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Movie Magic Screenwriter DEMO

Movie Magic Screenwriter DEMO - 6.05.89

screenwriting software (script formatter)

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Current Version: 6.05.89
Release Date: 2008-03-29
License: Commercial
Downloads (this version): 905
Downloads (all versions): 3,151
Price: $249.00

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Product Description:

The Choice of Hollywood Professionals. Award-winning Movie Magic Screenwriter has many features and flexibility. Whether you write novels, plays or movies this will format for you, leaving you to think about only the story. The power feature, SmartCheck, even finds and corrects common formatting errors before you print or send your story. See why Movie Magic Screenwriter is:
  • A preferred file format of the WGA West.
  • The Official Screenwriting Software of Project Greenlight.
  • The Official Screenwriting Software of the WGA East.
Fixes and other changes
  • Integrated outlining lets you create and manipulate outlines up to thirty levels deep. (WIN / MAC)
  • The NaviDoc technology lets you navigate through your document effortlessly and has four panels:
    • The Outline panel lets you add, remove, and rearrange outline elements (WIN / MAC)
    • The Scenes panel lets you navigate and sort your scenes at the click of a button (WIN / MAC)
    • The Bookmarks panel lets you set bookmarks to jump to any place in your document (WIN / MAC)
    • The Notes panel lets you create and sort color-coded notes & note categories (WIN / MAC)
  • Over 30 new templates for a total 104 templates and 12 sample files
    • 25 new TV show templates for a total of 86 TV templates
    • 2 new sample files (comic story arc & radio play) and 2 updated sample files (screenplay and stage play) for a total of 12 sample files
    • 3 new Instructional templates (classic film structure outline , screenplay, & sitcom structure) for a total of 8 instructional templates.
    • 4 new blank templates (generic comic, Gossett-Kayle comic, radio play, & radio show) and 1 modified template (stage play) for a total of 10 blank templates
  • Courier MM Screenwriter custom-made font for superior onscreen display and printingÃ??Ã??Ã??Ã??Ã??â??Ã??Ã?¢Ã??Ã??Ã??â??Ã??â??Ã??â?¬Ã??Ã??Ã??â??Ã??â??Ã??â??not available anywhere else on the market
  • Improved tool bars & context menus
  • Fit width zoom automatically adjusts the text size of your script as you resize the window (WIN / MAC)
  • Redesigned look and feel to accommodate the latest versions of Windows and Mac.
  • Menus reorganized for easier use
  • Send documents as email attachments in RTF or Adobe Acrobat PDF formats
  • Retain previous versions of documents
  • Makes back up copies of documents
  • Automatically checks for Updates

What's new in this version:

  • When trying to save to a non-accessible drive, the program leaves the Zap Saving window open.
  • When the page starts halfway down the first page, the header is also placed halfway down the page.
  • The program no longer shows an arrow to the left of the element that is being read in Text to Speech."
  • When doing a Search and Replace - "Yes to All" stops at every instance of the word, instead of replacing them all
  • After dragging an element to new place in the script, the program repositions the document on screen so the dragged element is at the same place on screen as it originally was.
  • Text to Speech stops when it reaches an unassigned character, rather than skipping over it.
  • The Navidoc Flashing pointer has only one fade rate regardless of which fade rate the user has chosen in the settings dialog
  • Double clicking on an element type in the Setup Voices dialog triggers a crash.
  • Extra line of Action gets inserted when adding a new Scene Heading
  • Program Crashes when hiding/marking non-printing dialogue.
  • Access Violation when searching, inserting outline elements, copying and pasting
  • Access violation at address 0082E020 in module 'scwriter32.exe'. Read of address 63736E70.
  • Ctrl+Clicking a NaviDoc Outline disclosure button causes a crash.
  • When you reach the bottom of the page, the document does not adjust and the caret becomes obscured by the bottom scrollbar.
  • Cursor goes off screen when the window is resized to be larger.
  • Overriding indent on a Novel Text element by cheating makes the program think that element has been broken over a page break.
  • Typing a letter across a page break results in the mouse caret flashing one character before the letter on the next page in Novel mode.
  • Caret is positioned incorrectly when backing into an element with the left arrow key
  • Navidoc Outline Drag/Drop crash in Novel Sample
  • When you go to the Hide Elements on Screen option in a Novel format, the element listed says Action instead of Novel Text.
  • You get an error when right clicking to learn words.
  • The edit script formats dialog's element buttons now show the correct names depending on whether novel mode is on or not.
  • When you move a scene heading to another location in a locked script using the Outline Panel, no revision marks show up next to where the scene heading was moved to in the document.
  • When you move a scene heading to another location in a locked script using the Outline Panel, the revision draft color does not change on the page.
  • When you move a scene heading to another location in a locked script using the Outline Panel, no Omitted scene heading shows up for the scene that was moved.
  • When you delete a note or outline style when Auto-Revision is turned on, a revision mark appears on screen.
  • Right clicking on a misspelled word (underlined in red) freezes the program and pegs the CPU at 100%.
  • Word is too long for spell checker' message dialog appears partially off-screen""
  • Moved the spell checker user dictionaries into a folder named ""User Dictionaries"" in the ""Screenwriter Documents"" folder.
  • Corruption of User dictionaries while spell checking the entire document should be less likely to occur.
  • When you print selected scenes, the text on the first page prints too close to the bottom of the page.
  • Access violation when you attempt to move a style name in the Outline Table to the right.
  • Space characters aren't being displayed immediately when typing them into a blank document
  • An unnecessary extra undo is generated after pressing the enter key
  • The program brings up a non-ending string of List Index Out of Bounds (-1) when text is marked as non-printing.
  • Unable to Preview Reports in the Print window.
  • When collapsing Notes or Outline Elements at the beginning of the documents results in strange redraw and text placement.
  • Cannot save Index Card layout (.CRD).
  • Re-implement backup prompt on exit.
  • Caret disappears after scrolling vertically and then collapsing a note
  • Deleting collapsed outline elements when they are all collapsed causes the program to crash and pegs CPU to 100%.
  • Moving a scene heading to another location in a locked script using the Outline Panel, no revision marks show up next to where the scene heading was moved to in the document.
  • Moving a scene heading to another location in a locked script using the Outline Panel, the revision draft color does not change on the page.
  • Moving a scene heading to another location in a locked script using the Outline Panel, no Omitted scene heading shows up for the scene that was moved.
  • When you delete a note or outline style when Auto-Revision is turned on, a revision mark appears on screen.
  • Right clicking on a misspelled word (underlined in red) freezes the program and pegs the CPU at 100%.
  • Word is too long for spell checker' message dialog appears partially off-screen.
  • Corruption of User dictionaries while spell checking the entire document should be less likely to occur.
  • Cursor jumps while typing.
  • Default ScriptNote category name should be changed to "Default Note" in the Notes panel.
  • Undo command not working correctly.
  • Ruler should not move when you increase or decrease the zoom magnification.
  • Need to change the option "Strikeout" in the Cheat Element window to say "Strikethrough".
  • When you choose to send your partner the document from the Pc through iPartner, you get an Integer Overflow error message.
  • When you run a spell check, the arrow that indicates the incorrect word does not point to the correct word.
  • With multiple items selected in the outline view. Selecting text by scrolling and click shifting results in unexpected and inconsistent selections
  • Shift Clicking does not work across different type elements.
  • When printing productions breakdown report to pdf the Title Pages prints on the same pages as the first page of the report.
  • Text is not zooming properly compared to the page after resizing the main window, so the text gets cut off on the right side.
  • Adding a forced page break in a locked script no longer asks what kind of page break to add.
  • Act Break submenu in the Current Element popup menu does not have the Prologue option.
  • Bolding an Element using CourierWB cause the text to expand horizontally and extending past the elements margin.
  • Assertions or Access Violations when editing when there are extra spaces that at the end of a line and the Outline or Scenes panel is open.
  • When you load a novel template and then click in the Current Element popup menu on the top toolbar, the novel elements do not show in the list.
  • Changing the note category for a new note actually changes the category for the note above it instead.
  • Simple undo functions require way too many unnecessary undos to accomplish them.
  • Cursor jumps while typing a SHIFTed character after scrolling the document.
  • If you have an Outline Element selected in the Navidoc it does not print the contents of that Outline element in the report
  • With text selected drag selecting a new section does not behave correctly and keeps the initial selections
  • When you set the Current Element popup menu to Book # and then click on the Current Element popup menu on the toolbar you get a List index out of bounds error.
  • Clicking on the scroll bar area after hiding all Notes in the Comic Sample causes an unending stream of Access Violations and the program's task must be ended.
  • Screenwriter will freeze if multiple documents are opened and the program is pushed to the background
  • The Outline Report does not include Act, Scene and Scene Heading numbers.
  • Element Styles that are set to ALL CAPS do not print out as ALL CAPS in the OUTLINE REPORT
  • Application takes a long time to replace an existing selection
  • Any words in a new document will appear as misspelled.
  • Dragging and dropping needs to be fixed (or disabled) in a locked script.
  • When right clicking on a word the context menu covers that word.
  • Right clicking on a correctly spelled word in a new Action element pulls up the learn word/ignore word menu instead of the Context menu.
  • Deleting large section of text gives access violation.
  • When you drag promote/demote an outline element and stop dragging while the mouse button is still held down, the program does not allow you to continue the drag promote/demote process.
  • When you have scene numbers disabled in the program, scene numbers preview and print in the Outline Report.
  • Operating System Requirements:

    This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

    • Windows Vista
    • Windows XP
    • Windows 2003
    • Windows 2000

    Additional Requirements:

      Pentium 300Mhz or greater (Pentium 1Ghz recommended)
      Windows 2000, XP and Vista
      60 MB of Hard Disk Space
      CD-ROM drive or High Speed internet connection for downloadable version
      iPartner requires Internet connection, optional microphone
    and speakers for voice chat
      Video Card w/8MB or greater recommended for Full Page View

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