:1]FD 6, but it has the same feature, buried in there somewhere.  It's useful for some folks, in that it's easier to spot mistakes like repeated words when you can hear them rather than just by reading. Beyond that it's mostly kinda' comical - like having Stephen Hawkings starring in your movie. Life Continues, Desp
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[nq:2]Anybody using Final Draft 8 and tried the following feature yet?[/nq]
[nq:1]FD 6, but it has the same feature, buried in there somewhere. It's useful for some folks, in that it's ... rather than just by reading. Beyond that it's mostly kinda' comical - like having Stephen Hawkings starring in your movie.[/nq]
LOL, I thought it sounded like Hawking too when I first heard it. I'm just
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[nq:1]My 7.whatever version rules OK. They want 80 bones for the upgrade. I'm fine for now.[/nq]
What'd you pay for version 7, if you don't mind my asking?
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[nq:1]I'm debating whether to buy FD 8 or not. I don't have any version of it at all, and have been using "Hollywood Screenplay" which is pretty decent, but it won't save the script in PDF format, which sucks.[/nq]
Just download CuteFTP (the freeware version) and use its "Print to PDF" feature works with any Windows program. (Windows just sees CuteFTP as a printer.)
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[nq:2]I'm debating whether to buy FD 8 or not. I ... it won't save the script in PDF format, which sucks.[/nq]
[nq:1]Just download CuteFTP (the freeware version) and use its "Print to PDF" feature works with any Windows program. (Windows just sees CuteFTP as a printer.) http://www.cutepdf.com/[/nq]
Excellent, thanks! I do
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[nq:1]At one time Write Brothers let you upgrade from Hollywood Screenwriter to Movie Magic Screenwriter for $139. I'm pretty sure that, if you emailed them, they'd probably still honor that upgrade price.[/nq]
I'm actually using Hollywood Screenplay, which is from Ballistic Computing, so it's not the same program as Hollywood Screenwriter. It was just $50, but seems to work just fine for me f
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[nq:2]Just download CuteFTP (the freeware version) and use its "Print ... Windows program. (Windows just sees CuteFTP as a printer.) http://www.cutepdf.com/[/nq]
[nq:1]Excellent, thanks! I downloaded it and got it working, except the output is really tiny. Gotta play around with it and try to fix the problem...[/nq]
Weird
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[nq:2]At one time Write Brothers let you upgrade from Hollywood ... you emailed them, they'd probably still honor that upgrade price.[/nq]
[nq:1]I'm actually using Hollywood Screenplay, which is from Ballistic Computing, so it's not the same program as Hollywood Screenwriter. It was just $50, but seems to work just fine for me for now.

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