Final Draft 7 Professional Scriptwriting Win/Mac review:3 stars (Useful, but flawed) - Final Draft 7 is a nice piece of software. It is easy to use and it has a number of nice features (my favorite: assigning voices to characters and listening to the program read your script). This application really streamlines the process of writing a script, which is nice. You don't need to worry about wasting time formating. It's all automated.

Now to the bad stuff. This program is riddled with bugs. It crashes very frequently. I can't tell you how annoying it is to be intensely involved with your work only to have Final Draft crash on you, destroying pages of unsaved work. If you get this program then you will find yourself in the habit of pressing ctrl+S (save) every few lines.

Overall, Final Draft 7 is a useful, but flawed program. There's no denying its ease of use in crafting screenplays, but it can also be a major headache when it crashes. 5 stars (
Watch Out Hollywood, Here I Come!) - I have been writing short scripts since I was 11. I used Word to write them.

Now that I am in older, I am learning that following the traditional Hollywood script conventions make sense now that I am sending my work to scriptwriting contests, etc.

I got Final Draft because all my friends said it was 'what everybody used'. Normally, I would resist following this kind of advice, since I've always thought of myself as not being like everyone else & not following the crowd - but it was correct in this case.

Scripts are literally flowing out of me now.

Watch out Oscar, save one for me!5 stars (I am in LOVE with this program!!) - F Scott said it best - "...there are WRITERS & there are those of us who write." I write. And write. And write. I have no time. Actually, I don't have time 2 write this, but I am, because this program rocks! I used 2 use Word, have it all setup with my own template and all. Someone in Hllywd **strongly suggested** I get Final Draft, and I bought it here (because amazon has the best prices). I was reluctant 2 switch. Now in re-writes, I am a true believer in screenwriting software. Why didn't I get this years ago? Wow. If you WRITE (scripts) and don't have a copy of Final Draft, do yourself a favor and check it out before you waste another minute. Cheers!
Final Draft 7 Professional Scriptwriting Win/Mac Features:
Mac Macintosh Machintosh Apple
Movies (Movie)
Scriptwriting screenwriting script screen writing creative
Screenplay play
Computer software (programs)
Word Processing (Processor)
Text Editors
Spell Checkers (Spelling Check)
wordprocessing (wordprocessors)
Education (Educational)
Reference
Writing (Literature
Hobby Hobbies
50+ templates; text to speech, have your script read back to you
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

Final Draft 7 Professional Scriptwriting Win-Mac is the CD-ROM version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "CLICK HERE TO ORDER" button below for around 187.99USD.