Final Draft 9 or Movie Magic Screenwriter Version 6? I've heard so many good things about both it's hard for me to choose between the two of them.
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final draft is at the top of the industry. has been since the early 90's. as good as movie magic is, it's just a clone of the best. might as well spend the money now and get what everyone else is trying to copy.
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An Update to your question... It appears in my experience so far that WriterDuet is much better than Final Draft and there is no need to actually purchase final Draft to use WriterDuet. You will probably save yourself time and money using WriterDuet even if you do not collaborate with others. Moving along with the sign of the times, WriterDuet works best on a chrome laptop but you do not have to have a chrome either .
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I have both. I started with Movie Magic 6 and I still like it very much. I am in the process of learning & using Final Draft for the ability to download and collaborate with WriterDuet. If I could have downloaded writerduet's work to Movie Magic, I would have probably stayed with Movie Magic 6. Both are very good and helpful. I haven't used Final Draft long enough to give you a fair comparison answer. Movie Magic 6 made me very happy.
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I am a Executive Producer of a production company and write for Hollywood, I personally perfer Final Draft. Not sure what your use is but it is more common with the industry due to its ease and user friendly. Hope this helps.
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There's a lot of discussion about the advantages of the old version in the Amazon user reviews of both versions. I bought the (more expensive) old version and am happy with it, but never tried the newer one for comparison.
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Most definitely ! I have the mkII and my wife has the 6d. The 600 flash is the best for this application with a tt5 times two or a tt5 and tt1 combo. Pocket wizards customer service is top notch btw, if you have specific application questions. Cheers,John
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Yes, but Final Draft 9 is an excellent program. I doubt that you'll be needing any help. The index section on help explains how to take your old scripts and update them. Good choice because I was in LA pitching to producers and they'll take a PDF from Final Draft. The studios only accept emails from Final Draft 9.
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Wish I could answer your question, but I don't know which of the two is better. Sorry :(
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I ran the FSX demo (in Windows Bootcamp), worked very well. Of course you won't be able to run it on full specs, no notebook out there can do that. But for a notebook, I was pretty impressed. But if you are on a mac anyway, you should consider X-Plane 9. It is much more realistic and the graphics have really been beefed up from the previous release. You can download a demo also to check it out. I had all the Flight Simulator resleases since 1998, but am dissapointed with FSX, it just is too cartoony and unrealistic. I am now hooked on X-Plane!
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You can make pens with great ease. I find the infinite variable speed to be fantastic for CA finishing.
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If I were primarily interested in editing, marking up, adding creative after-touches to photos I would go with the Bamboo Capture based on its capabilities and the software bundled with it. I have the create because I wanted it more for drawing and wanted some more advanced features.
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There is no difference between the two versions. I ordered the CD because if something happens to my computer or Final Draft on my computer I could more easily reload the program.
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Final Cut's keyer is okay. Make sure your screen is evenly lit and shadow free for the best results. The low budget movie I'm working on currently I use the node based compositor in Blender. Which is a free, open source program but very powerful.
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I'm a huge fan of WriteWay but I've never use it to write (formatted draft) a screen play. I did use WriteWay to develop the story and outline a screen play just to have the fun of doing it. When I had the story figured out I used Fade In to write it and have it properly formatted. The combination of WriteWay and Fade In worked great. Both of them are affordable. Fade In is remarkably simple to use for writing a perfectly formatted play or script.
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I recommend purchasing the newer version. I own and love the old version and the new version has the option of adding a twist but you can just chose to play it the traditional way. The biggest reason I would recommend purchasing the new one if the words and people are more current and relevant to today.
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Yes---It saves TONS of time and does things that word cant. One BIG thing is stretching out or shrinking line spacing so dialogue or action lines don't get split at the end of the pages. And less worry, as you KNOW that your script is formatted to industry standards too.
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You know, I've not tried it, but I will. I use it on my laptop and I use the Final Draft app on my Ipad. When the app was released for Ipad, the only way to export a script in PDF for clients and so forth was to have the full program on a computer. They have fixed this and you can export, print, and email using the app.
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I don't know what kind of background you have regarding video editing software; if you're a beginner, Sony Movie Studio has a simplified mode (Which is already way more advanced and significantly more complicated than Windows Movie Maker and iMovie on the iPhone) ~ this should be sufficient for many editing needs such as putting in title cards, inserting transitions, managing different video clips/audio tracks/still images, etc. I found that Sony Movie Studio is more versatile than Pinnacle Studio 17 Plus since it comprises of multiple independent software packages that are more comprehensive in breadth and depth. Pinnacle Studio is entirely usable and the main application is easier to install/get started with but I personally prefer Movie Studio since I was disappointed with the sound-editing functions in Pinnacle. For really simple videos eg. stringing some still photos, title cards, and video snippets together, I found Pinnacle to be a little bit more intuitive. Source: I own Pinnacle Studio 17 and Sony Movie Studio 13
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if you have ipod or ipad you can download iomega screenplay app. that the only way i can think off
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I highly recommend Autodesk Sketchbook Pro. It is the easiest program to pick up. The tools and interface are a snap to learn. I've had the 2012 edition and currently have the 6th edition and they just keep getting better. All the brushes, pens, pencils just look more natural. Plus it's cheap compared to photoshop and adobe illustrator. I believe I paid 40$ each for both versions. They just came out with the 7th wich I am planning to upgrade soon. Go on youtube and watch what people can do with this program. It's amazing and beautiful. You will instantly want to buy it as soon as you finish the video.