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Final Draft AV 2.5 User Manual

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2. 131 Importibd ey UR VERE UE PR ee ee a 132 Importing Text Documents or Documents with No Columns no tables 132 Importing Documents with Two Columns ssesee B 143 Importing Documents with More Than Two Columns 145 File Converter Format Final NE 148 EXPONO Ee cu DIE EN c Da Pode Pode LE LET 150 Pile Converter Format Final Draft E bath ea RIPE 155 Cutting and Pasting To and From Other Applications 158 Using Bragsard DEIOD s istecew recien eae uve IE corp arre RU EE veges 159 Header and FODIel ede ER IA DL Be Qu Ce UU iD tute o 161 ROO onc etu rhe desee tec nici leere ud 162 Regular Header ezi oeste ehe Ra iacu ESSE meae eg DESEE 163 Inserting and Deleting Lines 164 Detaled Header sator EREE EERTE 5 Bae ewe PT BO 165 rg ELT 168 Inserting Page Numbers Dynamic and Static Dates 169 MET ae beac tlt told 169 DVS NED ATE oo Geeta seat du 169 State DAG usen Ses Piae sues etn 169 Customizing the Header and Footer 24 c etl RIA abies
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4. didus Set ie at Eee 121 Updates Page exeat bester a 121 5 ciere vy Ide EE NR NUS ERES 121 i gesunde 121 122 CUSTOMER SUDDOF Dres osuere 122 About Final Draft AV Windows 122 Additional TOPICS is La eave eget oco KE EE E ERIS ae cubus fuu 123 Markers lie tie Deeg athe yeh detest Ohad eee 123 Contextual Menu 2 ccc RR RR eher rens 124 Final Draft AV c esed eite ea Rt o ER UE tto eet xe ti Ob E 125 About Fifial dssdo Ru lime eR iL ete E s 125 Preferences t mee o tdg cement eel cL Ta e CA UD 125 Sp tlight MaC 5 Sede Paster see Ree 126 GrP MEER 127 Rearrange and the Rearrange Guide 128 Rearranging VideO 0 eee ees ENE 128 FINAL DRAFT AV 9 Table of Contents Rearranging Audio M M EE 129 Regular Drag and Drop s ease atn to EE treu Sha ee iiie d 130 Importing and
5. 98 168 Show Regular Header 98 165 98 Show Detailed Header All Pages 98 Show 98 Video 102 Narrow Video Column 102 Wide Video 102 183 Index Linear Layout 39 73 95 Linear Layout 73 95 M Macintosh Installation 17 Marker SCONE ce aar ap ied 35 37 41 50 Shot cec RH 37 47 Match 89 Match Whole Words 89 Minimize Command 120 MS Word Tables 22880 args extare unen mur ws 132 143 145 N Narrow Video Column 57 102 Navigation Mimics MS 125 New 62 78 0 Offset For 3 Hole 99 Online Support Command 121 Open 65 78 132 Open Recent Command 80 P Page COUNT ores cci tke pereas 34 35 Page Down 177 Page 34 35 Page Number 108 Page Setup
6. 98 Detailed 162 165 167 Regular Header 162 163 Header and 98 162 Help Menu s Suggs LARES 121 About Final Draft Command Windows 122 Activate Deactivate Command 122 Customer Support Command 122 Final Draft on the Web Command 121 Keyboard Shortcuts Command 121 Online Support Command 121 Register 121 Updates Page 121 HidetEleme nt i eel Rb 97 History Pop Up 89 Keysers ieres te puedes n 177 How Use Final Draft AV os te fone a e LEES 12 32 53 12 13 32 l Importing scs eR Ete RR 132 Importing and Exporting Exportihg ER RETE E 150 Impartinig eiie REPRE RARE 132 Insert o 2 S e ER IERI TU 108 Insert Menu 2 00 2 eee donee nianna ue 108 Character Element New Scene Command 108 Character Element Command 44 108 Dialogue Element New Scene Command 108 Dialogue Element Command 46 47 52 63 108 Dynamic Date Command 108 169 Page Number 108 Parenthetical Element Command 45 108 Static Date Command 109 169 Video Descript
7. Let s paste in the text 9 Press Control Ctrl V Windows or Command V Mac Xd Or m Choose Edit Paste The screen appears as 8 Nail boards across the windows Put padlocks on the door It used to be sweet home to me I don t go there anymore take no solicitations No signs say for rent There used to be no vacancies Behind the picket fence I can t believe she lived here Can t believe she s gone Got a house full of love but no one s at home INSERTION POINT Ain tnebedy heme Before we continue let s explore the second method of getting text into Final Draft AV importing 10 Return to the document you originally entered the text and choose File Save As or File Save if you have yet to save it 11 Save the document as text or RTF Close the file or exit MS Word 12 Return to Final Draft AV FINAL DRAFT AV 65 Tutorials 13 Choose File Open navigate to the text or RTF file and click OK An Untitled document appears with the Reformat dialog open The Reformat dialog is used to change the element type within Final Draft AV Note that all the text has been imported into the Video column Each line has become a separate scene We will use the Reformat dialog to move it into the Audio col umn TEXT 15 SELECTED READY FOR REFORMATTING REFORMAT DIALOG Got a house full of love but no ones at Parenthetical home VIDEO we
8. 120 Tile 120 Tile Vertical 120 Zoom Command 120 Windows Installation 16 Windows Menu Tile Comand 120 Writers Guild of America 5 84 Z Zoom Command 120 185 Index
9. Pages checkbox If unchecked it will be displayed on the first page only Default is Hide xz Once you have defined the field titles and layout of the Detailed Header save an empty ws blank script as a template for any new scripts See the Menus section File gt Save As FINAL DRAFT AV 168 Header amp Footer Footer The Footer is the bottom most line in the script and can contain up to 7 lines of any text For example FOOTER Page 2 Wave To enter text in the Footer 1 Click in the Footer 2 Use the Spacebar or Tab to position text where desired Press Tab to move the insertion point one tab stop left center or right forward To place the page number or today s date in the Footer 1 Position the insertion point in the Footer 2 Choose Insert gt Page Number Insert gt Dynamic Date or Insert gt Static Date The information will appear at the insertion point WARNING Do not use the Insert gt Dynamic Date feature unless you want the date to change If you need a specific date to remain the same type it in directly DISPLAYING AND HIDING By default the Footer appears on every page of a new script To hide or display the Footer 1 Choose View gt Layout and the Layout Dialog appears Header and Footer Show detailed header Show regular header Show detailed header on all pages 1 Show footer SHOW HIDE FOOTER 2 Click to uncheck hide or check display the Show footer checkbo
10. Beginning to Write an AV Script The basis for this tutorial script is the short training video How To Use Final Draft AV which is a avail able for viewing on the Final Draft AV Install Disc and online at www finaldraft com products av how to php4 We strongly suggest you view it 1 Open Final Draft AV A new blank script window appears ready for you to begin typing When a new script is created the insertion point resides in a Video Description element INSERTION POINT EE Status Bar at the bottom of the script window indicates which element type the insertion point is currently in NOTE 1 Type Final Draft AV Box The screen now appears as INSERTION POINT FINAL DRAFT AV 44 Tutorials 2 Press Tab Or Press Control Ctrl 2 Windows or Command Cmd 2 Mac Or Click the green Character icon in the toolbar Or Choose Insert gt Character 5 Or m Click the right mouse button and choose Insert gt Character from the Contextual Menu The insertion point moves to the Audio column and a Character element is created By default a colon is automatically entered as a suffix after the character s name VIDEO AUDIO INSERTION POINT Final Draft AV Box f 1 3 NARRATOR By default a Character Name is in all caps and underlined The screen appears as 8 Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR INSERTION POINT Before we continue
11. WU VOS VOS US VS Dialogue Ain t nobody home we Delete FINAL DRAFT AV 66 Tutorials 14 Windows Click in a text field and Edit gt Select All or Control Ctrl A Mac click Command A Mac and the screen appears as ALL TEXT IS NOW SELECTED READY FOR REFORMATTING VIDEO s Behind the picket fence cant believe she lived here se Cant believe shes gone Got a house full of love but no ones at we we home Dialogue Ain t nobody home we FINAL DRAFT AV 67 Tutorials 15 Click the Dialogue button on the Reformat dialog The screen now appears as ALL TEXT IS MOVED TO THE AUDIO COLUMN Nail boards across the windows Reformat Put padlocks on the door 4 It used to be sweet home to me I don t go there anymore Scene take no solicitations Shot No signs say for rent There used to be no vacancies Character Behind the picket fence Parenthetical can t believe she lived here Dialogue Can t believe she s gone Got a house full of love but no one s at home Delete Ain t nobody home 16 Click the close box on the Reformat dialog Alternatively Use the Element drop down in the Toolbar and choose Dialogue The third method of getting text info Final Draft AV is to simply
12. 114 Radio Layout n n n 39 59 60 95 Spotlight Mac 126 Radio Layout Command EE EE CET ME 29 Static Date Command 109 169 Rearrange Guide 54 87 128 Status Bat uates eile 43 44 Recent Files 5 85 Bulles ed eae netus a i 45 97 Recently Opened 125 Redo Command 86 SUBD EIS Page COM ANG scent tt esed 11 Reformat Command 65 118 133 Register Command 121 Tab 44 46 176 Register Script Command 84 Tables M 19 26 28 MS 132 143 145 Fax eX edo xo apum epist 20 81 150 Mail 20 Template i eii ubere ao rox b adore 59 Registration 13 20 Template 79 Regular 3433 1627163 Text File 64 75 79 132 Replace 89 Th saur s 5 113 117 Response Code 22 Foreign Language 113 117 Return Key 45 172 Thesaurus Command 116 Rever
13. Select the word to be replaced Choose Tools Thesaurus The Thesaurus dialog appears Type the word to be looked up in the text field above the alternatives Press the Enter key Windows or Return key Mac Any definition s synonyms etc are presented 5 Select any alternative and click Replace The Thesaurus dialog is closed and the selected word will be replaced in the script If no alternative is acceptable Click Close THESAURUS OPTIONS Language pop up menu If any additional thesauri have been installed choose the one you would like to use Default is English United States Final Draft AV comes with an American English Spell Checker and Thesaurus Addi tional foreign language spell checkers and thesauri are available for British English French German and Spanish For ordering and pricing information call the Sales Department at 800 231 4055 or 1 818 995 8995 History pop up list Contains a list of the last words that were searched for during the current session To take a word from the History list and move it into the text field Select the word from the list It will be transferred into the text field The corresponding thesaurus entry will be displayed FINAL DRAFT AV 118 Menus Reformat Allows you to change the Element type paragraph by paragraph Reformatting is used to take text which is not formatted properly and transform it into correct script format It is useful whe
14. 29 Getting Started Differences Between Previous Versions of Final Draft AV and Version 2 5 Please refer to the individual sections in the User Manual for details Any script file written in previous versions can be opened in Version 2 5 Toolbar Icons The toolbar icons have been changed and the toolbar can be customized Windows View Toolbar Customize and Mac View Customize Toolbar Templates The term Stationery is no longer used It has been replaced by Template Default Template The default template s font has been changed to Arial Instant Elements In previous versions an element had to be manually created everywhere A simple mouse click will cre ate specific elements Rearrange Guide Line Rearrange provides the ability to drag and drop any video text and have it line up with any audio text or vice versa This enables scenes and shots to be easily reordered after they are written The Rearrange Guide Line indicates precisely where the selected text will line up when dropped This functionally is not available in any other word processor Importing Importing of files with and without tables has been enhanced significantly Both plain text files TXT and Rich Text Files RTF can now be imported In addition when there are 3 or more columns in a doc ument a special import dialog appears to determine how the text will be formatted in Final Draft AV Save As A few new options have been adde
15. Note that the line I don t is now aligned with the new shot Type in a description similar to 8 OPEN ON suburban neighborhood Nail boards across the windows with immaculate lawns etc Camera moves down street and locates an eyesore of a house overgrown with weeds MCU Singer walking from around the Put padlocks on the door back of the house Camera circles and follows as he continues to stroll It used to be sweet home to me CLOSE IN Singer s face I don t go there anymore take no Solicitations INSERTION POINT To keep this demonstration simple let s presume we ll keep on this shot for a few lines and then create a new scene FINAL DRAFT AV 71 Tutorials 21 Click the mouse after the line picket fence 5 OPEN ON suburban neighborhood Nail boards across the windows with immaculate lawns etc Camera moves down street and locates an eyesore of a house overgrown with weeds MCU Singer walking from around the Put padlocks on the door back of the house Camera circles and follows as he continues to stroll It used to be sweet home to CLOSE IN Singer s face don t go there anymore take no solicitations No signs say for rent There used to be no vacancies Behind the picket fence INSERTION POINT 22 Press Shift Control Ctrl 1 Windows or Option Command 1 Mac the blue Insert Scene icon in the toolbar In
16. 2 5 folder gt Templates folder They are AV Radio and Linear RICH TEXT FORMAT Rich Text Format RTF files can be opened imported Almost all word processing programs can create RTF files This format is designed to retain document formatting RTF files have an rtf extension see the Importing and Exporting section TEXT FORMAT Text TXT files can be opened imported Almost all word processing programs can create Text files Text files have a txt extension see the Importing and Exporting section FINAL DRAFT SCRIPTS Scripts created in Final Draft screenplay or other format can be imported into Final Draft AV Ao Note In order to import Final Draft scripts they must first be saved in File Converter Format see the Importing and Exporting section ABOUT OPENING SCRIPTS ACROSS PLATFORMS Scripts written on Final Draft AV for Windows can be read and edited on Final Draft AV for Macintosh and vice versa However the exact font s used on one platform may not be available on the other When Final Draft AV encounters a font that it cannot match or is unknown 1 The Choose Alternate Font dialog appears It indicates which font it cannot match and lists all the fonts currently available 2 Select the font to be used as a replacement 3 Click OK The script will appear using the alternate font where appropriate FINAL DRAFT AV 80 Menus Open Recent Mac Lists the script files that have been previou
17. Caribbean We will slowly zoom into a close up ofthe island of St Lucia Continue moving into east coast and f Delete SELECTION HAS Narrator discusses volcanic origins including the caldera that became the MOVED Pitons Images of Soufriere Narrator discusses Soufriere being the town beneath the Pitons This text is a proposed dialogue It should be moved into the Audio column It needs to be aligned with the previous Video Description FINAL DRAFT AV 136 Importing amp Exporting 6 Click the Dialogue button The text is now in the Audio column lined up with the Video Description that preceded it After reformatting the remaining text the result is 8 This document is a working draft designed to convey the content and spirit of the finished program The stories and storylines will change due to further research talent availability and budgetary constraints Quotations from experts are based on research and or telephone interviews Visual descriptions are for production planning purposes only Opening shot will be ofthe map ofthe Narrator discusses volcanic origins including the Caribbean We will slowly zoom into a close up of the island of St Lucia Continue moving into east coast and caldera that became the Pitons S Cutto images of the Pitons 8 Images of Soufriere Narrator discusses Soufriere being the town beneath the Pitons TEXT HAS BEEN MOVED TO AUDIO COLUMN FINAL DR
18. Style Submenu Alignment Submenu Mac 110 Case tai 110 Alignment Submenu uoo ront dla Brest Coane Sues deme reu ete 110 Tools Menus nerui Rim See i eed ew DR Tenn Lid 111 DPS NNO apr cucu EP S 111 Spelling Options el ei TR ee een GEES 112 User DICtHOnaT Wire tiie certs t ar ee Etat acteurs estos des 114 THESAUTUSH ella iis cup ee tei bed atc Ead Pid e eb 116 TESOL US Options eds cet mcs ut Aa aa 117 heformab Pu Iu RAP EIE 118 Customize Windows 119 Window Ment A a a a 120 Caseade Windows esie sce etse rr dete D ce rere Dd 120 Tile Windows aden dies BL np Ls Seen 120 Minimize oca s gp abd nobia ta d uec 120 Zoom See ror ee Eu S ud 120 Bring All to Front Mac 120 Help Mel Suri oper fie e ipt qe eria 121 Finak Draft AV a aN a rie ces aE td iens cC 121 Final Draft on the 5 DIRE e a Ed 121 Ole SUD DOR sos cauda
19. V Show tooltips New File Edit Format Toolbar Name Default TOOLBARS TAB Contains options for determining the look of the Toolbars and for creating new ones Toolbars List Contains all the available Toolbars By default Default is enabled Custom Toolbars will be listed here after they are created All Toolbars may be shown by checking the box next to their name Show Tooltips Displays the names of all buttons when the mouse arrow passes over them Default is enabled Toolbar Name Displays the currently selected Toolbar The name can be changed if desired Reset Button Reverts to the last saved setting To create a custom toolbar Click New Enter any name desired in the Toolbar Name field Click the Buttons tab choose a cate gory and drag any icons to the new toolbar s FINAL DRAFT AV 105 Menus BUTTONS TAB Contains descriptions for each button in the various toolbar categories Customize Toolbars Buttons Categories Buttons a 8 ile Format Select a category then click a button to see its description Drag the button to any toolbar Description Categories Lists all of Final Draft AV s buttons in separate categories Buttons Lists each category s buttons shown as icons Description Explains the function represented by a button Select a button and the description appears To remove items from toolbar From the Toolbar tab cl
20. let s examine the Status Bar at the bottom of the script window For whichever element the insertion point currently resides in the Status Bar indicates which element would be cre ated if either the Tab key or the Enter Windows Return Mac key is pressed It appears as WINDOWS Tab Dialogue Enter Dialogue 1n Character lof1 Character Tab Dialogue Return Dialogue INDICATES WHICH ELEMENT WILL BE CREATED WHEN PRESSING TAB OR ENTER RETURN Next we want to create a Parenthetical 4 Press Ctrl 4 Windows or 4 Mac Or Click the green Parenthetical icon in the toolbar FINAL DRAFT AV 45 Tutorials or Choose Insert gt Parenthetical Or Click the right mouse button and choose Insert gt Character from the Contextual Menu The insertion point moves to the next line and a Parenthetical element is created By default the inser tion point sits between a set of parenthesis INSERTION POINT 5 Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR o NorE The default prefix and suffix of each element can be set to anything you desire 5 Choose View gt Elements and the Elements dialog appears Click Parenthetical to see the default settings Elements Two Column AV Format Prefix Suffix DEFAULT PREFIX Header Detailed Header Label Hide element AND SUFFIX Detailed Header Field Video Description Character Dialogue SELECTED ELEMENT Footer 6 C
21. 0 13 Apply Font Size to All Left indent 0 03 The Dialogue left indent is measured from the left side of the second column Right indent 000 FINAL DRAFT AV The script now appears as 59 Tutorials DIALOGUE IS DOUBLE SPACED VIDEO 8 FADE UP ON TITLE How To Use Final Draft AV DISSOLVE TO Final Draft AV Box SUPER Keeps Columns Aligned Automatically 8 DISSOLVE TO DEMO SCREEN Music up Music fades NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts This overview will give you a quick glimpse at how Final Draft AV works so that you can get to work immediately on your AV project Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns automatically and keeps them aligned when text is added edited or deleted in either column Note that all scenes and shots are still properly aligned 4 Choose View gt Elements and the Elements Dialog appears 5 Select Dialogue and click the Spacing pull down menu select 1 5 and click OK The script returns to its original appearance Experiment with the other settings of the Elements Dialog to get the settings you prefer Creating A Template You can create a template with the settings you desire so that you never have to redo the settings You can also set your own Headers and Footers see the Headers and Footers section For exa
22. 170 Keystrokes zou arch ee te REN tae tea a tae uU 171 Keystrokes in Body of a Script LE RR 172 Ctrl Shift Windows Cmd Option Mac 172 Instant Elements via Mouse Clicks Us sues Lus TC oun td 172 Enter Key Windows Return Key 172 Enter Return in Video xr ES westeats 172 Enter Return in Audio 174 ELN O Ern 176 Other 4 cS a eR Ed cee RA 177 Keystrokes in the Detailed 178 FINAL DRAFT AV 10 Table of Contents Common Keystrokes Ce eus cerei esci de mote d er 178 EE 179 Getting Started FINAL DRAFT AV 12 Getting Started Introduction Final Draft AV Audio Visual was designed with the help of many industry professionals It is a self contained full featured word processor specifically designed for dual column audio visual scriptwrit ing It combines powerful word processing with a variety of script layouts and templates in one easy to use application Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns automatically and keeps them aligned when text is added edited or deleted When
23. 3 Click OK to return to the script Although the Video Description text is hidden the text is still maintained with the script 4 Choose View AV Layout to return to the AV format FINAL DRAFT AV 62 Tutorials Entering Audio First There are many instances where you will write or import the audio portion of a script prior to describing the visuals For example you might get an audio transcript of scenes from a documentary the audio transcript from a news report the lyrics of a song for a music video etc There are three methods of getting some text into a Final Draft AV script Cut and paste text from another document or Import text from another document Or Type text in directly We ll briefly explore each of these As our next tutorial example we will begin to script a music video for a song called House Full of Love lyrics used by permission Let s begin by presuming that like many transcripts the lyrics have been sent in MS Word or another word processor or in the body of an email 1 Open MS Word or any word processor or an email program 2 Begin a new document by choosing File gt New 3 Nail boards across the windows Put padlocks on the door It used to be sweet home to me I don t go there anymore I take no solicitations No signs say for rent There used to be no vacancies Behind the picket fence I can t believe she lived here Can t believe she s gone Got a house full
24. AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO A WOMAN HOLDING A BOX OF WAVE LAUNDRY DETERGENT STANDING IN A TYPICAL AMERICAN KITCHEN SIX YEAR OLD BOY ENTERS THE KITCHEN HOLDING UP A SHIRT LOOKING UPSET WOMAN WAVE DETERGENT GETS MY CLOTHES AS CLEAN AS THE OCEAN AND HAS A THIRD LESS CARCINOGENS THAN THE LEADING LAUNDRY DETERGENT BOY MOM YOU RUINED MY NEW SWEATSHIRT IT S FULL OF HOLES I M TOO EMBARRASSED TO GO TO SCHOOL WOMAN TAKES THE SHIRT AND STARTS EXAMINING IT WOMAN LOVINGLY DON T WORRY SON THAT S JUST THE SUPER CLEAN SCRUBBING POWER OF THE WAVE DETERGENT NO OTHER DETERGENT IS STRONGER THAN WAVE WAVE CONTAINS THE CLEANING POWER OF THE OCEAN WOMAN HOLDING WOMAN OF WAVE WAVE DETERGENT 5 MY CLOTHES AS CLEAN AS THE LAUNDRY DETERGENT OCEAN AND HAS A THIRD LESS CARCINOGENS THAN THE STANDING IN A TYPICAL AMERICAN LEADING LAUNDRY DETERGENT KITCHEN A SIX YEAR BOY OLD BOY ENTERS THE i KITCHEN HOLDING Up MOM YOU RUINED MY NEW SWEATSHIRT IT S FULL OF E oe HOLES I M TOO EMBARRASSED TO GO TO SCHOOL WOMAN TAKES THE WOMAN SHIRT AND STARTS LOVINGLY EXAMINING IT DON T WORRY SON THAT S JUST THE SUPER CLEAN SCRUBBING POWER OF THE WAVE DETERGENT NO OTHER DETERGENT IS STRONGER THAN WAVE WAVE CONTAINS THE CLEANING POWER OF THE OCEAN FINAL DRAFT AV 103 Menus Audio Determines the settings for the Audio Column Note This
25. BACKUP AND TRANSFER Once installed into a computer you may make one copy of the Program from the files from that computer solely for backup purposes You must reproduce and include the copyright notices on the backup copy You may transfer your license to use the product to another party if the other party agrees to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and you notify Final Draft Inc at that time of the transfer of ownership If you transfer the Program you must at the same time transfer all original materials and destroy all copies of the software and documentation that remain in your possession COPYRIGHT The Program and related documentation are copyrighted You may not copy the Program or its documentation except for backup purposes solely as expressly permitted in this Agreement and to load the Program into the computer as part of executing the Program All other copies of the Program including software that has been modified merged or included with other software and of its documentation are in violation of this Agreement LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER FINAL DRAFT INC WARRANTS THE MEDIA ON WHICH THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED TO BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP FOR 30 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE DEFECTIVE MEDIA MAY BE RETURNED FOR REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE DURING THE 30 DAY WARRANTY PERIOD UNLESS THE MEDIA HAS BEEN DAMAGED BY ACCIDENT OR MISUSE EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THE PRECEDING TWO SENTENCES THE PROGRAM IS PROVIDED AS I
26. Ctrl Cmd Shift Up and Down Arrows Selects text from the insertion point to the beginning of the current element Mouse Clicking Double click to select a word Triple click to select an element paragraph Right click displays the Contextual Menu Drag and drop moves selected text Ctrl Windows Option Mac drag and drop copies text Click and drag to select text letter by letter Windows Double click and drag to select word by word Windows Triple click and drag to select element paragraph by element paragraph Shift click extends the selection from the insertion point to the point that was clicked FINAL DRAFT AV 180 Keystrokes FINAL DRAFT AV Index A About Final Draft AV Command Mac 125 About Final Draft Command Windows 122 ActiVate Celine 122 Activate Deactivate Command 122 ACTIVATION sx i esci meer sce 21 26 nct le Sle eed ae 22 Online susci ccu caves shee 21 Alignment Submenu 110 Audio 103 Character Inline With Dialogue 103 AV Format MDC 102 AV EayoUt set andes Pains a 38 95 102 AV Layout Command 95 B Backup ret RE ends 75 Bring All to Front Command Mac 120 C Cascade Command 120 Challen
27. Elements There are number of ways to add elements with Keystroke Combinations Toolbar Icons the Insert Menu the Contextual Menu and in some instances clicking the mouse button or pressing the Win dows Enter or Mac Return key By experimenting with them all you can determine which method best suits the way you write KEYSTROKE SHORTCUTS WINDOWS KEYSTROKE SHORTCUTS MAC Keyboard Shortcuts x O Keyboard Shortcuts Within a Scene Within a Scene Video 1 Character 4 Dialogue 3 Parenthetical i 4 Video gp 7 Character 96 2 Dialogue 3 Parenthetical 92 4 New Scene New Scene TOOLBAR ICONS INSERT MENU Format Tools Window Help Video Description Ctrl 1 8 Video Description Character Ctrl 2 Dialogue Ctri 3 Insert Video Insert Audio Video Description Ctrl Shift4 1 Character Ctrl Shift 2 Dialogue Ctrl Shift 3 CONTEXTUAL MENU Video Description Reformat Character EK Dialogue ont Parenthetical ELUTECCHEMEI ooer Character Dialogue FINAL DRAFT AV 43 Tutorials Instant Elements via Mouse Clicks Once a new Scene is created Click the mouse in the Video column to create a new Video Description Click the mouse in the Audio column to create a new Dialogue If there is already a Video Description clicking in the Video column will create a new Shot and Video Description
28. JUPITER S FIREWIRE SEDAN 15 7 BLOTS FORWARD INTO F G AND THEN PAST THE CAMERA CAMERA TRACKS AROUND THE LS 7 IN BULLET TIME AS RACES ACROSS THE DESERT ONE SINGLE SCENE The text in the Video Description has been moved up REVOLUTION SFX MUSIC BUILDS TO A CRESCENDO AFTER SEX CRACK OF THUNDER NARRATOR IT TOOK TWO MILLENNIA OF HUMAN EVOLUTION TO CREATE A NEW AUTOMOTIVE REVOLUTION SEX MUSIC BUILDS TO A CRESCENDO FINAL DRAFT AV Toggle Scene Shot 93 Menus Choose this command to change a scene to a shot and a shot to a scene For example you can turn a scene into a shot SEPARATE SCENES INSERTION BEFORE TOGGLE SCENE SHOT JUPITER S FIREWIRE SEDAN 15 7 BLOTS FORWARD INTO F G AND THEN PAST THECAMERA CAMERA TRACES AROUND THE L5 7IN TIME ASIT RACES ACROSS THE DESERT POINT SAME SCENE TWO SHOTS INSERTION SEX CRACK OF THUNDER NARRATOR V O IT TWO MILLENNIA OF HUMAN EVOLUTION TO CREATE A NEW AUTOMOTIVE REVOLUTION SFX MUSIC BUILDS TO A CRESCENDO AFTER TOGGLE SCENE SHOT JUPITER S FIREWIRE SEDAN 15 7 BLOTS FORWARD INTO F G AND THEN PAST THECAMERA CAMERA TRACES AROUND THELS 7 IN BULUET TIME AS IT RACES ACROSS THE DESERT POINT In this example a shot is turned into a separate scene SAME SCENE TWO SHOTS INSERTION POINT SFX CRACK OF THUNDER NARRATOR IT TW
29. Keynote Mac ctr Be 82 Print Setup Windows Page Setup 83 Print Preview Windows crescere treat n tem cocotte tee eese E mre ter ele eta 84 CH 84 Register SOMOS S cx ccu mI Iu Kc M KM MEE ce EE EE 84 FINAL DRAFT AV 7 Table of Contents Recent Files E EE Eden RBRUM 85 Exit Windows Quit Mae ak whe 85 Edit Mehl s mid UR roce oct eo som acd s oce pria 86 Undo dactlons ree eR ETE IRA iiv E eR A e RD 86 Redo actions ic Fe hea e 86 bemus tectis duc biet uu 86 Mon EI HE 86 Paste cse ED ne M n eU LM t Me c a ah Sona E 86 Using Rearrange and Drag and Drop 87 Cle r Delete Mac nen ev eec ttt t obo e 87 Select ALS onere ts LR E pe cd 87 PING ANG Replace Sewn seek 88 Replace cess Suit tarn ace tN ee e 89 Additional Find and Replace options 2 89 Insert EE E E as eps E E A 90 Jo SCONES 222 22 AI uU Reet id pale 92 qTageleScene Shot erei pe
30. Preferences 1 Choose Final Draft AV Preferences and the Preferences dialog appears 2 Click the desired item and make any changes 3 Close the window to apply the settings Show Help Tags When the mouse is left over an item in the Toolbar or Status Bar its name will be displayed Default is enabled Quartz Text Smoothing Smooths anti aliases text Navigation Keys Mimics MS Word Sets the arrow and other keys to work as they do in Microsoft Word See Keystrokes Default is enabled Recent Document Count Determines the maximum number of items that are displayed in File Open Recent Type the desired number in the field Default is 15 NOTE All preference changes take effect immediately without having to restart the applica tion FINAL DRAFT AV 126 Menus Spotlight Mac When doing a search via Spotlight all the text in every Final Draft AV script will be checked for matches Rearrange 4 Rearrange FINAL DRAFT AV 128 Rearrange Rearrange and the Rearrange Guide Line Rearrange is a feature unique to Final Draft AV It provides the ability to drag and drop any video text and have it line up with any audio text or vice versa This enables scenes and shots to be easily reordered after they are written The Rearrange Guide Line indicates precisely where the selected text will line up when dropped The following examples show Rearrange within a scene It can also be done across scene boun
31. Press Ctrl Z Windows or Cmd Z Mac to undo the rearrangement FINAL DRAFT AV 57 Tutorials Changing the Layout s Parameters Every layout can have its visual appearance changed We ll continue to use the sample script to demon strate 1 With any script open choose View gt Layout and the Layout dialog appears 2 Uncheck the Show boxes around scenes checkbox click the Narrow video column radio button and click OK UNCHECK TO HIDE BOXES CLICK TO CHANGE Layout Two Column AV Format Header and Footer Show detailed header Show regular header C Show detailed header on all pages Show footer General Show boxes around scenes Show column separator line Print boxes around scenes Print column separator line Show column labels C Offset for 3 hole punch Video Audio Wide video column Character above dialogue Narrow video column Character inline with dialogue The script now appears as CHANGED TO NARROW VIDEO COLUMN AND NO BOXES VIDEO FADE UP ON TITLE How To Use Final Draft AV DISSOLVE TO Final Draft AV Box SUPER Keeps Columns Aligned Automatically DISSOLVE TO DEMO SCREEN AUDIO Music up Music fades NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts This overview will give you a quick glimpse at how Final Draft AV works so that you
32. added edited or deleted in either column SUPER Keeps Columns amp liqned INDICATE WHERE utomatically THE SELECTED TEXT WILL LINE UP 8 DISSOLVE TO DEMO SCREEN FINAL DRAFT AV 55 Tutorials 3 Release the mouse button and the text will be rearranged works so that you can get to work immediately on your AV project SUPER Keeps Columns Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns TEXT IS IN NEW automatically POSITION NEW Aligned Automatically and keeps them aligned when text is added edited SHOT CREATED or deleted in either column 8 DISSOLVE TO DEMO SCREEN 4 Press Ctrl Z Windows or 7 Mac to undo the rearrangement Let s begin another rearrangement from the Video column Though the following makes little practical sense it is great for demonstration purposes 5 Select some text in the Video column similar to 8 Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR TEXT TO BE REARRANGED Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts This overview will give you a quick glimpse at how Final Draft AV works so that you can getto work immediately on your AV project SUPER Keeps Columns Aligned Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns Automatically automatically and keeps them aligned when text is added edited or deleted in either column DISSOLVE TO
33. addition scripts created in Final Draft screenplay or other for mats can be imported when they have been saved in Final Draft s File Converter Format FCF In addition to being able to save Final Draft AV scripts to PDF format they can be exported to tele prompters word processors and to Final Draft for screenplays For complete details and practical examples see the mporting and Exporting section Making Backups To guard against the loss of important information making backup duplicate copies of your Final Draft AV scripts should be a regular part of your routine The importance of making frequent backups cannot be emphasized enough Unfortunately most people do not take this advice seriously until they have lost valuable data either from computer hardware failure by accidentally erasing an important document from having a computer stolen or having the computer destroyed in a fire or accident If you ever experience problems it is easy to copy the document from the backup to another computer so you can continue writing Whether you make backups every day every other day or weekly depends on the amount of work you do Backing up takes a few moments trying to recreate a script may take days or longer It does not matter whether you back up to CD ROMs DVDs USB drives or other removable media The important point is that backups get made frequently If you don t know how to make CDs or backups to other media earn how to
34. ced wa Rer mc IRR lem IR EG eine 34 EEUU En Mr Ibo MAIO Lic enc 34 35 Script Elements and Default Layouts ERES 36 METTI CER E MERETUR ED EB cage 37 layouts ek ee Nl dr eel oce ciis 38 PEA VOU S uoce mp 38 FINAL DRAFT AV 6 Table of Contents Radio ESVOlisa estos rat a utenti ess de EDU Or eee ucl du act 39 Linear VA VOU sus oce ciens od secus aste Sos Rare ae 39 Writing and Managing Audio Visual Scripts 41 Whatisa Scene ooreo toeea eet bate he 41 Adding and Editing lt 42 Instant Elements via Mouse 54244105 even Ree IT eR S RES Ge 43 Beginning to Write an AV Script un o etes e ey 43 LSC MENG SCONE ati deo ot eM dE SUR adco UEM alc E 51 Changing the Layouts Parameters 57 Changing Element Settings oeste a ede a ae ES Gee 58 Radio EayOUE ix esee Coo qus lo i uela oe ee Ee pps Ses 60 Entering AUOIOTIESE Laos bate PE 62 Using the Linear Layout for Other Functions 00200 ccc e
35. e EENE EEE HOD oes PR oe RAEES 93 SelectsScerem m E 94 a ahead An 95 VA MD ea a 95 Radio layout erm ooa e LL tre 95 95 Elemelts ee eee tate ee bb i ERU eH ILE UE 96 ET MR gene rare 98 Header xand Footer Sey BRI EDI vet 98 MID IN 102 AUDERET Oe ee 103 ee Lu ML Ru It DAE 103 Insert Geek eae 108 MIGEGADESCHIPUON Ya uly 108 Chara CLG bed omes SAM n eL Ea tea 108 BTE fefe PC C 108 Rarenthetical LIA eub at dc Oe 108 New Scene Submenu ania IR Ye eee 108 Page NUMBER Lees ewer eie RI eee Ies RENTE ei I ru Eres 108 Dynamic iuste Let a BM ouod ers ton 2 Ute 108 Static Date vo EL sceau tube OE E LIE MBs UR Mati 109 Forinat Mem meet d ep metes ee e dein tob Me f 110 FINAL DRAFT AV 8 Table of Contents Font Windows Set Font
36. next topic and spell checking resumes To disregard the word considered misspelled and continue Click Skip To substitute an alternate word 1 Select click the suggested word It appears in the Change to text field Note The word in the Change to text field may be edited or a different word typed in directly 2 Click Replace Alternately Double click the suggested word In the script the misspelled word will be replaced by the new word and spell checking continues SPELLING OPTIONS Click Options to view Spelling Options FINAL DRAFT AV 113 Menus Spelling Options Language v Check capitalization Check repeated words Automatic spell checking Language pop up menu If any additional spell checkers have been installed choose the one you would like to use Default is English United States Final Draft AV comes with an American English Spell Checker and Thesaurus Addi tional foreign language spell checkers and thesauri are available for British English French German and Spanish For ordering and pricing information call the Sales Department at 800 231 4055 or 1 818 995 8995 Check capitalization Spell checks for correct capitalization of words Default is checked For example They drive up he gets out of the car When spell checked the word he would be flagged Check repeated words Looks for duplicate occurrences of words and flags them as mi
37. of the original document At the top of each column is a drop down list with three choices to identify where a particular column is to be imported Video Audio or Skip Skip means to exclude the contents of the column when it is imported 4 Choose the appropriate setting for each column from the list Video Column Audio Column Skip In this case the first column would be skipped the second set to Video the third would be skipped and the fourth would be audio Skip D Video Column HJ Skip H Audio Column Video Column 1 T A Woman stands Anner laundry room sorting Doing laundry is laundry never fun empty empty FINAL DRAFT AV 147 Importing amp Exporting To check if the settings are correct other paragraphs from the document can be viewed 5 have the contents of the next paragraphs displayed click Next The following appears Skip HJ Video Column HJ Skip Audio Column E Video Column 2 young boy is ctive children laying baseball in is school clothes e is slides into econd base empty empty 6 When all looks good click Apply The text is imported as indicated by the settings The text in the Audio Column is now aligned with its associated Video VIDEO AUDIO 5 AWoman stands in a laundry room ANNCR sorting laundry Doing laundry is never fun Ayoung boy is pla
38. the insertion point not the top of the script Find will not search within the Header or the Footer To search from the top of the script first Scroll to the top of the script and click the mouse at the beginning of the text Choose Edit Find and Replace and the Find and Replace dialog appears Find and Replace Find what Replace with Replace Match whole word only Direction Replace All Match case Qup Down Cancel To find text in the script 1 Enter the text to search for in the Find what Windows or Find Mac text field 2 Click Find 3 When Final Draft AV reaches the end of the script it will ask if you want it to continue searching from the beginning If the text is found searching will stop and the found text will be selected If no text is located nothing occurs To find the next occurrence of the same text Click Find again FINAL DRAFT AV 89 Menus To Replace the found text 1 Enter the text to be used as a replacement for the Find text in the Replace with Windows or Replace Mac text field 2 Click Replace or Replace The text that was found will be replaced with the text in the Replace text field REPLACE ALL Searches the script and replaces all occurrences of the text that is being searched ADDITIONAL FIND AND REPLACE OPTIONS Match whole word only Searches for matches of complete not partial words only Match case Searches need to match
39. the insertion point is at the end of a scene or shot Pressing Enter Return inserts a new scene after the current scene The insertion point is placed at the beginning of the new scene or shot The audio is aligned with the new scene or shot ORIGINAL 8 VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE INSERTION POINT ANB B i Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface MOSQUITOES SWARM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take advantage of the all too brief summer FINAL DRAFT AV 174 Keystrokes AFTER PRESSING ENTER RETURN 8 VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE AND BELOW INSERTION POINT dmm JANICE Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface MOSQUITOES SWARM JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take advantage of the all too brief summer ENTER RETURN IN AUDIO If the insertion point is in a Character element which has a Dialogue or Parenthetical immediately following Pressing Enter Return moves the insertion point to the beginning of the next element ORIGINAL INSERTION POINT AND BELOW Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface AFTER PRESSING ENTER RETURN 8 VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE INSERTION POINT AND BELOW Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface If the insertion point is in a Character element which does not have a Dialogue or Parenthetical immediately following Pressing Enter Return inserts a new dialogue ORIGINAL INSERTION POINT AND BELO
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41. upper case and lower case letters exactly Direction Searches Up backwards or Down forwards History pop up Mac Use the History pop up menu to view a list of the last ten words or phrases that were requested To transfer one of the words in the History pop up to the Find or Replace text field Select the desired word from the History menu and it will appear in the appropriate text field When all searching and replacing is completed Click Cancel Windows or the Close box Mac FINAL DRAFT AV 90 Menus Insert Scene Choose this command to insert a new scene from the insertion point If the insertion point is within Video Description The new scene will be blank and splits any Video Description text that follows the insertion point plus all of the Audio contained in the original scene For example BEFORE INSERT SCENE INSERTION JUPITER S EIREWIRE SEDAN 1 7 SEX POINT BEOTSFORWARDINTOT O AND CRACK OF THUNDER THEN PAST THE CAMERA 8 CAMERA TRACKS AROUND THELS NARRATOR V O 7 IN BULLET TIME AS IT RACES IT TOOK TWO MILLENNIA OF HUMAN ACROSS THE DESERET EVOLUTION TO CREATE A NEW AUTOMOTIVE AFTER JUPITER S FIREWIRE SEDAN 1 9 7 BLOTS FORWARD INTO G NEW INSERTED SCENE SPLITS THE ORIGINAL AND THEN PAST THE CAMERA SCENE CRACK OF THUNDER 8 CAMERA TRACKS AROUND THE L NARRATOR V 0 7 IN BULLET TIME AS IT RACES IT TOOK TWO MILLENNIA OF HUMAN ACROSS THE DESERT EVOLUTION TO
42. visible on screen but will not be printed Markers will appear whether or not boxes around a scene are displayed For example ORIGINAL SCENE MARKER 5 WOMAN TAKES THE SHIRT AND WOMAN STARTS EXAMINING IT LOVINGLY DON T WORRY SON THAT S JUST THE SUPER CLEAN SCRUBBING POWER OF THE WAVE DETERGENT NO OTHER DETERGENT IS STRONGER THAN WAVE WAVE CONTAINS THE CLEANING POWER OF THE OCEAN SHOT MARKER BOYLOOKS PUZZLED AND IS BQY SMILING TO HIDE HIS CONFUSION WOW THAT S GREAT MOM SMELL REALLY CLEAN TOO TEXT IS ALIGNED INSERTION POINT AFTER TEXT IS INSERTED SCENE MARKER 6 WOMAN TAKES THE SHIRT AND WOMAN STARTS EXAMINING IT LOVINGLY DON T WORRY SON THAT S JUST THE SUPER CLEAN SCRUBBING POWER OF THE WAVE DETERGENT NO OTHER DETERGENT IS STRONGER THAN WAVE WAVE CONTAINS THE CLEANING POWER OF THE OCEAN IT CLEANS LIKE NO OTHER DETERGENT IN HISTORY INSERTED TEXT SHOT MARKER BOY LOOKS PUZZLED AND IS BOY SMILING TO HIDE HIS CONFUSION WOW THAT S GREAT MOM SMELLS REALLY CLEAN TOO TEXT REMAINS ALIGNED FINAL DRAFT AV 38 Tutorials Layouts There are three layouts formats available in the View Menu AV Radio and Linear They are also available in the Templates folder All three may be customized f you change script s layout any text will be repositioned accordingly The content of the text remains the same even though the lay
43. 23 S A WOMAN HOLDING A BOX OF WAVE LAUNDRY DETERGENT STANDING TYPICAL AMERICAN KITCHEN SIX YEAR OLD BOY ENTERS THE KITCHEN HOLDING UP SHIRT LOOKING UPSET WOMAN TAKES THE SHIRT AND STARTS 101 Menus Medium Contact Draft Video 78 WOMAN WAVE DETERGENT GETS MY CLOTHES AS CLEAN 4S THE OCEAN AND HAS 1 3 LESS CARCINOGENS THAN THE LEADING LAUNDRY DETERGENT BOY MOM YOU RUINED MY NEW SWEATSHIRT IT S FULL OF HOLES TOO EMBARRASSED TO GO TO SCHOOL WOMAN INA EXAMINING IT DON T WORRY SON THAT S JUST THE SUPER CLEAN SCRUBBING POWER OF THE WAVE DETERGENT NO OTHER 3 HOLE OFFSET Agency Writer Producer Project Director Title Art Director Subject Medium Job Contact Code Draft VIDEO AUDIO S WIDE SHOT OF ARCTIC WINTER NARRATOR SNOW BLOWING ICEBURGS IN THE HABITAT OF THE POLAR BEAR IS HARSH THE DISTANCE AND DEMANDING FREEZING TEMPERATURES WEATHER THAT CHANGES EVERY HOUR LONG DARK WINTERS MAKE SURVIVAL A DIFFICULT THING FOR THE Oo MOTHER AND HER CUBS FINAL DRAFT AV 102 Menus Video Determines the width of the Video Column Wide video column Norte This option is available in AV Layout only The Video and Audio columns will be approximately of equal width This is the default setting Narrow video column The Video column takes up one third of the page WiDE VIDEO COLUMN NARROW VIDEO COLUMN VIDEO
44. 422 Email info finaldraft com URL www finaldraft com Written and designed by Frank Colin Special thanks to Kirsten Vensel Joel Levin and Mirko Sekulic Final Draft AV software is a trademark of Final Draft Inc Macintosh Mac Mac OS X are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Microsoft Word Windows Me and Windows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Inc The Proximity Merriam Webster Linguibase Copyright 1992 Merriam Webster Inc Copyright 1992 Proximity Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Lyrics to House Full of Love by J Zavala and R Bloom Copyright 1998 by Zavala Songs Rev 03 29 06 FINAL DRAFT INC END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT By installing this software you indicate your acceptance of the following Final Draft Inc License Agreement This is a legal document which constitutes an agreement between you the end user and Final Draft Inc Carefully read all the terms and conditions of this Agreement prior to installing this software Installing this software indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions This document constitutes the complete Agreement between you and Final Draft Inc and cannot be changed or modified except by a written agreement between you and Final Draft Inc signed by an officer of Final Draft Inc If you do not agree to these terms and conditions return all the components of this product to the place of purchase and your money will be refunded No refund will be given for products that have missin
45. 818 906 8930 An automated touch tone phone system will walk you through the process There is no charge for the Manual Deactivation service IMPORTANT Make sure you have your Deactivation Code and your Customer Number avail able when you call Your computer will be deactivated and you will be able to activate another computer or 4 Email the Deactivation Code to deactivate finaldraft com As part of the email you must include The Deactivation Code Your name as you entered it when you registered Final Draft AV Your Customer Number which is located on the back panel of the Disc Sleeve included in the Final Draft AV package or Digital Order Email electronic download product or found by choosing Help gt Customer Support Once Customer Support processes your deactivation request you will receive an email confirmation and be able to activate another computer FINAL DRAFT AV 25 Getting Started Launching Final Draft AV After the First Time Windows 1 Click the Start button Choose Programs from the Start menu or Windows XP Programs 2 Choose Final Draft AV 2 5 from the Programs submenu Go to step 3 below Macintosh 1 Open the Final Draft AV 2 5 folder 2 Open launch Final Draft AV 2 5 3 If you have not activated A screen appears informing you of how many days you have left before Activation is required You may click Activate Now see previous pages Or Click
46. 9 Wide video column Character above dialogue Narrow video column Character inline with dialogue These features and more will be discussed in the remainder of this section FINAL DRAFT AV 41 Tutorials Writing and Managing Audio Visual Scripts What is a Scene Final Draft AV considers a scene to consist of a Video Description and Audio character dialogue and or sound effects For example SCENE MARKER L A WOMAN HOLDING A OF WAVE WOMAN LAUNDRY DETERGENT STANDING IN A WAVE DETERGENT GETS MY CLOTHES AS TYPICAL AMERICAN KITCHEN A SIX YEAR OLD BOY ENTERS THE KITCHEN HOLDING CLEAN AS THE OCEAN AND HAS A THIRD UP A SHIRT LOOKING UPSET SCENE LESS CARCINOGENS THAN THE LEADING LAUNDRY DETERGENT BOY MOM YOU RUINED MY NEW SWEATSHIRT IT S FULL OF HOLES I M TOO EMBARRASSED TO GO TO SCHOOL SCENE MARKER 8 WOMAN TAKES THE SHIRT AND STARTS WOMAN EXAMINING IT LOVINGLY DON T WORRY SON THAT S JUST THE SUPER CLEAN SCRUBBING POWER OF THE SCENE WAVE DETERGENT NO OTHER DETERGENT IS STRONGER THAN WAVE WAVE CONTAINS THE CLEANING POWER OF THE OCEAN NorE A Video Description must be created for every new scene but text does not need to be entered in it By default scenes are enclosed a box The use of boxed scenes is optional see View gt Layout in the Menus section FINAL DRAFT AV 42 Tutorials Adding and Editing
47. AFT AV 137 Importing amp Exporting As another example here is a text file of a transcript from an animation audio recording Listen up you two Jack needs your AV presentation scripts for the new account by 5 today JACK Make that 4 You know I ll wanna make changes SMART enthused Excellent CLYDE Are you NUTS it ll take that long just to make it look right yet alone write it JACK Look I need a script to day no excuses CLYDE Have you ever tried writing a two column script on word ned look do it right CLYDE You can t write edit and format a professional av script in looks at watch two hours it SMART I M using Final Draft AV You should try it I write it formats I deliver CLYDE I don t have time to learn a new piece of software To import this document into Final Draft AV and reformat it as a dual column script 1 Save the document as text or RTF Close the file or exit Word 2 Open Final Draft AV 3 Choose File gt Open and navigate to the text or RTF file and click OK It appears with the Reformat dialog open The Reformat dialog is used to change the element type within Final Draft AV FINAL DRAFT AV 138 Importing amp Exporting The first paragraph is automatically selected ready for reformatting TEXT IS SELECTED READY FOR REFORMATTING REFORMAT DIALOG VIDEO BOSSMAN 5 Listen up you two Jack needs your AV presentation script
48. AT CHARACTER WOMAN WAVE DETERGENT GETS MY CLOTHES AS CLEAN AS THE OCEAN AND HAS 1 3 LESS CARCINOGENS THAN THE LEADING LAUNDRY DETERGENT DIALOGUE BOY MOM YOU RUINED MY NEW SWEATSHIRT IT S FULL OF HOLES TOO EMBARRASSED TO GO TO SCHOOL PARENTHETICAL 9A ONMAN lovingly DON T WORRY SON THATS JUST THE SUPER CLEAN SCRUBBING POWER OF THE WAVE DETERGENT NO OTHER DETERGENT IS STRONGER THAN WAVE WAVE CONTAINS THE CLEANING POWER OF THE OCEAN BOY WOW THAT S GREAT MOM SMELLS REALLY CLEAN TOO ANNCR VO SIZE OF HOLES MAY VARY DEPENDING ON TYPE OF WATER USED AND MATERIAL OF CLOTHING DO NOT USE ON ANIMALS DO NOT BREATHE IN FUMES USE IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS Linear Layout Places all elements across the page in a linear manner It is designed to be an open versatile format that can be easily edited and adapted for many uses DEFAULT LINEAR FORMAT VIDEO DESCRIPTION 8 AWOMAN HOLDING A BOX OF WAVE LAUNDRY DETERGENT STANDING IN A TYPICAL AMERICAN KITCHEN A SIX YEAR OLD BOY ENTERS THE KITCHEN HOLDING UP A SHIRT LOOKING UPSET CHARACTER WOMAN DIALOGUE Wave detergent gets my clothes as clean as the ocean and has 1 3 less carcinogens than the leading laundry detergent BOY Mom You ruined my new sweatshirt It s full of holes I m too embarrassed to go to school 3 WOMAN TAKES THE SHIRT AND STARTS EXAMINING IT WOMAN PARENTHETICAL lovingly Don t worry son That s just the supe
49. Activate Later A new blank script window appears ready for you to begin typing FINAL DRAFT AV 26 Getting Started Activation Registration and Deactivation FAQ What is product activation Product activation is an anonymous and hassle free process that authenticates licensed Final Draft AV users The process verifies that the Customer Number is legitimate and has not been activated on more systems than allowed by the Final Draft AV End User License Agreement What happens during product activation Your Customer Number is authenticated by the Final Draft AV activation system to activate your copy of Final Draft AV The entire activation process is quick and easy whether online or over the phone How soon must activate my product You must activate your product within 15 days after you first install it What happens if don t activate my product If you don t activate your product by the 15th day after you first install it it will stop working until you do activate it If don t have a Customer Number to activate my software how can get one A Customer Number is included with your purchase It can be found on the back panel of the Disc Sleeve or in your Digital Order Email If you do not have a number please call us How do activate my product You can activate your product 24 hours a day seven days a week either online or by calling the auto mated phone system at 888 320 7555 Both options take only a few short step
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51. CREATE A NEW AUTOMOTIVE FINAL DRAFT AV 91 Menus If the insertion point is within Character or Audio The new scene will not contain any Video Description text Only the text in the Audio that follows the insertion point will be included in the new scene For example BEFORE INSERT SCENE INSERTION 8 JIN MERA TRACKS AROUND THE LS NARRATOR V O LBIT EJ A R POINT ACROSS E DESERT ACE THED ER EVOLUTION TO CREATE A NEW AUTOMOTIVE REVOLUTION SEX MUSIC BUILDS TO A CRESCENDO 8 SERIES OF SHOTS SEX ROLLING THUNDER OVER MUSIC AFTER 8 CAMERA TRACKS AROUND THE LS NARRATOR V O 7 IN BULLET TIME AS IT RACES IT TOOK TWO MILLENNIA ACROSS THE DESERT NEW INSERTED 8 OF HUMAN EVOLUTION TO CREATE A NEW SCENE SPLITS AUTOMOTIVE REVOLUTION THE ORIGINAL SFX MUSIC BUILDS TO A CRESCENDO SERIES OF SHOTS SFX ROLLING THUNDER OVER MUSIC FINAL DRAFT AV 92 Menus Join Scenes Choose this command to join two scenes into a single scene The scene containing the insertion point will be joined with the previous scene For example BEFORE JOIN SCENE SEX CRACK OF THUNDER NARRATOR IT TWO MILLENNIA OF HUMAN EVOLUTION TO CREATE A NEW AUTOMOTIVE JUPITER S FIREWIRE SEDAN 15 7 BLOTS FORWARD INTO F G AND SEPARATE THEN PAST THE CAMERA SCENES CAMERA TRACKS AROUND THE LS 71N BULLET TIME AS IT RACES ACROSS THE DESERT INSERTION POINT
52. DEMO SCREEN FINAL DRAFT AV 56 Tutorials 6 Click and drag the text across the vertical separator line and the blue Rearrange Guide Line appears Continue to drag the text between some text in the Video column similar to 8 Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts This overview will give you a quick glimpse at how Final Draft AV USE THE works so that you can get to work immediately on REARRANGE your AV project GUIDE LINE TO SUPER Keeps Columns Aligned Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns INDICATE WHERE Automatically automatically and keeps them aligned when text is THE SELECTED TEXT added edited or in either column WILL LINEUP a DISSOLVE TO DEMO SCREEN 7 Release the mouse button and the text will be rearranged 8 Final Draft NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts This overview will give you a quick glimpse at how Final Draft AV works so that you can getto work immediately on your AV project SUPER Keeps Columns Aligned Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns TEATIS UDIN Automatically automatically and POSITION AND IS CREATED deleted in either column DISSOLVE TO DEMO SCREEN 8
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54. EX P 5 Video Description O Keyboard Shortcuts Save Print Cut Copy Paste Insert Video Insert Audio Scene Shot Current Element Within a Scene Video 381 7 Character 98 2 Dialogue 3 Writer Producer Parenthetical gg 4 Project Director Title Art Director New Scene Subject Medium Job Contact Draft 10 1 Video Description 31 Video 32 Character 363 Dialogue 34 Parenthetical FINAL DRAFT AV 36 Tutorials Script Elements and Default Layouts Standard Elements There are four elements which may be used in a Final Draft AV script The elements have specific place ment and margins within each script format All of the elements can be customized Video Description Used to indicate the start of a new scene shot and may detail where and when a scene takes place visual cues and effects camera or subject movement This element resides in the Video column Character The real or fictitious individual who is speaking or sound effects Usually appears underlined This element resides in the Audio column Dialogue A character s speech This element resides in the Audio column Parenthetical Usually follows a Character Indicates dialogue should be delivered in a particular way This element resides in the Audio column VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO C 5 OPEN ON DESOLATE ARCTIC DESCRIPTION WASTELAND VARIOUS SHOTS reverently NAME Thou
55. Final Draft AV or Final Draft 1 Choose File gt Open and the standard Open dialog appears 2 Navigate to the location of the file to be opened or imported 3 Windows only Select File Converter Final Draft Documents as the type of file to be opened 4 Select the desired file 5 Click Open A window containing the selected script is opened ready for editing or printing FINAL DRAFT AV 149 Importing amp Exporting For example here is a portion of a screenplay in Final Draft Suddenly the alarm clock BUZZES Bryan slowly stirs groping around for the clock It reads 3 00 PM His hand finally finds it and hits the snooze button The sound cuts off He stirs and glances over at the clock He sees the time and slowly sits up still half asleep BRYAN to himself Wake up Bryan time to make some noney He grabs the remote control which is lying on the bed switches off the TV and gently wakes up Rochelle BRYAN CONT D Michelle Michelle ROCHELLE It s Rochelle BRYAN Sorry Listen you ve gotta go I have to get ready for work Bryan rises from the bed takes a CD out of its jacket and puts it on the player in the corner of the room An UPBEAT FUNK TUNE begins to play and continues over the following shots After the script is saved in the Final Draft File Converter format and opened in Final Draft AV it appears as Suddenly the alarm clock BUZZES BRYAN Bryan slowly stirs groping
56. G POWER OF THE WAVE DETERGENT NO OTHER Subject Wave Detergent Medium Video Job 1234 Contact 30 Code CCC123 Draft 78 VIDEO AUDIO 5 A WOMAN HOLDING BOX OF WAVE WOMAN LAUNDRY DETERGENT STANDING IN A TYPICAL AMERICAN KITCHEN SIX YEAR OLD BOY ENTERS THE KITCHEN HOLDING UP SHIRT LOOKING UPSET S WOMAN TAKES THE SHIRT AND STARTS EXAMINING IT WAVE DETERGENT GETS MY CLOTHES AS CLEAN AS THE OCEAN AND HAS 1 3 LESS CARCINOGENS THAN THE LEADING LAUNDRY DETERGENT BOY MOM YOU RUINED MY NEW SWEATSHIRT IT S FULL OF HOLES I M TOO EMBARRASSED TO GO TO SCHOOL WOMAN DON T WORRY SON THAT S JUST THE SUPER CLEAN SCRUBBING POWER OF THE WAVE DETERGENT NO OTHER Subject Wave Detergent Medium Video Joh 1234 Contact 30 Code CCC123 Draft 78 VIDEO AUDIO A WOMAN HOLDING BOX OF WAVE WOMAN LAUNDRY DETERGENT STANDING IN A TYPICAL AMERICAN KITCHEN SIX YEAR OLD BOY ENTERS THE KITCHEN HOLDING UP SHIRT LOOKING UPSET WOMAN TAKES THE SHIRT AND STARTS EXAMINING IT WAVE DETERGENT GETS MY CLOTHES AS CLEAN AS THE OCEAN AND HAS 1 3 LESS CARCINOGENS THAN THE LEADING LAUNDRY DETERGENT BOY MOM YOU RUINED MY NEW SWEATSHIRT IT S FULL OF HOLES I M TOO EMBARRASSED TO GO TO SCHOOL WOMAN DON T WORRY SON THAT S JUST THE SUPER CLEAN SCRUBBING POWER OF THE WAVE DETERGENT NO OTHER FINAL DRAFT AV COLUMN LABELS Subject Wave Detergent Job 1234 Code
57. GHB Fk Gu v New Delete Play Themes View Masters Text Shapes Table Chart Group Ungroup Front Back Inspector Colors Fonts OPEN ON DESOLATE ARCTIC WASTELAND VARIOUS SHOTS JIM REVERENTLY THOUGH IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THE ARCTIC CONTAINS ALL KINDS OF WILDLIFE JANICE THIS HARSH ENVIRONMENT IS HOME TO A WIDE DIVERSITY OF ANIMALS TEXT FROM FINAL DRAFT AV SCRIPT RESERVED FOR IMAGE Each scene and shot have become individual slides Print Setup Windows Page Setup Mac Displays a dialog containing printing options for the currently chosen printer FINAL DRAFT AV 84 Menus Print Preview Windows Allows the script to be viewed on screen as it will appear when printed Mac The Print Preview function is in the File gt Print dialog 1 Choose File Print Preview The first page of the script will be displayed 2 To view other pages Use the Page Up or Page Down key Windows Click the Next Page or Prev Page buttons Mac Click the Next or Previous buttons or use a scroll wheel Functions are available that allow you to adjust the Page Setup Print and view One Page at a time or Two Pages at once In addition you can Zoom In and Zoom Out of the script via the Zoom In Zoom Out buttons or by clicking the magnifying glass cursor on the portion of the script to be magnified To return to the script Click the Close box or the Close button or press the Escape key Windows Pri
58. HE CLEANING POWER OF THE OCEAN BOY LOOKS PUZZLED AND IS BOY SMILING TO HIDE HIS CONFUSION WOW THAT S GREAT MOM SMELLS REALLY CLEAN TOO SHOT MARKER TEXT IS ALIGNED INSERTION POINT AFTER TEXT IS INSERTED SCENE MARKER 8 WOMAN TAKES THE SHIRT AND WOMAN STARTS EXAMINING IT LOVINGLY DON T WORRY SON THAT S JUST THE SUPER CLEAN SCRUBBING POWER OF THE WAVE DETERGENT NO OTHER DETERGENT IS STRONGER THAN WAVE WAVE CONTAINS THE INSERTED TEXT CLEANING POWER OF THE OCEAN IT CLEANS LIKE NO OTHER DETERGENT IN HISTORY SHOT MARKER BOY LOOKS PUZZLED AND IS BOY SMILING TO HIDE HIS CONFUSION WOW THAT S GREAT MOM SMELLS REALLY CLEAN TOO REMAINS ALIGNED FINAL DRAFT AV 124 Menus Contextual Menu Click the right mouse button or Mac hold the Ctrl Key and click the mouse Commands available include Cut Copy and Paste when appropriate Insert Elements New Scene Elements Reformat Elements Font Windows Set Font Mac FINAL DRAFT AV 125 Menus Final Draft AV Mac About Final Draft AV Displays information about the current version etc Windows users should refer to Help About Final Draft AV Preferences There is no similar functionality in the Windows version Preferences are settings that allow control over how a number of Final Draft features operate Settings are saved between sessions To set
59. HOTS OF JANICE Seals frolic on ice floes and SEALS ON ICE AND below the surface BELOW MOSQUITOES SWARM JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take advantage of the all too brief summer MCU JIM amp JANICE JANICE WELCOME TO THE ARCTIC The long ON ICE FLOW arctic winter has begun JIM All the animals on both land and sea are preparing for the months of darkness that lie ahead File Converter Format Final Draft This format allows scripts to be exchanged between Final Draft AV and Final Draft Final Draft is our companion software for writing scripts for movies television and theater To save a Final Draft AV in File Converter Format 1 Choose File gt Save As and the standard Save dialog appears 2 Navigate to where the file is to be saved 3 Type in the name for the script in the appropriate field 4 Set the Save as Type Windows or Format Mac box to File Converter Final Draft 5 Click Save FINAL DRAFT AV 156 Importing amp Exporting For example here is a Final Draft AV script TWO SHOT PROFILES OF TWO WRITERS IN A LARGE OFFICE WINDOW A MAN AND A WOMAN MAN IN DESPAIR WITH HAND ON HIS HEAD WOMAN LOOKS POISED PULL BACK TO REVEAL A FAT BOSSMAN AT HIS DESK WITH ANOTHER BIG BOSS JACK SITTING ACROSS FROM HIM BOSS AT DESK SPINS IN HIS CHAIR BOSSMAN LISTEN UP YOU TWO JACK NEEDS YOUR AV PRESENTATION SCRIPTS FOR THE NEW ACCOUNT BY 5 TODAY JACK MAKE THAT 4
60. M JIM SELECT TEXT TO BE SWARMS OF MOSQUITOS AND BLACK FLIES REARRANGED TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ALL TOO BRIEF SUMMER 5 MCU JIM amp JANICE ON ICE FLOW JANICE WELCOME TO THE ARCTIC THE LONG ARCTIC USE THE REARRANGE GUIDE LINE TO JIM INDICATE WHERE THE P E IN MOTION CARIBOU MIGRATE OVER GREAT DISTANCES SELECTED TEXT WILL VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE LINE UP AND BELOW SEALS FROLIC ON ICE FLOES AND BELOW THE SURFACE MOSQUITOS SWARM JIM SWARMS OF MOSQUITOS AND BLACK FLIES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ALL TOO BRIEF SUMMER MCU JIM amp JANICE ON ICE FLOW JANICE WELCOME TO THE ARCTIC THE LONG ARCTIC TEXT IS IN NEW POSITION NEW 3 HERDS IN MOTION MOSQUITOS AND BLACK FLIES TAKE SCENE CREATED 9 ALIGNED AS ADVANTAGE OF THE ALL TOO BRIEF SUMMER INDICATED VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE AND BELOW SEALS FROLIC ON ICE FLOES AND BELOW THE SURFACE MOSQUITOS SWARM JIM SWARMS OF 3 MCUJIM amp JANICE ON ICE FLOW JANICE WELCOME TO THE ARCTIC THE LONG ARCTIC Edit gt Undo is available to reverse undesired rearrangements FINAL DRAFT AV 130 Rearrange Regular Drag and Drop Besides using Rearrange text can be dragged and dropped within a single column of a Final Draft AV scripts Mac from other programs to Final Draft AV Mac from Final Draft AV to other programs se NOTE When dragging and dropping within the same columns of a Final Draft AV script or 97 between F
61. MO YER 96 End Ke m ent toa eo Re ern cns taro dfe 177 Enter Key Windows 45 172 Exit Command Windows 85 st eere bur 150 Exporting To Exporting 150 FINAL DRAFT AV 182 Index F File Converter Format 75 79 81 148 155 File Menu Close 80 Exit Command 85 Export as Keynote Command Mac 82 New 62 78 Open 65 78 132 Open Recent 80 Page Setup 83 Print Command 84 Print Preview Command 84 Print Setup 83 Quit Command 85 Recent Files Windows 85 Register Script 84 Revert 81 Save As 59 72 80 Save Command 50 53 80 Final Draft IR 79 148 155 Final Draft AV Install Disc 13 Final Draft AV Menu Mac About Final Draft AV Command 125 Preferences 125 Navigation Mi
62. Make that 4 You know l ll wanna make changes Dafarmat Listen up paragraph is correctly formatted as dialogue 7 Inthe Reformat dialog click the right pointing arrow to move to the next paragraph THE NEXT PARAGRAPH IS SELECTED AUDIO Listen up you two Jack needs your AV presentation scripts for the new account by 5 today JACK Make that 4 You know I ll wanna make changes O Reformat SMART 8 In the Reformat dialog click the Character button The selection moves to the next paragraph Continue through the document If the paragraph needs to be reformatted choose the appropriate button in the Reformat dialog If it does not click the right pointing arrow FINAL DRAFT AV 142 Importing amp Exporting The final document appears as AUDIO Listen up you two Jack needs your AV presentation scripts for the new account by 5 today JACK Make that 4 You know I ll wanna make changes SMART enthused Excellent CLYDE Are you NUTS itll take that long just to make it look right yet alone write it JACK Look need a script to day no excuses CLYDE Have you ever tried writing a two column script on word concerned look you can do it right CLYDE weak can try SMART smug I can do it CLYDE You can t write edit and format a professional av script in looks at watch two hours it ll take that It is now ready to have video des
63. O MILLENNIA OF HUMAN EVOLUTION TO CREATE A NEW AUTOMOTIVE REVOLUTION SEX MUSIC BUILDS TO A CRESCENDO BEFORE TOGGLE SCENE SHOT MCU JIMMY AS HE BEGINS TO SING CAMERA CIRCLES AS HE CONTINUES TO WALK FROM ANOTHER ANGLE JIMMY IS WALKING AROUND THE BACK OF THE HOUSE NAIL BOARDS ACROSS THE WINDOWS PUT PADLOCKS ON THE DOOR IT USED TO BE SWEET HOME TO ME I DON T GO THERE ANYMORE I TAKE NO SOLICITATIONS NO SIGNS SAY FOR RENT THERE USED TO BE NO VACANCIES BEHIND THE PICKET FENCE FINAL DRAFT AV 94 Menus AFTER TOGGLE SCENE SHOT MCU JIMMY AS HE BEGINS TO NAIL BOARDS ACROSS THE WINDOWS SING CAMERA CIRCLES AS HE IT USED TO BE SWEET HOME TO ME SCENES I DON T GO THERE ANYMORE FROM ANOTHER ANGLE JIMMY IS I TAKE NO SOLICITATIONS LL WALKING AROUND THE BACK OF NO SIGNS SAY FOR RENT INSERTION THERE USED TO BE NO VACANCIES POINT BEHIND THE PICKET FENCE For more details see Additional Topics at the end of the Menus section Select Scene Choose this command so that the scene currently containing the insertion point or the beginning of a selection range becomes selected A scene in Final Draft AV is defined as a Video Description followed by Character Dialogue etc para graphs until the next Scene begins The Scene Marker S located in the left margin indicates the beginning of a scene Use Edit Select Scene to take some action on an entire scene such as chang
64. READING YOUR PHOTOSHOP MANUAL OR USING PHOTOSHOP S EXTENSIVE ON LINE HELP SYSTEM WHICH IS NOT ONLY SEARCHABLE BUT IN MANY CASES MORE COMPLETE THAN THE PRINTED REFERENCE MANUAL INCLUDED WITH PHOTOSHOP Using Drag and Drop Drag and drop simplifies the relocation of text without having to use Edit Copy Cut and Edit Paste See the Rearrange section for complete details FINAL DRAFT AV 160 Importing amp Exporting Header and Footer Header and Footer FINAL DRAFT AV 162 Header amp Footer Header and Footer The Header consists of two parts the Regular Header and the Detailed Header The Regular Header is the topmost line of the page The Detailed Header is located directly below the Regular Header and contains a number of fixed length fields which can be used for production details personnel etc For example REGULAR HEADER 1 Agency Big Ad Agency Writer Elaine Connors Client Global Chemical Producer Robert Gioia Project Wave Campaign Director Jerry Metlzer DETAILED HEADER Title Wave Means Love Art Director Anita Harlin Subject Wave Detergent Medium Video Job 1234 Contact 30 Code CCC123 Draft 78 DETAILED HEADER LABEL DETAILED HEADER FIELD The number of lines in the Regular and Detailed Header may be changed In addition you have the option of having the headers appear on all pages or none of the pages or having the Detailed Header appear on just the first page The de
65. RNING Do not use this feature unless you want the date to change If you need a specific date to remain the same use Insert Static Date see below FINAL DRAFT AV 109 Menus Static Date Inserts today s date which will not change when the script is opened at a later date To place the static date in the Regular Header or Footer 1 Position the insertion point anywhere in the Regular Header or Footer 2 Choose Insert gt Static Date Today s date will appear at the insertion point and will not change FINAL DRAFT AV 110 Menus Format Menu Font Windows Set Font Style Submenu Alignment Submenu Mac Allows the font and all font attributes to be set or changed Note The Font command is also available via the Contextual Menu Change Case Use this command to change the currently selected text to sentence case title case upper or lower case or to toggle the case of every letter in the selection Sentence Case first letter of first word of a sentence is uppercase Open on an established suburban Lower Case open on an established suburban Upper Case OPEN ON AN ESTABLISHED SUBURBAN Title Case Open On An Established Suburban Toggle Case oPEN oN aN eSTABLISHED sUBURBAN Pere f the selected elements have their font style set to All Uppercase the Change Case com mand will not change selected test to a different case Use View gt Elements to change the case Alignment Submenu Us
66. S IN MOTION Caribou Migrate over great distances 8 VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE AND BELOW Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface MOSQUITOES SWARM JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take advantage of the all too brief summer MCU JIM amp JANICE ON ICE FLOW 1 Choose View gt Radio Layout JANICE WELCOME TO THE ARCTIC The long arctic winter has begun JIM All the animals on both land and sea are preparing for the months of darkness that lie ahead FINAL DRAFT AV 61 Tutorials The layout changes and the script now appears as JIM JANICE JIM JANICE JIM JANICE JIM RADIO LAYOUT reverently THOUGH IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THE ARCTIC CONTAINS ALL KINDS OF WILDLIFE THIS HARSH ENVIRONMENT IS HOME TO A WIDE DIVERSITY OF ANIMALS CARIBOU MIGRATE OVER GREAT DISTANCES SEALS FROLIC ON ICE FLOES AND BELOW THE SURFACE SWARMS OF MOSQUITOES AND BLACK FLIES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ALL TOO BRIEF SUMMER WELCOME TO THE ARCTIC THE LONG ARCTIC WINTER HAS BEGUN ALL THE ANIMALS ON BOTH LAND AND SEA ARE PREPARING FOR THE MONTHS OF DARKNESS THAT LIE AHEAD Notice that the Video Description element is gone 2 Choose View gt Elements and the Elements Dialog appears VIDEO DESCRIPTION IS NOT LISTED Elements Radio Prefix Suffix Detailed Header Label _ Hide element Detailed Header Field Character Dialogue Parenthetical Footer
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68. SUPER Keeps Columns Aligned Automatically INSERTION POINT 13 Type Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns automatically and keeps them aligned when text is added edited or deleted in either column The screen appears as 8 Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts SUPER Keeps Columns Aligned Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns Automatically automatically and keeps them aligned when text is added edited or deleted in either column INSERTION POINT Let s demonstrate how the columns remain aligned when text is added 14 Click the mouse at the end of the first paragraph 8 Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts SUPER Keeps Columns Aligned Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns Automatically automatically and keeps them aligned when text is added edited or deleted in either column INSERTION POINT FINAL DRAFT AV 49 Tutorials 15 Type This overview will give you a quick glimpse at how Final Draft AV works so that you can get to work immediately on your AV project Notice that the SUPER and the dialogue associate with it are still aligned even after text was added to the previ
69. T AV 144 Importing amp Exporting The Reformat dialog automatically appears with the first paragraph selected The first character is now aligned with its video description VIDEO INT LARGE WINDOWED OFFICE PROFILES OF TWO WRITERS IN A LARGE OFFICE WINDOW A MAN AND A WOMAN MAN IN DESPAIR WITH HAND ON HIS HEAD WOMAN LOOKS POISED PULL BACK TO REVEAL BOSSMAN AT HIS DESK WITH ANOTHER BIG BOSS SITTING ACROSS FROM HIM ALIGNED gs BOSS AT DESK SPINS IN HIS CHAR qn n BOSSMAN LISTEN UP YOU TWO JACK NEEDS YOUR AV PRESENTATION SCRIPTS FOR THE NEW ACCOUNT BY 5 TODAY JACK MAKE THAT 4 YOU KNOW ILL WANNA MAKE CHANGES Oo Reformat SMART enthused lt gt EXCELLENT CLYDE ARE YOU NUTS ITLL TAKE THAT LONG JUST TO MAKE IT LOOK RIGHT YET ALONE WRITE IT Shot i JACK Character LOOK NEED A SCRIPT TO DAY NO EXCUSES S INT HALL EE CLYDE SMART W YOU CANT WRITE EDIT AND FORMAT A HALLWAY Dialogue PROFESSIONAL AV SCRIPT IN LOOKS AT WATCH TWO HOURS IT LL TAKE THAT LONG Delete FORMAT A WORD TEMPLATE In this case no reformatting is required FINAL DRAFT AV 145 Importing amp Exporting Importing Documents with More Than Two Columns Final Draft AV supports only two columns at this time When documents containing more than two col umns more than one table are imported a special dialog appears to determine whi
70. TS Though it seems unlikely the arctic contains all kinds of Wildlife JANICE This harsh environment is home to a wide diversity of animals MONTAGE VARIOUS SHOTS JIM OF CARIBOU HERDS IN Caribou Migrate over great distances MOTION VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS JANICE ON ICE AND BELOW Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface MOSQUITOES SWARM JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take advantage of the all too brief summer MCU JIM amp JANICE ON ICE JANICE FLOW WELCOME TO THE ARCTIC The long arctic winter has begun JIM All the animals on both land and sea are preparing for the months of darkness that lie ahead FINAL DRAFT AV 155 Importing amp Exporting If the Character above Dialogue option is unchecked the resulting script appears with three columns as Agency MM Worldwide Group Writer Gerald Franks Client Unadventurer s Inc Producer Cameron Ford Project VC 4X Director Steven Donovan Lee Title Arctic Escape Art Director Dave Sharpe Subject LIfe in the Northern Medium HD Wastes Job i 76D Contact M Belle Length 24 mins Draft 78 AD VIDEO AUDIO OPEN ON DESOLATE JIM reverently ARCTIC WASTELAND Though it seems unlikely the VARIOUS SHOTS arctic contains all kinds of Wildlife JANICE This harsh environment is home to a wide diversity of animals MONTAGE VARIOUS JIM Caribou Migrate over great SHOTS OF CARIBOU distances HERDS IN MOTION VARIOUS S
71. To Use Music up Final Draft AV Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word We now need to indicate a transition to the next scene 28 Press Control Ctrl 1 Windows or Command 1 the blue Shot icon in the toolbar EU Insert Video Description the right mouse button and choose Insert gt Video Description from the Contextual Menu FINAL DRAFT AV 53 Tutorials The screen appears as 8 INSERTION POINT 8 Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word 29 Type DISSOLVE TO 30 Press Control Ctrl 3 Windows or Command 3 Mac 31 Type Music fades The screen appears as FADE UP ON TITLE How To Use Music up Final Draft AV DISSOLVE TO Music faded Final Draft AV Box upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word INSERTION POINT 32 Choose File gt Save to save your work As the tutorials continue feel free to use this sample or the complete How To Use Final Draft AV script The script can be found in Windows Start gt All Programs gt Final Draft AV 2 5 gt Tutorial Mac Applications Final Draft AV 2 5 Tutorial Feel free to use a script of your own too but make a copy of it first FINAL DRAFT AV 54 Tutorials Using the Rearrange Guide Line Rearrange is a feature unique to Fina
72. UN Show Column Separator 99 Tools Menu Pme T he oe VC PN P pae i m 118 Show Detailed Header On All 98 Reformat Command m iia s SRN vx a 98 e Spelling 111 D E QUPD MN Thesaurus Command 116 Show Help Tags 125 FINAL DRAFT AV U Undo 55 56 86 Updates Page 121 V Video 102 Video Description New Scene Element 50 71 108 Video Description Element 36 Video Description Element Command 46 52 108 View Menu AV Layout iiie sener RE 38 102 AV Layout 95 Elements Command 40 45 57 58 61 73 96 Layout Command 40 98 Linear 73 Linear Layout 73 95 Radio 39 59 60 Radio Layout Command 95 Toolbar 103 W Wide Video 102 Window Menu 120 Bring All to Front Command Mac 120 Cascade 120 Minimize Command Mac
73. W AFTER PRESSING ENTER RETURN VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE INSERTION POINT FOR AND BELOW j NEW DIALOGUE FINAL DRAFT AV 175 Keystrokes If the insertion point is at the beginning of a Dialogue Pressing Enter Return inserts a new Dialogue above the current element The insertion point remains at the beginning of the current Dialogue element ORIGINAL 8 VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE INSERTION POINT Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface MOSQUITOES SWARM JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take AFTER PRESSING ENTER RETURN 8 VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE NEW DIALOGUE INSERTION POINT Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface MOSQUITOES SWARM JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take If the insertion point is within a Dialogue Pressing Enter Return splits the Dialogue at the insertion point The insertion point is placed at the beginning of the split part of the Dialogue ORIGINAL VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE INSERTION POINT Seats frotic orice fises and below the surface MOSQUITOES SWARM JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take AFTER PRESSING ENTER RETURN VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE AND BELOW Seals frolic on ice floes INSERTION POINT hnd below the surface MOSQUITOES SWARM JIM FINAL DRAFT AV 176 Keystrokes If the insertion point is at th
74. YOU KNOW I LL WANNA MAKE CHANGES MS SMART enthused EXCELLENT CLYDE ARE YOU NUTS ITLL TAKE THAT LONG JUST TO MAKE IT LOOK RIGHT YET ALONE WRITE IT JACK LOOK NEED A SCRIPT TO DAY NO EXCUSES CLYDE HAVE YOU EVER TRIED WRITING A TWO COLUMN SCRIPT ON WORD FINAL DRAFT AV After exporting it to Final Draft it appears as 157 Importing amp Exporting TWO SHOT PROFILES OF TWO WRITERS IN A LARGE OFFICE WINDOW MAN AND A WOMAN MAN IN DESPAIR WITH HAND ON HIS HEAD WOMAN LOOKS POISED PULL BACK TO REVEAL BOSSMAN AT HIS DESK WITH ANOTHER BIG BOSS JACK SITTING ACROSS FROM BOSS AT DESK SPINS IN HIS CHAIR BOSSMAN Listen up you two Jack needs your AV presentation scripts for the new account by 5 Today JACK Make that 4 You know I ll wanna make changes MS SMART enthused excellent CLYDE Are you NUTS It ll take that long just to make it look right yet alone write it JACK Look I need a script to day no excuses CLYDE have you ever tried writing a two column script on word BOSSMAN concerned look you can do it right CLYDE weak I can try MS SMART snug I can do it FINAL DRAFT AV 158 Importing amp Exporting Cutting and Pasting To and From Other Applications Text may be copied from other applications into Final Draft AV and from Final Draft AV into other applications The pasted text will take on whatever font si
75. age We will examine how a few simple modifications to the Linear layout can provide you with useful information At this time Final Draft AV does not contain any reporting features However you can adapt the Linear Layout to present specific types of information For example you may have a need for a shot list We will use the earlier example of the music video House Full of Love We will edit the default Linear Lay out to allow us to view only the information we need 1 If you had previously saved this music video script open it now 2 Choose View Linear Layout to switch to the default Linear format The screen now appears as OPEN ON SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH IMMACULATE LAWNS ETC CAMERA MOVES DOWN STREET AND LOCATES AN EYESORE OF A HOUSE OVERGROWN WITH WEEDS Nail boards across the windows MCU SINGER WALKING FROM AROUND THE BACK OF THE HOUSE CAMERA CIRCLES AND FOLLOWS AS HE CONTINUES TO STROLL Put padlocks on the door It used to be sweet home to me CLOSE IN SINGER S FACE I don t go there anymore take no solicitations No signs say for rent There used to be no vacancies Behind the picket fence CONCERT FOOTAGE can t believe she lived here Can t believe she s gone Got a house full of love but no one s at home Ain t nobody home To turn this into a shot list we will need to eliminate the unwanted Dialogue element 3 Choose View Elements and the Elements dialog appears 4 Select Dialogue fr
76. al Draft AV 2 5 3 Ifyou have not activated A screen appears informing you of how many days you have left before Activation is required You may click Activate Now see the Getting Started section Or Click Activate Later A new blank script window appears ready for you to begin typing FINAL DRAFT AV 34 Tutorials The Final Draft AV Screen Windows KEYSTROKE SHORTCUTS DEFAULT PAGE Final Draft AV Untitled AV idi Fie Edit View Insert Format Tools Window Help TOOLBAR JAAS XOD o 9 5 Video Description REGULAR HEADER Within a Scene Writer Video 7 DETAILED Produce E H Dialogue ow 1 EADER dier Parenthetical Gti y 4 Draft New Scene Video Shit Cit 1 1 SCENE MARKER 5 Dialogue 3 INSERTION POINT COLUMN LABELS COLUMN SEPARATOR FOOTER STATUS BAR Tab Character Enter Video Description Video Description PAGE NUMBER PAGE COUNT ELEMENT LABEL FINAL DRAFT AV Mac KEYSTROKE SHORTCUTS DEFAULT PAGE TOOLBAR REGULAR HEADER DETAILED HEADER SCENE MARKER INSERTION POINT COLUMN LABELS COLUMN SEPARATOR FOOTER PAGE NUMBER PAGE COUNT ELEMENT LABEL STATUS BAR 35 Tutorials FinalDraftAV File Edit View Insert Format Tools Window Help 1t 1 eoo 9 Untitled AV gt
77. around for to himself the clock It reads 3 00 PM Hishand Wake up Bryan time to make some money finally finds it and hits the snooze button The sound cuts off He stirs and glances over atthe clock He sees the time and slowly sits up still half asleep He grabs the remote control whichis BRYAN CONT D lying on the bed switches off the TV Michelle Michelle and gently wakes up Rochelle ROCHELLE Its Rochelle BRYAN Sorry Listen you ve gotta go have to get ready for work Bryan rises from the bed takes a CD out of its jacket and puts it on the player in the corner of the room An UPBEAT FUNK TUNE begins to play and continues over the following shots FINAL DRAFT AV 150 Importing amp Exporting Exporting Final Draft AV files can be exported to teleprompters word processors and to Final Draft for screen plays In addition scripts may be saved to PDF format see Menus File Save As for details Exporting To Teleprompters Final Draft AV can save a text file that can be read by most teleprompters To export a Final Draft AV script to a Teleprompter 1 Choose File Save As and the standard Save dialog appears 2 Navigate to where the file is to be saved 3 Type in the name for the script in the appropriate field 4 Set the Save as Type Windows or Format Mac box to Teleprompter 5 Click Save and the following appears Save As Teleprompter Include V Character vi Parenthe
78. as a Final Draft AV Template with a descriptive name such as Company Template When you begin a new script 1 Open the Template 2 Immediately choose File Save As and name the new script 3 Click Save You can now start writing and the blank Template document is again available for future use Keystrokes FINAL DRAFT AV 172 Keystrokes Keystrokes in Body of a Script Press Ctrl Shift 4 Windows Option To both add an Element and create a new scene after the current element Ctrl Shift Cmd Option 1 New Scene Video Description Ctrl Shift Cmd Option 2 Character in a new scene Ctrl Shift Cmd Option 3 Dialogue in a new scene Press Ctrl 4 Windows or Mac To add an Element after the current element Ctrl Cmd 1 New Shot Video Description Ctrl Cmd 2 Character Ctrl Cmd 3 Dialogue Ctrl Cmd 4 Parenthetical Instant Elements via Mouse Clicks Once a new Scene is created Click the mouse in the Video column to create a new Video Description Click the mouse in the Audio column to create a new Dialogue If there is a Video Description click in the Video column to create a new Shot and Video Descrip tion Enter Key Windows Return Key Mac Depending on the location of the insertion point pressing Enter Return will result in different actions ENTER RETURN IN VIDEO If the insertion point is at the beginning of a scene or shot Pressing E
79. available there You must be connected to the Internet and have a browser installed before choosing any of the last three options Keyboard Shortcuts Displays all the Element and Element New Scene keyboard shortcuts Note By default the first time you launch Final Draft AV Help gt Keyboard Shortcuts window will be displayed You may position it anywhere on your screen You may either leave it displayed or close it Register Online Offers the ability to register Final Draft AV on the Internet t is extremely important that you register your copy of Final Draft AV Customer support is available only to registered users FINAL DRAFT AV 122 Menus Activate Deactivate You can activate your computer to run Final Draft AV without restrictions on your computer Once activated you may deactivate it so that a different computer can be activated This can be accomplished online or over the phone WARNING f you reformat your hard drive before removing the activation it will be lost See the Getting Started section for complete details Customer Support Allows you to view your Customer Number and get information about your computer system If you are connected to the Internet you can click to access the Final Draft Knowledge Base a 24 7 on line interactive searchable database of frequently asked questions solutions to users problems tips pointers and general information about Final Draft AV and o
80. c precede or follow the element Each layout has its own unique element settings Changes must be made to each layout All changes will be saved along with the script Choose View Elements and the Elements dialog appears LAYOUT INDICATOR Two Column AV Format PREFIX SUFFIX Ent Header Prefix Suffix Detailed Header Label ELEMENT LIST Detailed Header Field C Hide element Video SHOW HIDE Dialogue ELEMENT Parenthetical Footer PARAGRAPH FORMAT Paragraph Font lt Spacing Single 4 gt lt 2 Apply Font Size to All The Character left indent is measured from the left side of the second column Space before 10 00 Space after 0 01 Left indent 0 03 Right indent 0 00 4 Layout Indicator Displays which layout is currently being used Any changes will be applied to this layout only Element List Determines which element s settings are being viewed changed Some elements have a few attributes that cannot be changed Footer for example Paragraph Format Specifies how the selected element is displayed and printed FINAL DRAFT AV 97 Menus Alignment Aligns paragraphs of the currently selected element relative to the indents Options are left centered and right Spacing Sets the spacing between lines in paragraphs of the currently selected element Options are single 1 5 lines and double Space Before Space After Ins
81. can getto work immediately on your AV project Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns automatically and keeps them aligned when text is added edited or deleted in either column FINAL DRAFT AV 58 Tutorials To return to the original settings 3 Choose View gt Layout 4 Check the Show boxes around scenes checkbox click the Wide video column radio button and click OK The script returns to its original appearance Experiment with the other settings of the Layout Dialog to get the settings you prefer You can create a template with the settings you desire so that you do not have to redo the settings See Creating a Template later in this section Changing Element Settings Each Layout can have its Elements settings changed For example you can change an Element s font font style alignment spacing and whether the element appears at all For our sample script we will adjust the spacing of the Dialogue Element 1 Choose View gt Elements and the Elements Dialog appears 2 Select Dialogue from the Elements List 3 Click the Spacing pull down menu choose Double and click OK Two Column AV Format Elements Header Prefix Suffix Detailed Header Label Detailed Header Field Hide element Video Description Character SELECT CHARACTER Dialogue Parenthetical Footer Paragraph Font PULL DOWN Alignment Let v Aial 12 AND CHANGE Spacing TO Dou BLE Space before 0 00 Space after
82. cannot Undo a Revert FINAL DRAFT AV 82 Menus Export To Keynote Mac Keynote from Apple Computer allows you to create high quality presentations quickly and easily You can use Keynote to create animated storyboards dynamic photographic shows etc To export Final Draft AV scripts to Keynote 1 Choose File gt Export to Keynote Click Export NorE You must have Keynote 1 1 or higher Navigate to where the file is to be exported 4 Choose which elements to export default is all elements 5 Choose whether to have the Keynote slides reserve a space for an image storyboard 6 Click OK For example here is a script OPEN ON DESOLATE ARCTIC WASTELAND VARIOUS SHOTS MONTAGE VARIOUS SHOTS OF CARIBOU HERDS IN MOTION 7 VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE AND BELOW 7 MOSQUITOS SWARM JIM REVERENTLY THOUGH IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THE ARCTIC CONTAINS ALL KINDS OF WILDLIFE JANICE THIS HARSH ENVIRONMENT IS HOME TO A WIDE DIVERSITY OF ANIMALS JIM CARIBOU MIGRATE OVER GREAT DISTANCES JANICE SEALS FROLIC ON ICE FLOES AND BELOW THE SURFACE JIM SWARMS OF MOSQUITOS AND BLACK FLIES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ALL TOO BRIEF FINAL DRAFT AV 83 Menus After exporting the script with all elements to Keynote it appears in the Keynote Navigator View ready for a picture storyboard to be added 600 arctic w shots key e ca mG QA HOO
83. ch column s should be imported into Final Draft AV s Video and Audio columns For example here is a short four column script in MS Word As in the previous example notice that the character and dialogue text is not aligned with their associated video descriptions l Woman stands in a laundry room sorting laundry Anncr Doing laundry is never fun 2 A young boy is playing baseball in his school clothes He is slides into second Active children base 3 uniformed young girl is playing goalie in a soccer game She jumps and blocks a shot but lands in a cloud of dust make the chore more challenging To import this script 1 Save the document as RTF Close the file or exit Word 2 Open Final Draft AV 3 Choose File gt Open and navigate to the text or RTF file and click OK FINAL DRAFT AV 146 Importing amp Exporting The special import dialog appears Importing wave detergent two rtf Text from each column of the imported script is displayed below Choose Video Column Audio Column or Skip for each column of text Video Column mE Video Column HA Video Column Hj Video Column Video Column 1 A Woman stands in al Anncr laundry room sorting Doing laundry is laundry never fun empty empty k Cancel Import Apply C Nex Each column in the import dialog contains the corresponding first paragraph from each column
84. criptions added FINAL DRAFT AV 143 Importing amp Exporting Importing Documents with Two Columns Documents containing a table with two columns are imported automatically and some adjustments are made to line up elements For example here is a dual column script written in MS Word Note that the Character Bossman does not line up with the Video Description Boss at desk spins INT LARGE WINDOWED OFFICE PROFILES OF TWO WRITERS IN A LARGE OFFICE WINDOW A MAN AND A WOMAN MAN IN DESPAIR WITH HAND ON HIS HEAD WOMAN LOOKS POISED PULL BACK TO REVEAL BOSSMAN AT HIS DESK WITH ANOTHER BIG BOSS SITTING ACROSS FROM HIM BOSS AT DESK SPINS IN HIS CHAIR ALIGNED AAN TEN YOU TWO JACK NEEDS YOUR AV PRESENTATION SCRIPTS FOR THE NEW ACCOUNT BY 5 TODAY JACK MAKE THAT 4 YOU KNOW I LL WANNA MAKE CHANGES SMART ENTHUSED EXCELLENT CLYDE ARE YOU NUTS ITLL TAKE THAT LONG JUST TO MAKE IT LOOK RIGHT YET ALONE WRITE IT JACK LOOK I NEED A SCRIPT TO DAY NO EXCUSES INT HALLWAY CLYDE AND MS SMART WALKING AWAY DOWN A HALLWAY CLYDE YOU CAN T WRITE EDIT AND FORMAT A PROFESSIONAL AV SCRIPT IN LOOKS AT WATCH TWO HOURS IT LL TAKE THAT LONG TO FORMAT A WORD TEMPLATE To import this script 1 Save the document as RTF Close the file or exit Word 2 Open Final Draft AV 3 Choose File gt Open and navigate to the RIF file and click OK FINAL DRAF
85. ct spacing The Find Replace and spell checking functions do not check the text in either the Header or the Footer Regular Header To enter text in the Regular Header 1 Click in the Regular Header 2 Use the Spacebar or Tab to position text where desired Press Tab to move the insertion point one tab stop left center or right forward To place the page number or today s date in the Regular Header 1 Position the insertion point in the Regular Header 2 Choose Insert gt Page Number Insert gt Dynamic Date or Insert gt Static Date The information will appear at the insertion point N By default a page number is positioned at the right margin in the Regular Header WARNING Do not use the Dynamic Date feature unless you want the date to change If you A need the date to remain the same use Insert gt Static Date or type it in directly FINAL DRAFT AV 164 Header amp Footer INSERTING AND DELETING LINES By default a new script contains a one line Regular Header To add or insert a line row 1 Click in the Regular Header 2 Position the insertion point at the end of the text For example INSERTION POINT The Last Dance Agency ACME Writer John Smith Client LBC Producer Larry Smith 3 Press the Enter key Windows or Return key to add a new line row The Last Dance INSERTION POINT Agency ACME Writer John Smith Client LBC Producer Larry Smith If there i
86. d to control how an RTF file appears when opened in other applica tions Additional options have been added for teleprompter saving as well Register Script A script may be registered via email with the Writers Guild of America west s Registry Service You do not need to be a member of the WGAw to use the service FINAL DRAFT AV 30 Getting Started Tutorials 2 Tutorials FINAL DRAFT AV 32 Tutorials Overview The Tutorials section will step you through creating a new script and entering some text as well as exploring a number of features layouts and functions unique to Final Draft AV You will also be intro duced to the Rearrange Guide Line a special feature which is extremely useful for reordering text To make entering your text as easy as possible keystroke combinations are used to perform most of the formatting functions specific to writing scripts This way you can concentrate on writing and not worry about how to format the script There is no universally accepted format for writing audio visual scripts After examining dozens of sample scripts we determined that a majority of scripts fall into a few different categories and styles and have accommodated them We have included a number of options for customizing these script layouts There is also a layout for radio spots How To Use Final Draft AV Video and Script Included on the Final Draft AV Install Disc is a short video How To Use Final Draft AV We strongly su
87. daries Rearranging Video TO SCHOOL SELECT TEXT TO BE WOMAN TAKES THE SHIRT AND WOMAN REARRANGED STARTS EXAMINING IT k LOVINGLY DON T WORRY SON THATS JUST THE SUPER CLEAN SCRUBBING POWER OF THE WAVE DETERGENT NO OTHER DETERGENT IS STRONGER THAN WAVE WAVE CONTAINS THE CLEANING POWER OF THE OCEAN 5 BOY LOOKS PUZZLED AND 15 BOY TO SCHOOL USE THE REARRANGE WOMAN TAKES THE SHIRT AND WOMAN STARTS EXAMINING IT LOVINGLY DON T WORRY SON THAT S JUST THE SUPER CLEAN SCRUBBING POWER OF THE WAVE DETERGENT NO OTHER DETERGENT IS GUIDE LINE TO INDICATE WHERE THE SELECTED TEXT WILL LINE UP k 25 STRONGER THAN WAVE WAVE CONTAINS THE CLEANING POWER OF THE OCEAN BOY LOOKS PUZZLED AND IS BOY SMILING TO HIDE HIS CONFUSION WOW THAT S GREAT MOM SMELLS REALLY ONEEN La WOMAN TAKES THE SHIRT WOMAN LOVINGLY DON T WORRY SON THAT S JUST THE SUPER TEXT IS IN NEW CLEAN SCRUBBING POWER OF THE WAVE POSITION NEW DETERGENT NO OTHER SCENE CREATED AND STARTS EXAMINING IT DETERGENT IS STRONGER THAN WAVE WAVE ALIGNED AS CONTAINS THE CLEANING POWER OF THE INDICATED OCEAN BOY LOOKS PUZZLED AND IS BOY FINAL DRAFT AV 129 Rearrange Rearranging Audio 5 MONTAGE VARIOUS SHOTS OF JIM CARIBOU HERDS IN MOTION CARIBOU MIGRATE OVER GREAT DISTANCES VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE AND BELOW SEALS FROLIC ON ICE FLOES AND BELOW THE SURFACE MOSQUITOS SWAR
88. dialog FINAL DRAFT AV 107 Menus Additional Toolbar Customization Options Show Icon amp Text 4 l Use Small Size Icon Only Text Only SHOW ICON AND TEXT ICON ONLY TEXT ONLY Choose the desired view from the menu USE SMALL SIZE Check this box to display smaller toolbar icons When all customization is complete Click Done Mac The Status Bar is always visible and may not be hidden FINAL DRAFT AV 108 Menus Insert Menu Inserts specific information at the current insertion point Video Description Character Dialogue Parenthetical New Scene Submenu Video Description Character Dialogue Inserts the chosen Element after the current Element See the Tutorials for details All the Insert Element commands are also available via the Contextual Menu Page Number Inserts the current page number into the Regular Header or Footer To place the page number in the Regular Header or Footer 1 Position the insertion point anywhere in the Regular Header or Footer 2 Choose Insert Page Number The Page Number will appear at the insertion point Dynamic Date Inserts today s date which will change dynamically when the script is opened at a later date To place the dynamic date in the Regular Header or Footer 1 Position the insertion point anywhere in the Regular Header or Footer 2 Choose Insert gt Dynamic Date Today s date will appear at the insertion point WA
89. do so today Also it is strongly suggested you make two copies of every document on different media and put them or send them to different locations Keep one copy with you and one off site Your creative work took many hours to make Take a few minutes to protect it Another backup option is to use an online storage solution which allows you to upload your files to a remote server and download them when needed to any computer FINAL DRAFT AV 76 Tutorials Going Forward Final Draft AV has many other functions and features too numerous to mention in a few tutorials Please review the rest of this User Manual to get a better understanding of all Final Draft AV has to offer Take the time to play with its many functions so that you will be able to use it efficiently for all your production scriptwriting Menus 3 Menus FINAL DRAFT AV 78 Menus In this section Final Draft AV s menus are explained from left to right top to bottom Some menu commands are covered in greater detail in other sections of this User Manual while many are explained only in this section x Final Draft AV is continually being updated and new features are being added mostly from user feedback Check our website either by choosing the Help gt Updates Page command within the program or go directly to www finaldraft com updates for the latest information and downloadable files Only registered Final Draft AV customers are ent
90. e Video column directly opposite the space below the last line of dialogue FINAL DRAFT AV 47 Tutorials A Shot Marker appears 8 Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts SHOT MARKER INSERTION POINT i The marker indicates that any text now typed in the Video column will remain aligned with new text in the Audio column 11 Type SUPER Keeps Columns Aligned Automatically The screen appears as Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts SUPER Keeps Columns Aligned Automatically INSERTION POINT Now for some dialogue 12 Press Control Ctrl 3 Windows or Command 3 Mac Click the green Dialogue icon in the toolbar oo Insert gt Dialogue Click the right mouse button and choose Insert gt Dialogue from the Contextual Menu Click the left mouse button in the Audio column directly opposite the line with the word SUPER The screen appears as FINAL DRAFT AV 48 Tutorials 8 Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts
91. e end of a Dialogue Pressing Enter Return inserts a new Character after the Dialogue ORIGINAL 5 VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE INSERTION POINT Seais trot MOSQUITOES SWARM JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take advantage of the all too brief summer AFTER PRESSING ENTER RETURN VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE AND BELOW Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface INSERTION POINT NEW CHARACTER MOSQUITOES SWARM JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take If the insertion point is located anywhere within a Parenthetical Pressing Enter Return inserts a new Dialogue after the Parenthetical ORIGINAL 5 O ARCTIC N DESOLATE INSERTION POINT everent Though it seems unlikely the arctic contains all kinds of Wildlife AFTER PRESSING ENTER RETURN 8 OPEN ON DESOLATE ARCTIC JIM INSERTION POINT WASTELAND VARIOUS SHOTS reverently NEW DIALOGUE Though it seems unlikely the arctic contains all Tab Key The Tab key is used to navigate between elements Pressing the Tab key moves the insertion point to the beginning of the next element Pressing Shift Tab key moves the insertion point to the beginning of the previous element FINAL DRAFT AV 177 Keystrokes NOTE Note Pressing the Tab key from the last element in the script has unique results If the insertion point is in a Scene or Shot Pre
92. e next paragraph in the script will be selected 3 Continue reformatting each paragraph as needed Click the Right Pointing Arrow button to go to the next paragraph Click the Left Pointing Arrow button to go to the previous paragraph Click Delete to delete the paragraph WARNING There is no confirmation dialog when you delete a paragraph Use Edit gt Undo to reverse a deletion 4 When done click the Close box xv Ifa large block of text needs to be broken up as well as reformatted break it into many amp paragraphs first The Reformat function cannot be used to break up a large block of text Customize Windows This is the same command as View Toolbar Customize see above FINAL DRAFT AV 120 Menus Window Menu Offers controls for displaying the currently open scripts The bottom of the Window menu contains a list of all currently open scripts To make a script in the list the frontmost active Select the script from the list It will be brought to the front and a checkmark will appear next to its name in the list Cascade Windows View all the currently open scripts stacked one on another This makes it easy to cut and paste text between different scripts Choose Window Cascade Windows and all open scripts will be placed one in front of the other Tile Windows View all the currently open scripts tiled on screen Similar to Cascade above it makes it easy to cut and paste text between dif
93. e this submenu to change the currently selected text s alignment There is no option to Justify text alignment FINAL DRAFT AV 111 Menus Tools Menu Spelling Opens the Spelling dialog begins the spell checking of the script wore NOTE By default automatic spell checking is on see below Spell check will not search within the Header or the Footer To begin spell checking 1 Choose Tools Spelling and checking begins You will be informed when checking reaches the end of the script 2 Click Yes to continue checking When the entire script has been checked it will let you know it is done 3 Click OK 4 Click OK The Spelling dialog will be closed Note Spell checking can be halted at any time and the Spelling dialog closed by clicking the Close button FINAL DRAFT AV 112 Menus When a misspelled or unknown word is encountered it will be selected in the script and appear in the Misspelled word area A list of possible alternatives appears The first item in the suggested list appears in the Change To text field For example if the unknown word is EBAY it appears as Misspelled word eBay Change to Skip All bay Abby Abu Replace All ptions Dictionary Close To instruct the spell checker to learn a word Click Learn The word in the Misspelled area is added to the User Dictionary see
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95. ent type within Final Draft AV FINAL DRAFT AV 133 Importing amp Exporting The first paragraph is automatically selected ready for reformatting if necessary TEXT IS SELECTED READY FOR REFORMATTING REFORMAT DIALOG This document is a working draft designed to convey the content and spiritof the finished program The stories and storylines will change due to further research talent availability and budgetary constraints Quotations from experts are based on research and or telephone n interviews Visual descriptions are NEL NN for production planning purposes only TITLE ST LUCIA S MAJESTIC Opening shot will be of the map of the Dialogue Caribbean We will slowly zoom into a close up of the island of St Lucia Continue moving into east coast and btc Narrator discusses volcanic origins including the caldera that became the Pitons Cutto images ofthe Pitons Narrator discusses Soufriere being the town beneath the Pitons All the text has been imported into the Video column Each paragraph has become a separate scene In this case the first scene does not need to be reformatted FINAL DRAFT AV 134 Importing amp Exporting 4 Click the right pointing arrow in the Reformat dialog and the next paragraph is selected CLICK TO MOVE SELECTION TO THE NEXT PARAGRAPH This document is a working draft designed to convey the content and Reforma
96. entered FINAL DRAFT AV 116 Menus Thesaurus Activates the Thesaurus dialog where synonyms antonyms related words and contrasting words can be found The Thesaurus included with Final Draft AV contains over 100 000 words and their defini tions as well as several hundred thousand synonyms antonyms etc To find related words 1 Select the word For example WIDESHOT OF ARCTIC WINTER NARRATOR VO SNOW BLOWING ICEBERGS IN THE HABITAT OF THE POLAR BEAR IS HARSH THE DISTANCE AND DEMANDING FREEZING TEMPERATURES WEATHER THAT CHANGES EVERY HOUR LONG DARK WINTERS 8 CU MOTHER AND CUBS MAKE SURVIVAL A DIFFICULT THING FOR THE FROLICING MOTHER AND HER CUBS 2 Choose Tools gt Thesaurus The Thesaurus dialog appears with any definition s and alternatives presented for the selected word HISTORY POP UP Word 1 NOUN biological living space Synonyms biosphere biotope ecosphere ecosystem environment lebensraum stamping ground Related world Language English United States Replace Close 3 Select an alternative It appears in the text field above the alternatives 4 Click Replace The Thesaurus dialog will be closed and the selected word will be replaced in the script by the chosen alternative If no alternative is acceptable Click Close FINAL DRAFT AV 117 Menus To manually enter a word to find alternatives 1 2 3 4
97. erts spacing between elements i e sets the amount of space above and below the currently selected element Left Indent Right Indent Indents paragraphs of the currently selected element from the left and right margins Indents are measured from the left edge of the column Prefix Suffix Enter any text or symbol such as etc in the appropriate field and it will automatically appear before or after the selected element With the settings in the dialog on the previous page the Character Element has a colon automatically appear after it If you typed ANNOUNCER it would appear as ANNOUNCER Show Hide Element Determines whether the text for the selected element is displayed For example in the default Radio Layout the Video Description is hidden This makes it easy to repurpose a script to make reports For some examples see the Tutorials section Font Displays the font settings for the selected element Set Font Button Click to have the standard Font dialog appear to set font font size bold all caps etc Apply Font Size to All Click to have the font and font size of the currently selected element applied to a elements Other attributes bold casing color etc will not be changed Once all changes have been made Click OK and the script will be modified FINAL DRAFT AV 98 Menus Layout Determines the appearance of each page of the currently selected layout When File New is ch
98. fault Regular Header contains a single line for placement of any text desired plus a page nub mer You can add or insert additional lines or delete any of them except the first See Displaying and Hiding below if you do not want it to appear The Detailed Header consists of a number of fields cells You can enter any titles or data required using any font or font style desired The default Detailed Header contains seven lines You can add or insert lines or delete any of them except the first See Displaying and Hiding below if you do not want it to appear The Footer is located at the bottom of the page You have the option of having the Footer appear on all pages or not at all maximum number of lines in the Regular Header and Footer is 7 in each The imum number of lines in the Detailed Header is 15 de TiP For best results the font size for text in the Regular and Detailed header should be no amp larger than 12 point FINAL DRAFT AV 163 Header amp Footer NorE You can set the Font Font Size Font Styles etc for the Regular Header Detailed Header Labels and fields and Footer in the View Elements dialog You cannot insert graphics in either Header nor can you adjust the size of the cells in the Detailed Header xz To add a company logo etc in the Header print the script to your own letterhead Some experimentation may be required to get the corre
99. ferent scripts The size of each tile depends on the number of scripts that are open Choose Window Tile and all open scripts will be arranged on screen in tiles Minimize Mac Retracts the active window Choose Window Minimize and the active window will be placed in the Dock Zoom Mac Resizes the active window Choose Window Zoom and the active window will toggle between its original size and a size where all its contents are visible depending on the monitor Bring to Front Mac Brings all the open Final Draft AV documents in front of any other program s documents This is use ful because you can interleave documents from many programs FINAL DRAFT AV 121 Menus Help Menu Final Draft AV Help Built into Final Draft AV is a detailed help system that contains information about program operations functions menu commands etc To access Final Draft AV Help 1 Choose Help Final Draft AV Help A PDF file with searchable menus appears 2 Choose the topic desired Final Draft on the Web Launches your Internet browser and displays Final Draft s Home Page Online Support Launches your Internet browser and displays Final Draft s Customer Support Knowledge Base You can search the Knowledge base for technical and sales related questions Updates Page Launches your Internet browser and displays Final Draft s Updates and Downloads page Any recent updates to the program will be
100. g components or missing activations or that have components that are not in saleable condition LICENSE Final Draft Inc hereby grants you the limited nonexclusive nontransferable nonassignable nonsublicensable right to use the enclosed software Program Your right to use the Program terminates immediately upon the violation of any provision of this Agreement The Program can only be used on a single computer You may load the Program onto more than one computer provided that the Program is used on only one computer at a time The enclosed program media will allow only a limited number of activations If this package contains multiple forms of media you are licensed to use only one of the forms of media at one time You must not a electronically transfer the Program from one computer to another over any network including but not limited to the Internet and local area networks b make modifications of any kind either to the Program itself or to the environment in which it operates that suppress the Program s screen output c rent lease or distribute copies of the Program or related documentation to others d modify translate disassemble decompile create derivative works from or reverse engineer in any way the Program or related documentation without prior written permission of Final Draft Inc or e use copy modify or transfer the Program or documentation in any copy except as expressly provided in this Agreement INSTALLATION
101. ge Code 22 Change ice sci Ee EI IER ERR 110 Character lecce mE ne ed ad 103 Character Above 103 Character Inline With Dialogue 103 Character Element 36 Character Element New Scene Command Character Element New Scene 108 Character Element Command 44 108 Character Toolbar 1 44 Clear Command 87 Close 80 Colum Labels 2 elem 34 35 Column Separator 34 35 Contextual Menu 42 44 45 46 47 52 71 121 124 Copy 63 86 Customer 13 18 19 24 Customer 12 28 Customer Support 122 Cut Command VERDE eene eme 86 D Deactivate usse bien 122 Deactivation eol RIVE SRI 23 181 Index MERO 24 Online 23 Deactivation 24 Detailed 34 35 162 165 167 Dialogue Element 36 Dialogue Element New Scene Command Dialogue Element New 5 108 Dialogue Element Command 46 47 52 63 108 Dialogue Toolbar Ico
102. ggest you view it The video can also be found online www finaldraft com products av how to php4 The script How To Use FDAV xav is the script the video is based on is used as the example script for the tutorials that follow The script can be found in Windows C gt Program Files gt Final Draft AV 2 5 gt Tutorial Mac Applications Final Draft AV 2 5 Tutorial The tutorials that follow will take you through the initial stages of writing this How To script Before we begin we will examine the parts of the Final Draft AV screen the different script elements and default layouts The best way to learn is to do It will help if you actually perform the steps outlined in these tutorials to create your first script with Final Draft AV Spend time experimenting with all of Final Draft AV s options and playing with scripts of your own In a very short time you will be using Final Draft AV to write all your productions projects and presentations FINAL DRAFT AV 33 Tutorials Starting Final Draft AV Note The first time you launch Final Draft AV the Help gt Keyboard Shortcuts window will be displayed You may position it anywhere on screen or you may close the window Windows 1 Click the Start button Choose Programs from the Start menu or Windows XP Programs 2 Choose Final Draft AV 2 5 from the Programs submenu Go to step 3 below Mac 1 Open the Final Draft AV 2 5 folder 2 Open launch Fin
103. gh it seems unlikely the arctic contains all kinds of Wildlife JANICE intently PARENTHETICAL DIALOGUE This harsh environment is home to a wide diversity of animals 8 MONTAGE VARIOUS SHOTS OF JIM CARIBOU HERDS IN MOTION Caribou Migrate over great distances When a new paragraph is added to a script its format is are taken from the specifications in the Ele ments dialog and applied to the paragraph giving the script a consistent professional look Each ele ment may be customized and then all changes may be saved to a Final Draft AV Template so that your scripts have the look you desire The entire script may be altered by changing the settings for one or more elements For example if the font style for the Dialogue element is changed every paragraph of dialogue is reformatted accordingly FINAL DRAFT AV 37 Tutorials Markers Markers indicate the beginning of a new Video Description Scene Markers are used to indicate the beginning of a scene or segment Shot Markers indicate the starting position of a new separate Video Description element within a scene Markers are located in the left margin of a script Any Character and Dialogue elements associated with a Video Description element will remain aligned when text is added inserted within a scene segment Scene and Shot Markers will only be visible in Layouts using a Video Description element The Scene and Shot Markers will always be
104. grate over great distances JANICE Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take advantage of the all too brief summer JANICE WELCOME TO THE ARCTIC The long arctic winter has begun JIM 11 the animals on both land and sea are preparing for the months of darkness that lie ahead FINAL DRAFT AV 152 Importing amp Exporting Exporting To Other Word Processors Final Draft AV can save a script in Rich Text Format RTF so that it can be read by most other word processors For example if you need to export to RTF when a client does not have Final Draft AV and must review a script To save a Final Draft AV script in Rich Text Format 1 Choose File Save As and the standard Save dialog appears 2 Navigate to where the file is to be saved 3 Type in the name for the script in the appropriate field 4 Setthe Save as Type Windows or Format Mac box to Rich Text Format 5 Click Save and the following appears RTF Export Options Export Detailed Header vi Character name above Dialogue Choose whether to include the Detailed Header and where the Character will appear 6 Click OK Examples follow on the next page FINAL DRAFT AV A script appears in Final Draft AV as 153 Importing amp Exporting Agency MM Worldwide Group Writer Gerald Franks Client Unadventurer s Inc Producer Cameron Ford Project VC 4X Director Steven Do
105. he new line To delete a line row Unlike the Regular Header if there is any text after the insertion point and Enter key Windows or Return key Mac is pressed the text after the insertion point will not be moved 1 If there is any text in the line to be deleted remove it first using the Delete Backspace key 2 Click the insertion point at the left margin of the line to be deleted For example Agency ALL TEXT HAS Client BEEN REMOVED Project AND THE INSER Title TION POINT IS IN Subject THE LEFT MOST Job 4 FIELD SDK LLC Jupiter Cars Launch 2001 Lightning Strikes LS 7 Firewire Sales Writer Producer Director Art Director Time Contact 5 2101 M Oxy Pappas C Maretti 15 secs FINAL DRAFT AV 167 Header amp Footer 3 Press the Delete key or Backspace key The line will be removed Note The first line row cannot be removed but it can be hidden see next topic DISPLAYING AND HIDING By default the Detailed Header appears in a new script To hide or display the Detailed Header 1 Choose View Layout and the Layout Dialog appears Header and Footer Show detailed header Show regular header Show detailed header on all pages Show footer SHOW HIDE DETAILED HEADER OPTIONS 2 Click to uncheck hide or check display the Show Detailed Header checkbox Default is Show 3 Click to check display or uncheck hide the Show Detailed Header on
106. he text is dialogue click the Dialogue button The screen now appears as ALL TEXT IS MOVED TO THE AUDIO COLUMN VIDEO AUDIO Listen up you two Jack needs your AV presentation scripts for the new account by 5 today JACK O Reformat Make that 4 You know l ll wanna make changes SMART enthused Excellent CLYDE Shot Are you NUTS it ll take that long just to make it look Character right yet alone write it Parenthetical JACK Look need a script to day no excuses CLYDE Have you ever tried writing a two column script on word BOSSMAN concerned look Delete you can do it right CLYDE weak can try SMART smug I can do it CLYDE You can t write edit and format a professional av Alternatively Use the Element drop down in the Toolbar and choose Dialogue or Cut and paste the text from the original document and software directly into the Audio column of Final Draft s Audio column then Reformat FINAL DRAFT AV 141 Importing amp Exporting Using the Reformat dialog the text needs to be modified paragraph by paragraph First BOSSMAN needs to be changed to a Character 6 the Reformat dialog click the Character button and the screen changes BOSSMAN IS NOW A CHARACTER NEXT PARAGRAPH IS SELECTED Listen up you two Jack needs your AV presentation scripts for the new account by 5 today JACK
107. ick and drag an item off the Toolbar The selected item will be removed and the Toolbar size adjusted To revert the default Toolbars to their original contents From the Toolbar tab select the Toolbar to be reverted and click Reset To reposition any toolbar Click and drag the toolbar to the desired location FINAL DRAFT AV 106 Menus Hide Show Toolbar Mac To display or hide the Toolbar Choose View Hide Show Toolbar to choose whether the Toolbar appears Default is that the Toolbar is visible Customize Toolbar Mac The Toolbar s contents may be changed To alter the appearance of the Toolbar Choose View Customize Toolbar and the following appears Drag your favorite items into the toolbar i ee New Open Save Print P E E Cut Copy Paste Bold Italic Underline Insert Video Insert Audio Video Description Scene Shot Alignment Current Element Separator m 4 Space k Flexible Space Customize or drag the default set 42 496 S Save Print Cut Copy Paste Insert Video Insert Audio Scene Shot Show Icon amp Text 7 Use Small Size Done ADDITIONAL OPTIONS To add items to the Toolbar Drag them from the dialog to the Toolbar To reorder items on the Toolbar Click and drag them to the desired location other items will adjust automatically To delete items from the Toolbar Drag them from the Toolbar to the
108. if Windows CD Auto Play feature is disabled 1 Place the Final Draft AV Install Disc in the drive 2 Open double click My Computer The My Computer window appears Windows XP Choose Start My Computer 3 Browse to the Final Draft AV Install Disc 4 Open double click Setup exe 5 The Installer Welcome window appears Click Next 6 Accept the default destination folder or choose another Click Next 7 The Ready to Install screen appears Click Next 8 Final Draft AV will be installed A screen appears stating that installation was successful 9 Click Finish For your convenience a Shortcut to Final Draft AV has been placed in the Start Programs menu or Windows XP Start gt All Programs FINAL DRAFT AV 17 Getting Started Macintosh IMPORTANT NOTE You must be logged in as Administrator to install Final Draft AV If you know the administration password log in with it If you do not know the password contact the individual in your organization responsible for maintaining your network or computers 1 Place the Final Draft AV Install Disc in the CD ROM drive 2 The Final Draft AV window appears 3 Double click the Final Draft AV Installer 4 Thelnstaller Welcome window appears Click Continue 5 The default destination drive is indicated Click Continue 5 Click Install 6 Final Draft AV will be installed 7 When finished click Close The Final Draft AV folder will appear with the contents
109. imported when they have been saved in Final Draft s File Converter Format FCF Details of how to import these kinds of documents will be discussed in this section using many practi cal examples Importing Text Documents or Documents with No Columns no tables Plain text TXT files or Rich Text Files RTF that contain text i e no tables will be imported immedi ately For example here is a segment of a proposed documentary written in MS Word This document is working draft designed to convey the content and spirit of the finished program The stories and storylines will change due to further research talent availability and budgetary constraints Quotations from experts are based on research and or telephone interviews Visual descriptions are for production planning purposes only TITLE ST LUCIA S MAJESTIC PITONS Opening shot will be of the map of the Caribbean We will slowly zoom into close up of the island of St Lucia Continue moving into east coast and Narrator discusses volcanic origins including the caldera that became the Pitons Cut to images of the Pitons To import this document into Final Draft AV and reformat it as a dual column script 1 Save the document as text or RTF Close the file or exit Word 2 Open Final Draft AV 3 Choose File gt Open navigate to the text or file and click OK An Untitled document appears with the Reformat dialog open The Reformat dialog is used to change the elem
110. inal Draft AV scripts the text that makes up a complete Element cannot change Ele ments In other words if you drag and drop a complete Dialogue it will remain as Dialogue it cannot be placed into a Character Use Tools Reformat to correct improperly placed text To move text without drag and drop 1 Select the text to be moved 2 Choose Edit Cut or Edit Copy The cut text is placed in the Clipboard a temporary holding area 3 Click where the text is to be placed 4 Choose Edit Paste The text is inserted To move text using drag and drop 1 Select the text to be moved 2 While holding down the mouse button drag the mouse toward the new location The insertion point indicates where the text will go As long as the mouse button is held down the insertion point will move to follow the mouse 3 Release the mouse button when the insertion point is where you want the block of text to be placed The text is moved to the new location Edit gt Undo is available to reverse undesired drag and drops Exporting FINAL DRAFT AV 132 Importing amp Exporting Importing Plain text files TXT and Rich Text Files RTF from other word processors can be imported into Final Draft AV When there are 3 or more columns in a document a special import dialog appears to deter mine how the text will be formatted In addition scripts created in Final Draft screenplay or other formats can be
111. ing Started A working knowledge of your computer and its operating system is required This includes how to use a mouse standard menus and commands and how to open copy save and close files Please refer to your Windows or Mac documentation for complete explanations Note Final Draft AV is continually being updated and new features are added mostly from user feedback The menu structure and even the commands may change If you encounter commands that are not explained in the manual check for any Read Me or New Features files in the Final Draft AV folder These text files provide overviews of new features that have been added You can also check our website at www finaldraft com for the latest information and downloadable files FINAL DRAFT AV 15 Getting Started Installation Launch Registration and Activation Overview Whether you have a Windows or Macintosh computer the process of installing launching registering and activating your computer will be similar Following is a description of each operation NorE Your Customer Number located on the back panel of the Final Draft AV Disc Sleeve boxed product or Digital Order Email electronic download product is required for activation and registration ENTER NEW INSTALL LAUNCH CUSTOMER REGISTER ACTIVATE BLANK NUMBER SCRIPT As with most software installation is the process that places the Final Draft AV application and its associated files onto your compute
112. ing the font style or dragging and dropping text to another location FINAL DRAFT AV 95 Menus View Menu AV Layout This is the traditional audio visual format For details see the Tutorials section Radio Layout This layout uses only the Character Parenthetical and Dialogue elements For details see the Tutorials section Linear Layout Sometimes called Radio Play format places all elements across the page horizontally It is designed to be an open versatile format that can be easily edited and adapted for many uses For details see the Tutorials section Note Each layout has its own unique element settings Changes must be made separately to each layout All changes will be saved along with the script see next topic vee NOTE By choosing different layouts the script s text will be converted to the corresponding for mat wui NOTE Whenever you save a document including as Templates the current layout will be retained i e when the script is reopened it will appear in the current layout NOTE Initially the three layouts are included as Final Draft Templates files They are located in the Final Draft AV 2 5 folder gt Templates folder FINAL DRAFT AV 96 Menus Elements This provides complete control over how each element appears on screen whether to include or exclude each element which fonts and styles are used and whether any characters such as et
113. ion Edit Undo will display the action to be undone such as Undo Typing Undo Cut etc If there is no undoable action the command reads Edit gt Can t Undo Redo action Redo is used to undo the last Edit Undo If Edit Undo was used to undo something Redo will revert the script to how it was before the Undo was performed Depending on the last action Edit Redo will display the action to be redone such as Redo Typing Redo Cut etc Redo is useful for correcting an unwanted Undo If there is no redoable action the command reads Edit Can t Redo Cut Removes the currently selected text and places it into the Clipboard NorE The Cut command is also available via the Contextual Menu Copy Places a copy of the selected text into the Clipboard Unlike Edit Cut it does not delete text The Copy command is also available via the Contextual Menu Paste Pastes places the text contents of the Clipboard into the script The text is inserted at the insertion point or if there is a selection range replaces the selected text Text in the Clipboard can exist in a few different forms FINAL DRAFT AV 87 Menus Text that was copied or cut from a Final Draft AV document will retain its formatting characteris tics Text that was copied or cut from another program will contain only the text without any format ting characteristics and places all the text into the column tha
114. ion Element New Scene Command 50 71 108 FINAL DRAFT AV Video Description Element Command46 52 68 70 108 Insert Scene Command 51 90 Insertion 34 35 Installation Macintosh 23 atem ome eet stet 17 Windows 0 ccc eee RR 16 Instant Elements 172 J Join Scenes 92 K Keyboard Shortcuts Command 121 Keynote 82 Keystroke Shortcuts 34 35 42 172 Knowledge 12 28 L Layout BN S Mog accents iD 38 95 102 stat snper drea tem eee pit 168 Header Detailed Header 167 EXER 73 95 o E oen 39 59 60 95 Layout Command 40 98 Layout Dialog 98 Audio 103 Character Above Dialogue 103 General Print Boxes Around Scenes 99 Print Column Separator Line 99 Show Boxes Around Scenes 99 Show Column 99 Show Column Separator Line 99 Header and 98 Show Detailed 167 Show Detailed Header On All Pages 98 167 Show
115. is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts This overview will Inserting a scene before another requires the use of a menu command This is different than using the other commands which insert new scenes 23 Choose Edit Insert Scene and the screen appears as INSERTED SCENE NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing 5 Final Draft AV Box 24 Type FADE UP ON TITLE 25 Press Windows Ctrl B and CTRL I Mac B and 1 for bold and italic and type How To Use Final Draft AV The screen appears as 8 FADE UP ON TITLE How To Use INSERTION POINT Final Draft AV 5 Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word Let s add a music cue next 26 Press Control Ctrl 3 Windows or Command Cmd 3 Mac FINAL DRAFT AV 52 Tutorials Click the green Dialogue icon in the toolbar pom Insert Dialogue the right mouse button and choose Insert gt Dialogue from the Contextual Menu the left mouse button in the Audio column directly opposite FADE UP INSERTION POINT E 5 Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word INSERTION POINT FADE UP ON TITLE How
116. itled to the many ser vices we provide including updates and technical support Mac users the leftmost Final Draft AV menu is described at the end of this section File Menu New Begins a new document Choose File New and a new blank Untitled script window appears in the default AV Layout or whichever template was used last Open Opens existing Final Draft AV scripts and templates or imports and automatically converts Final Draft scripts File Converter files as well as Rich Text and text files To open a document 1 Choose File gt Open and the standard Open dialog appears 2 Navigate to the location of the file to be opened or imported 3 Windows only Select the type of file to be opened default is Final Draft AV Documents 4 Select the desired file 5 Click Open A window containing the selected script is opened ready for editing or printing FINAL DRAFT AV 79 Menus FINAL DRAFT AV SCRIPTS Scripts created in Final Draft AV Windows or Macintosh can be opened directly NOTE Scripts created in Final Draft AV 1 x can be opened but must be resaved as Final Draft AV 2x scripts The file extension will change from av to xav FINAL DRAFT AV TEMPLATES Final Draft AV Template files can be opened They will appear as a new document with the name of the template NOTE Initially three Final Draft Template files are included They are located in the Final Draft AV
117. l Draft AV It provides the ability to drag and drop any video text and have it line up with any audio text or vice versa This enables scenes and shots to be easily reor dered after they are written The Rearrange Guide Line indicates precisely where the selected text will line up when dropped Let s try it We will be using the sample script created above as an example 1 Select some text in the Audio column similar to FADE UP ON TITLE How To Use Music up Final Draft AV DISSOLVE TO Music fades Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts This overview will give you a quick glimpse at how Final Draft AV works so that you can get to work immediately on your AV project TEXT TO BE SUPER Keeps Columns Aligned Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns REARRANGED Tm automatically and keeps them aligned when text is added edited or deleted in either column DISSOLVE TO DEMO SCREEN 2 Click and drag the text across the vertical separator line and the blue Rearrange Guide Line appears Continue to drag the text between some text in the Video column similar to USE THE works so that you can get to work immediately on REARRANGE your AV project GUIDELINE TO Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns automatically and keeps them aligned when text is
118. lick OK to return to the script Let s type in the parenthetical 7 Type upbeat The screen appears as Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeaf INSERTION POINT Let s enter some dialogue 8 Press Enter Windows Return Mac Or UM Press Control Ctrl 3 Windows or Command 3 Mac FINAL DRAFT AV 46 Tutorials or Click the green Dialogue icon in the toolbar due Insert Dialogue Click the right mouse button and choose Insert gt Dialogue from the Contextual Menu The insertion point moves to the next line and a Dialogue element is created Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeat INSERTION 9 Type Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts The screen appears as 8 Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts INSERTION POINT We want to have some text superimposed over the picture of the box 10 Press Tab Or Press Control Ctrl 1 Windows or Command 1 Or Click the blue Shot icon in the toolbar Or Choose Insert gt Video Description Click the right mouse button and choose Insert gt Video Description from the Contextual Menu Or Click the left mouse button in th
119. mics MS Word 125 Quartz Text Smoothing 125 Recently Opened 5 125 Show Help 5 125 Final Draft AV 13 Final Draft AV 5 79 81 Final Draft AV Template 79 81 Final Draft AV User Manual User Manual scat ct uere eles wens ates 13 Final Draft on the Web Command 121 Final Draft Scripts 79 148 155 Find and Replace 88 Find Command Replace oss seal ER Ap 89 Find Replace Command History Pop Up 89 Match Case RE be per RES 89 Match Whole Words 89 FONTS sos us bere dob DUM DA E Re 97 FOOtG ee ed n 34 35 98 168 Format reete frins tenti 110 Alignment Submenu 110 Change Case 110 Font Command 110 Set Font Font Style Commands Mac 110 G General Offset For 3 Hole 99 Print Boxes Around 5 5 99 Print Column Separator 99 Show Boxes Around 5 99 Show Column Labels 99 Show Column Separator 99 H Header 25e
120. mple once we have made changes to the View Elements and View Layout dialog we would first eliminate any text then save the template 1 If there is any text choose Edit gt Select All to select all the text 2 Press Delete or Backspace to remove the text 3 Choose File gt Save As FINAL DRAFT AV 60 Tutorials 4 Navigate to where you wish to save the template 5 Choose Final Draft AV template as Save as type Windows or Format Mac File name Save as type ntitled v Final Draft Document v Final Draft AY Document xav PDF Teleprompter txt CHOOSE FINAL DRAFT AV TEMPLATE 6 Name the template 7 Click Save Rich Text Format rtf Final Draft AV Template File Converter Final Draft fcf Whenever you begin a new script open the template file first and begin writing your script Radio Layout Final Draft AV s different layouts allow you to reformat the script for different purposes Each layout has its own visual parameters and elements settings We ll use a script that has more characters than our sample Here is the script in AV layout DPEN ON DESOLATE ARCTIC WASTELAND VARIOUS SHOTS JIM reverently Though it seems unlikely the arctic contains all kinds of Wildlife JANICE This harsh environment is home to a wide diversity of animals 8 MONTAGE VARIOUS SHOTS OF JIM CARIBOU HERD
121. n 46 47 52 63 Direction 89 Drag and 159 130 Dynamic Date 108 169 E Edit Menu Clear 87 Copy 63 86 Cut Command 86 Find and Replace Command 88 Insert Scene 51 90 Join Scenes 92 Paste 64 86 Redo 86 Select All Command 59 63 66 87 Select Scene 94 Toggle Scenes Shots Command 93 Undo Command 55 56 86 Element label iet col ends is Ete 34 35 Elements Cliaraect er recto fu AMD Dt RE 36 Dialogue 36 Ske er id 43 Parenthetical 36 Video Description 36 Elements Command 40 45 57 58 61 73 96 Elements 40 96 Element Eit 96 2 97 Paragraph 96 Show Hide Element 97 Elements LIst 22i eter ERE
122. n for example unformatted text is pasted into Final Draft AV from another word processor or when one or more paragraphs are not formatted properly Dialogue accidentally typed as Video Description etc Reformatting appears automatically after importing a text or Rich Text Format file see Importing and Exporting To change the format of a single paragraph 1 Place the insertion point within the paragraph to be changed 2 Choose Tools Reformat The Reformat dialog appears The paragraph containing the insertion point will be selected xz The Reformat dialog may be repositioned anywhere on screen Click and drag the dialog s s title bar to move where desired 3 Click the appropriate button for the new element for the selected paragraph 4 When done click the Close box The paragraph will be reformatted Alternatively 1 Place the insertion point within the paragraph to be changed 2 Choose the new element for the paragraph from the Element pop up list in the Toolbar m Or sir Choose the desired element from the Reformat Submenu in the Contextual Menu The paragraph will be reformatted FINAL DRAFT AV 119 Menus To change the format of many paragraphs 1 Choose Tools Reformat The Reformat dialog appears The paragraph containing the insertion point will be selected see above 2 Click the appropriate button for the new element for the selected paragraph The paragraph will be reformatted Th
123. name of the script in the text field 4 Choose the file type FINAL DRAFT AV 81 Menus Final Draft AV default May be opened by Final Draft AV Windows or Macintosh only These files have an xav extension PDF The Portable Document Format PDF is the de facto standard for exchanging documents between computers and on the Internet these files have a pdf extension Teleprompter Creates a text file that is compatible with most prompting programs and other word processing programs too These files have a txt extension see the mporting and Exporting section Rich Text Format Creates a file that is compatible with most word processing programs RTF files have an rtf exten sion see the mporting and Exporting section Final Draft AV Template May be opened by Final Draft AV Windows or Macintosh only xavt extension va In order to store them all in one convenient location we suggest that you save any gt Template files the Final Draft AV 2 5 folder gt Template folder File Converter Format Final Draft This format allows scripts to be exchanged between Final Draft AV and Final Draft screenplay or other format These files have a fcf extension see the Importing and Exporting section 5 Click Save Revert Returns the script to its last saved state 1 Choose File Revert 2 Aconfirmation dialog appears 3 Click OK to undo all changes made since the last save A WARNING You
124. nd choose Insert New Scene Video Description from the Contextual Menu A scene separator line and Scene Marker appear your AV project SUPER Keeps Columns Aligned Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns Automatically automatically and keeps them aligned when text is SEPARATOR TINE added edited or deleted in either column SCENE MARKER 8 INSERTION POINT ve NOTE You can choose not to have scene separation lines appear see View Layout in the Menus section 18 Type DISSOLVE TO DEMO SCREEN The screen appears as your AV project SUPER Keeps Columns Aligned Automatically Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns automatically and keeps them aligned when text is added edited or deleted in either column DISSOLVE TO DEMO SCREE INSERTION POINT Before continuing let s save our work 19 Choose File Save and navigate to where you wish to save the script 20 Name the script Sample or any name you wish 21 Click Save IMPORTANT As we continue and while you work on any script remember to save the script D M regularly choose File gt Save or click the Save icon in the Toolbar FINAL DRAFT AV 51 Tutorials Inserting a Scene We forgot to put a scene at the beginning for our title Let s insert a scene before the first one 22 Click before the first word in the script INSERTION POINT i NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV
125. nd click Activate Your computer will be activated and you will be able to run Final Draft AV without restrictions FINAL DRAFT AV 23 Getting Started Deactivation After a computer is activated you may need or want to remove the activation For example you may need to reformat your computer s hard drive or you may get a new computer WARNING f you reformat your hard drive before removing the activation that activation will be lost You can remove an activation at any time via a process called Deactivation To deactivate your computer 1 Run Final Draft AV and choose Help Deactivate 2 Choose Online Deactivation or Manual Deactivation Online Deactivation en Make sure you have an internet connection though you do not need to be online initially 1 Click Online Deactivation 2 You will be connected to Final Draft AV s Online Deactivation service Your computer will be deactivated Your account will be credited so you can activate another computer at any time if desired f Deactivation fails you will be instructed to contact Customer Support and go through the Manual Deactivation process see next page FINAL DRAFT AV 24 Getting Started Manual Deactivation 1 Click Manual Deactivation The Deactivation Code for your computer will appear 2 Write down or otherwise note the Deactivation Code 3 Call Customer Support at 888 320 7555 outside the U S and Canada call 1
126. novan Lee Title Arctic Escape ArtDirector Dave Sharpe Subject Life in the Northern Wastes Medium HD Job 76D Contact M Belle Length 24 mins Draft 7B AD VIDEO ON DESOLATE ARCTIC WASTELAND VARIOUS SHOTS 8 MONTAGE VARIOUS SHOTS OF CARIBOU HERDS IN MOTION 8 VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE AND BELOW MOSQUITOES SWARM 8 MCU JIM amp JANICE ON ICE FLOW AUDIO JIM reverently Though it seems unlikely the arctic contains all kinds of Wildlife JANICE This harsh environment is home to a wide diversity of animals JIM Caribou Migrate over great distances JANICE Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take advantage of the all too brief summer JANICE WELCOME TO THE ARCTIC The long arctic winter has begun JIM All the animals on both land and sea are preparing for the months of darkness that lie ahead FINAL DRAFT AV 154 Importing amp Exporting If the defaults remain checked the resulting script appears in Word as agency MM Worldwide Group Writer Gerald Franks Client Unadventurer s Inc Producer Cameron Ford Project VC 4X Director Steven Donovan Lee Title Arctic Escape Art Director Dave Sharpe Subject LIfe in the Northern Medium HD Wastes Job 4 76D Contact M Belle Length 24 mins Draft 78 AD VIDEO AUDIO OPEN ON DESOLATE ARCTIC JIM WASTELAND VARIOUS reverently SHO
127. nt Used to print out part or all of the script according to the current Page Setup Register Script The scripts may be registered via email with the Writers Guild of America west s Registry Service NorE You do not need to be a member of the WGAw to use this service 1 Choose File gt Register Script You will be sent to a special page on Final Draft s website 2 Follow the instructions on the page FINAL DRAFT AV 85 Menus Recent Files Windows Lists the script files that have been previously opened The maximum number of files is set at 10 Mac users have the same command see File Open Recent If the script is no longer where it was initially saved the program will indicate that the script cannot be found 7his does not mean your document is gone it means Final Draft AV cannot locate it It was probably moved from its original location Choose File gt filename The selected script will be opened Exit Windows Quit Mac Closes all open scripts and quits Final Draft AV 1 Choose File gt Exit Windows or Final Draft AV gt Quit Mac If the script contains unsaved changes the Save Changes dialog appears 2 Click Yes Windows or Save Mac to save changes to a script FINAL DRAFT AV 86 Menus Edit Menu Undo action Reverses the last editing action in the current script Most editing font changes and other functions may be undone Depending on the last act
128. nter Return inserts a new scene before the current scene The insertion point remains at the beginning of the current scene ORIGINAL INSERTION POINT amp L VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE AND BELOW Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface MOSQUITOES SWARM JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take advantage of the all too brief summer FINAL DRAFT AV 173 Keystrokes AFTER PRESSING ENTER RETURN NEW SCENE INSERTION POINT amp 1 VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE AND BELOW Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface MOSQUITOES SWARM JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take advantage of the all too brief summer If the insertion point is within a scene or shot Pressing Enter Return splits the current element at the insertion point bringing all the related Audio in a new scene or shot The insertion point is placed at the beginning of the new scene or shot ORIGINAL INSERTION POINT sg VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE AND BELOW Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface MOSQUITOES SWARM JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take advantage of the all too brief summer AFTER PRESSING ENTER RETURN VARIOUS SHOTS INSERTION POINT amp 1 DF SEALS ON ICE AND BELOW JANICE Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface MOSQUITOES SWARM JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take advantage of the all too brief summer If
129. oduct registration Product registration is a voluntary process and requires only that you provide your name email address and Customer Number You may also choose to disclose demographic information Does product activation slow down my computer No The technology of product activation runs only when you run Final Draft AV and has no effect on the overall performance of your computer How long does product activation take to complete Product activation is a one time process that is typically performed immediately after installation of the software Internet activation typically takes 10 to 30 seconds to complete phone activation takes about 5 minutes What is deactivation and when should do it In a process similar to activation you may deactivate at any time For example if you want to install Final Draft AV on a new computer you should deactivate the old computer and then activate the new one in effect transferring the activation to the new machine Also if you plan to reformat the hard drive of the activated computer you should deactivate it first and then reactivate it after the reformat is complete You should also temporarily deactivate your computer before you upgrade your operating system FINAL DRAFT AV 28 Getting Started Customer Support Policies You must be registered in order to receive customer support For Free Access to Final Draft s online Knowledge Base which contains more than 900 answers
130. of love but no one s at home Ain t nobody home 4 Save your work by choosing File gt Save etc or whatever is required by the software you are using FINAL DRAFT AV The screen appears similar to 5 Select the text by either 63 Tutorials Pm 1 2 3 Nail boards across the windows Put padlocks on the door It used to be sweet home to me I don t go there any more I take no solicitations No signs say for rent There used to be no vacancies Behind the picket fence I can t believe she lived here Can t believe she s gone Got a house full of love but no one s at home Clicking and dragging the mouse Or Choosing Edit gt Select All Or Clicking in the text then pressing Control Ctrl A Windows or Command Cmd A Mac 6 Copy the text by choosing Edit gt Copy or Control Ctrl C Windows or Command C Mac 7 If Final Draft AV is not opened open it If it is opened choose File gt New Either way you should now have a blank Untitled script Let s move to the Audio column 8 Click the mouse in the Audio column 0r Press Control Ctrl 3 Windows or Command 3 Mac 0r Click the green Dialogue icon in the toolbar 0r Choose Insert gt Dialogue 0r Click the right mouse button and choose Insert gt Dialogue from the Contextual Menu FINAL DRAFT AV 64 Tutorials The screen appears as INSERTION POINT
131. om the Elements list 5 Click the Hide element checkbox to check it FINAL DRAFT AV 74 Tutorials Elements Linear Format Prefix Suffix Header Deraited Header tabet Hide element Detailed Header Field Video Description Character Parenthetical Footer CLICK TO CHECK 6 Click OK to exit the Elements dialog The script appears as 8 ON SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH IMMACULATE LAWNS ETC CAMERA MOVES DOWN STREET AND LOCATES AN EYESORE OF A HOUSE OVERGROWN WITH WEEDS MCU SINGER WALKING FROM AROUND THE BACK OF THE HOUSE CAMERA CIRCLES AND FOLLOWS AS HE CONTINUES TO STROLL CLOSE IN SINGER S FACE CONCERT FOOTAGE The result is a serviceable shot list You can edit the text as desired Any changes made to the text are reflected in all other layouts Headers and Footers The Headers and Footers can be edited to suit your requirements By setting the Headers and Footers the way you want them as well as setting the Element fonts styles etc you can create templates spe cifically for your needs For complete details and practical examples see the Headers and Footers section FINAL DRAFT AV 75 Tutorials Importing and Exporting Scripts Plain text files TXT and Rich Text Files RTF from other word processors can be imported into Final Draft AV When there are 3 or more columns in a document a special import dialog appears to deter mine how the text will be formatted In
132. ood Nail boards across the windows with immaculate lawns etc Camera moves down street and locates an eyesore ofa house overgrown with weeds Put padlocks on the door INSERTION POINT Note that the line Put padlocks is aligned with the new shot 18 Type in a description similar to OPEN ON suburban neighborhood Nail boards across the windows with immaculate lawns etc Camera moves down street and locates an eyesore ofa house overgrown with weeds MCU Singer walking from around Put padlocks on the door back of the house Camera circles and follows as he continues to stroll tused to be sweet home to me I don t go there anymore INSERTION POINT FINAL DRAFT AV 70 Tutorials 19 Click the mouse after to me 8 OPEN ON suburban neighborhood Nail boards across the windows with immaculate lawns etc Camera moves down street and locates an eyesore ofa house overgrown with weeds MCU Singer walking from around the Put padlocks on the door back of the house Camera circles and follows as he continues to stroll Itused to be sweet home to md I don t go there anymore INSERTION POINT 20 Press Shift Control Ctrl 1 Windows or Option Command 1 Click the blue Insert Shot icon in the toolbar Insert gt Video Description lik the right mouse button and choose Insert Video Description from the Contextual Menu
133. option is available in AV Layout only Character above dialogue The Character will be placed above the Dialogue This is the default setting Character inline with dialogue The Character will be placed to the left of the Dialogue CHARACTER ABOVE DIALOGUE CHARACTER INLINE WITH DIALOGUE BOY BOY MOM YOU RUINED MY NEW MOM YOU RUINED MY NEW SWEATSHIRT IT S FULL OF SWEATSHIRT IT S FULL OF HOLES I M HOLES TOO TOO EMBARRASSED TO GO TO SCHOOL Eu OD Toolbar Located above the script window the Toolbar contains buttons that perform standard file and editing tasks and other commands specific to Final Draft AV The Toolbar is visible by default FiNAL DRAFT AV SPECIFIC COMMANDS INSERT VIDEO TOGGLE SCENE SHOT d INSERT AUDIO Video Description SET ELEMENT There are different commands for managing and customizing the toolbar on Windows and Mac Toolbar Submenu Windows The Toolbar Submenu contains commands to hide or display the Toolbars or the Status Bar as well as a command to customize the Toolbar To display or hide any of the Toolbars or Status Bar Selecting any item from the Toolbar Submenu toggles whether it is displayed or hidden A checkmark indicates the item is displayed Default is the Default Toolbar displayed FINAL DRAFT AV 104 Menus To customize the Toolbar Choose View Toolbar Customize and the Customize dialog appears Customize Toolbars Buttons Toolbars Def 1
134. osen the information for the layout in use will be displayed Choose View Layout and the Layout dialog appears LAYOUT INDICATOR Layout Two Column AV Format Header and Footer Show detailed header Show regular header C Show detailed header on all pages Show footer General Show boxes around scenes Show column separator line Print boxes around scenes Print column separator line Show column labels C Offset for 3 hole punch Video Audio Wide video column Character above dialogue Narrow video column Character inline with dialogue Layout Indicator Displays which layout is currently being used Any changes will be applied to the current layout only Header and Footer For details and examples see the Header and Footer sections Show detailed header Determines whether the detailed header appears on the first page Default is enabled Show detailed header on all pages Determines whether the detailed header appears on every page Show detailed header option above must be enabled Default is disabled Show regular header Determines whether the regular header appears on every page Default is enabled Show footer Determines whether the footer appears on every page Default is enabled FINAL DRAFT AV 99 Menus General For details and examples see the Tutorials section Show boxes around scenes A box will be drawn around each scene Default is enabled Print boxes around scenes Boxe
135. our computer 7 Choose Online Activation or Manual Activation Or Within 15 days after you initially run Final Draft AV choose Help gt Activate Then choose Online Activation or Manual Activation To learn more about Activation see the Activation Registration and Deactivation FAQ below Online Activation Make sure you have an Internet connection though you do not need to be online initially This procedure does not require you to use your Internet Web browser 1 Click Online Activation 2 You will automatically be connected to Final Draft AV s Online Activation service Your computer will be activated and you will be able to run Final Draft AV without restrictions Note If Online Activation fails you will be instructed to contact Customer Support and go through the Manual Activation process FINAL DRAFT AV 22 Getting Started Manual Activation 1 Click Manual Activation The Challenge Code for your computer will appear 2 Call Customer Support at 888 320 7555 outside the U S and Canada call 1 818 906 8930 An automated touch tone phone system will walk you through the process There is no charge for the Manual Activation service IMPORTANT NOTE Make sure you have your Challenge Code on your screen and your Customer Number available when you call If the Challenge Code is no longer onscreen it is no longer valid 3 You will be given a Response Code 4 Enter the Response Code a
136. ous paragraph 8 Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts This overview will give you a quick glimpse at how Final Draft AV works so that you can get to work immediately on INSERTION POINT your AV project SUPER Keeps Columns Aligned Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns automati ally and keeps them aligned when text is added edited or deleted in either column TEXT REMAINS ALIGNED Let s add a new scene 16 Click the mouse at the end of all the dialogue text 8 Final Draft AV Box NARRATOR upbeat Final Draft AV is a self contained full featured word processor that is specifically designed for writing audio visual dual column scripts This overview will give you a quick glimpse at how Final Draft AV works so that you can get to work immediately on your AV project SUPER Keeps Columns Aligned Final Draft AV lines up audio and video columns Aomalcally automatically and keeps them aligned when text is added edited or deleted in either column INSERTION POINT 17 Press Shift Control Ctrl 1 Windows or Option Command 1 Mac Or A FINAL DRAFT AV 50 Tutorials Click the blue Insert Scene icon in the toolbar Or Choose Insert New Scene Video Description or Click the right mouse button a
137. out has changed Whenever you save a script the current layout will be retained when the script is reopened it will appear in the layout it was last saved To change the layout Choose the desired layout from the View Menu AV Layout This is the traditional audio visual format DEFAULT AV FORMAT VIDEO DESCRIPTION T A WOMAN HOLDING A BOX OF WOMAN WAVE LAUNDRY DETERGENT WAVE DETERGENT GETS MY CLOTHES AS STANDING IN A TYPICAL AMERICAN KITCHEN A SIX YEAR CLEAN AS THE OCEAN AND HAS 1 3 LESS OLD BOY ENTERS THE KITCHEN CARCINOGENS THAN THE LEADING LAUNDRY HOLDING UP A SHIRT LOOKING UPSET DETERGENT CHARACTER BOY MOM YOU RUINED MY NEW SWEATSHIRT IT S DIALOGUE FULL OF HOLES I M TOO EMBARRASSED TO GO PARENTHETICAL AR XAMININ LOVINGLY DON T WORRY SON THAT S JUST THE SUPER CLEAN SCRUBBING POWER OF THE WAVE DETERGENT NO OTHER DETERGENT IS STRONGER THAN WAVE WAVE CONTAINS THE CLEANING POWER OF THE OCEAN 8 BOY LOOKS PUZZLED AND IS BOY SMILING TO HIDE HIS CONFUSION WOW THAT S GREAT MOM SMELLS REALLY CLEAN TOO ANNCR VO SIZE OF HOLES MAY VARY DEPENDING ON TYPE OF WATER USED AND MATERIAL OF CLOTHING DO NOT USE ON ANIMALS DO NOT BREATHE IN FUMES USE IN WELL VENTILATED AREAS FINAL DRAFT AV 39 Tutorials Radio Layout This does not include any type of visual description i e the default Radio layout does not contain a Video Description element DEFAULT RADIO FORM
138. panel of the Disc Sleeve and place it in the Getting Started booklet If you received your copy of Final Draft AV electronically print out your Digital Order Email and put it in a safe place A WARNING Do not write the Customer Number on the CD as you may damage it To register electronically Make sure you are online 6 register fill in the information in the onscreen form Click Register Or Click Register Later To register electronically at another time Run Final Draft AV and choose Help gt Register Or Go to the Final Draft AV website at www finaldraft com register click on Final Draft AV and fol low all the instructions to completely fill out the registration form FINAL DRAFT AV 20 Getting Started To register by mail Fill out the enclosed Registration Card completely and mail it to the pre printed address IMPORTANT NOTE Remove one of the peel off Customer Numbers from the back panel of the Disc Sleeve and place it on the Registration Card before mailing To register by fax Fill out the enclosed registration card completely and fax it to 818 995 4422 IMPORTANT Remove one of the peel off Customer Numbers from the back panel of the Disc Sleeve and place it on the Registration Card before faxing FINAL DRAFT AV 21 Getting Started Activation Any two computers that you own may be activated at any given time To activate y
139. r Launching is the process of starting the program for the first time and entering your Customer Number Only registered Final Draft AV customers are entitled to the many services we provide Your Customer Number is required for registration Registration can be accomplished online via mail or fax To run Final Draft AV for more than 15 days you must have the program activated The activation pro cess verifies that your Customer Number located on the back panel of the Final Draft AV Disc Sleeve boxed product or Digital Order Email electronic download product is legitimate and has not been activated on more systems than allowed by the Final Draft AV End User License Agreement NOTE When you install Final Draft AV the Installer will walk you through each step of the process NOTE You can register the first time you launch Final Draft AV or at a later time See the sections that follow for complete details FINAL DRAFT AV 16 Getting Started Installation Windows IMPORTANT Windows 2000 XP only You must be logged in as Administrator to install Final Draft AV If you are not an Administrator contact the individual in your organization responsible for maintaining your network or computers To install if Windows CD Auto Play feature is enabled 1 Place the Final Draft AV Install Disc in the drive Autorun starts 2 Double Click Install Final Draft AV Go to Step 5 below To install
140. r Number Located on the back panel of the Final Draft AV Disc Sleeve this serial number is required to install register and activate the program NOTE f you received your Final Draft AV via electronic download your Customer Number is included in your Digital Order Email We highly recommend that you print out a copy for future reference We highly recommend that you Remove one of the peel off Customer Numbers from the back panel of the Disc Sleeve and place it on the Registration Card and Remove one of the peel off Customer Numbers from the back panel of the Disc Sleeve and place it in the User Manual Registration Card Customer support updates and special offers are available only to registered Final Draft AV users Make sure you register online or mail or fax the Registration Card to us after you remove one of the peel off Customer Numbers from the back panel of the Disc Sleeve and place it on the Registration Card Final Draft AV User Manual A hard copy edition of the User Manual is included with the boxed edition The Final Draft AV User Manual is provided in Adobe Acrobat format in both in the electronic down load version and the Final Draft AV CD ROM Note All Final Draft AV documentation provides instructions for using Final Draft AV on both Microsoft Windows and Macintosh computers Differences in features commands and procedures between platforms are noted in the text FINAL DRAFT AV 14 Gett
141. r clean scrubbing power of the wave detergent No other detergent is stronger than Wave Wave contains the cleaning power of the ocean 8 BOY LOOKS PUZZLED AND IS SMILING TO HIDE HIS CONFUSION BOY Wow that s great mom Smells really clean too ANNCR VO Size of holes may vary depending on type of water used and material of clothing Do not use on animals do not breathe in fumes use in well ventilated areas FINAL DRAFT AV 40 Tutorials Options for every element in each layout are set in the View Elements dialog Two Column AV Format Elements Header Prefix Suffix Detailed Header Label Detailed Header Field C Hide element Video D Dialogue Parenthetical Footer Paragraph Font Arial 12 Underline ALL CAPS Alignment Left Spacing Single Apply Font Size to All Space before 0 00 Space after 0 01 Left indent 0 03 The Character left indent is measured from the left side of the second column Right indent 0 00 lt gt The general appearance of each layout is defined in the View gt Layout dialog Layout Two Column AV Format Header and Footer Show detailed header Show regular header C Show detailed header on all pages Show footer General Show boxes around scenes Show column separator line Print boxes around scenes Print column separator line Show column labels C Offset for 3 hole punch Video Audio
142. s any text after the insertion point and Enter Return is pressed the text after the insertion point will be moved to the new line row For example before pressing Enter Return INSERTION POINT The Last Bence One Short Show Agency ACME Writer John Smith Client LBC Producer Larry Smith After Return Enter is pressed The Last Dance Dne Short Show Agency ACME Writer John Smith Client LBC Producer Larry Smith To delete a line row 1 Click the insertion point at the left margin of the Regular Header 2 Press the Delete key or Backspace key The line will be removed and any text that follows the insertion point will be moved to the line row above Note The first line row cannot be removed but it can be hidden see next topic FINAL DRAFT AV 165 Header amp Footer DISPLAYING AND HIDING By default the Regular Header appears in a new script To hide or display the Regular Header 1 Choose View gt Layout and the Layout Dialog appears Header and Footer Show detailed header Show regular header Show detailed header on all pages Show footer SHOW HIDE REGULAR HEADER 2 Click to uncheck hide or check display the Show regular header checkbox Default is Show This setting is applied to every page in a script Detailed Header To enter text in the Detailed Header 1 Click in the Detailed Header Use Tab to move the insertion point forward one cell Use Shift Tab to move the in
143. s for the new account by 5 today 5 JACK S Make that 4 You know I ll wanna make changes SMART Reformat enthused 4 gt CLYDE SS on 5 Are you NUTS it ll take that long just S Look need a script to day no excuses s Have you ever tried writing a two column script on word Delete wm s ranae jo wow All the text has been imported into the Video column Each paragraph is now a separate scene FINAL DRAFT AV Since the text is a transcript it all needs to be moved to the Audio column 4 Choose Edit gt Select All and the screen appears as ALL TEXT IS NOW SELECTED READY FOR REFORMATTING VIDEO AUDIO S Listen up you two Jack needs your AV presentation scripts or the new account by 5 today S JACK that4 You know I ll wanna make changes SMART enthused Excellent CLYDE 5 Are you NUTS itll take that long just to make it look right yet alone write it S JACK S Look need a script to day no excuses 5 CLYDE 5 Have you ever tried writing a column script on word O Reformat M qn Parenthetical 139 Importing amp Exporting s s ramen _ pU 5 lcan try s mum MM 8 smug mm 0 FINAL DRAFT AV 140 Importing amp Exporting 5 Since most of t
144. s to complete Online product activation requires you to type in your Customer Number Phone activation requires you to enter a challenge code displayed on your computer screen into an automated touch tone system How does product activation work The activation process uses minimal information about the product and system to request an activa tion token If the request is valid a message is returned that enables Final Draft AV to function fully and immediately IMPORTANT NOTE The activation process is completely anonymous and never requests collects or transmits personal information It does not scan your hard drive and none of the information collected can be used to identify you or your computer FINAL DRAFT AV 27 Getting Started What if have more than one computer Final Draft AV allows you to install activate and use Final Draft AV on any two 2 computers that you own and operate You can however move an activation from one computer to another if necessary You may not use an activation on a computer that you do not own and operate Is product activation the same as product registration They are two separate procedures Product activation is a mandatory anonymous process that verifies your product serial number and license In contrast product registration is a voluntary process that entitles you to customer support product updates and special offers from Final Draft Inc What information is required for pr
145. s will be printed around scenes Default is enabled Show column separator line A line will be drawn between columns Default is enabled This option is available in AV Layout only Print column separator lines A line will be printed between columns Default is enabled Show column labels The left column will be labeled Video and the right column labeled Audio Default is enabled Offset for 3 hole punch Moves the text to accommodate binding or a three hole punch The punch holes displayed will not be printed Default is disabled FINAL DRAFT AV 100 Menus BOXES AROUND EACH SCENE COLUMN SEPARATOR LINE AND COLUMN LABELS DEFAULT NO BOXES COLUMN SEPARATOR Examples NOTE Scene and Shot Markers will always be visible on screen but they will not be printed Subject Wave Detergent Medium Video Job 1234 Contact 30 Code Draft 78 VIDEO AUDIO WOMAN HOLDING BOX OF WAVE LAUNDRY DETERGENT STANDING IN A NOMAN WAVE DETERGENT GETS MY CLOTHES AS TYPICAL AMERICAN KITCHEN CLEAN AS THE OCEAN AND HAS 1 3 LESS CARCINOGENS THAN THE LEADING LAUNDRY DETERGENT SIX YEAR OLD BOY ENTERS THE KITCHEN BOY HOLDING UP A SHIRT LOOKING UPSET MOM YOU RUINED MY NEW SWEATSHIRT IT S FULL OF HOLES TOO EMBARRASSED TO GO TO SCHOOL WOMAN TAKES THE SHIRT AND STARTS EXAMINING IT WOMAN DON T WORRY SON THAT S JUST THE SUPER CLEAN SCRUBBIN
146. sert gt New Scene gt Video Description the right mouse button and choose Insert gt New Scene gt Video Description from the Contextual Menu FINAL DRAFT AV 72 Tutorials A Scene Marker and Box appear Type in a description similar to 5 OPEN ON suburban neighborhood with immaculate lawns etc Camera moves down street and locates an eyesore ofa house overgrown with weeds MCU Singer walking from around the back of the house Camera circles and follows as he continues to stroll CLOSE IN Singer s face SCENE MARKER 8 Concert footage INSERTION POINT 23 Save the script by choosing File Save Nail boards across the windows Put padlocks on the door It used to be sweet home to me don t go there anymore take no solicitations No signs say for rent There used to be no vacancies Behind the picket fence can t believe she lived here Can t believe she s gone Got a house full of love but no one s at home Ain t nobody home Feel free to continue experimenting with this example on your own We will also continue to use it in the following pages FINAL DRAFT AV 73 Tutorials Using the Linear Layout for Other Functions The Linear Layout is designed to be an open versatile format that can be adapted for many uses In addition it provides a convenient format in which to edit scripts since all the elements are spread across the p
147. sertion point back one cell 2 Edit the default titles as desired To place the page number or today s date in the Detailed Header 1 Position the insertion point 2 Choose Insert gt Page Number Insert gt Dynamic Date or Insert gt Static Date The information will appear at the insertion point WARNING Do not use the Dynamic Date feature unless you want the date to change If you A need the date to remain the same use Insert gt Static Date or type it in directly INSERTING AND DELETING LINES By default the Detailed Header contains seven lines To add or insert a line row in the Detailed Header 1 Click in the Detailed Header FINAL DRAFT AV 166 Header amp Footer 2 Position the insertion point anywhere in the line row you want the new line to follow For example 52101 Agency SDE LLC Writer R Pappas Client Jupiter Cars Producer M Oxy Project Launch 2001 Director R Pappas Title Lightning Strikes Art Director Maretti INSERTION POINT Subject Time i5secd Job Contact Code Draft 3 Press the Enter key Windows or Return key Mac to add a new line row The new line row will be added similar to 5 21 01 Agency SDK LLC Writer R Pappas Client Jupiter Cars Producer M Oxy Project Launch 2001 Director R Pappas Title Lightning Strikes Art Director NEW LINE Subject LS 7 Firewire Sales Time 15 secs INSERTED Job Contact Code Draft to t
148. sly opened The maximum number of files listed is deter mined in Final Draft AV Preferences see the end of the Menus section Choose File gt Open Recent gt filename The selected script will be opened If the script is no longer where it was initially saved the program will indicate that the script cannot be found Note This does not mean your document is gone it means Final Draft AV cannot locate it It was probably moved from its original location Close Closes the frontmost window If any changes have been made since the last time the script was saved 1 Choose File Close and the Save Changes dialog appears 2 Click Yes Windows or Save Mac to save all changes before closing the script Save Saves any changes made since the last Save When a script is being saved for the first time the steps are identical to File gt Save As see next topic WARNING Since there is no Auto Save function in Final Draft AV we highly suggest you save 2 your script on a regular basis Save As Allows a copy of the current script to be saved under a different name file type or to a different loca tion This command is also used to assign a name to a new script that was created with File gt New or when a Final Draft AV Template file an rtf or fcf File Converter Format file is opened 1 Choose File gt Save As and the standard Save dialog appears 2 Navigate to where the file is to be saved 3 Type in the
149. ssing the Tab key inserts a new Character in the current scene or shot If the insertion point is in a Character or Parenthetical Pressing the Tab key inserts a new Dialogue in the current scene or shot If the insertion point is in a Dialogue Pressing the Tab key inserts a new Shot Other Keys Home Key Pressing the Home key moves the insertion point to the beginning of the element Mac If Preferences gt Navigation Keys Mimic MS Word is disabled default pressing the Home key scrolls to the beginning of a document The insertion point is not moved End Key Pressing the End key moves the insertion point to the end of the element Mac If Preferences gt Navigation Keys Mimic MS Word is disabled the pressing End key scrolls to the end of the document The insertion point is not moved Page Up Key Pressing the Page Up key moves the insertion point to the beginning of the element one page above the insertion point Mac If Preferences gt Navigation Keys Mimic MS Word is disabled the screen scrolls one page up The insertion point does not move Page Down Key Pressing the Page Down key moves the insertion point to the beginning of the element one page below the insertion point Mac If Preferences gt Navigation Keys Mimic MS Word is disabled the screen scrolls one page down The insertion point does not move FINAL DRAFT AV 178 Keystrokes Keystrokes in the Detailed Header Pressing the Tab key moves the inser
150. sspelled Default is checked For example entries like the the or a a will be flagged Automatic spell checking Any misspelled or unknown words will have a red squiggly line displayed underneath them Default is checked When Spelling Options are set Click OK FINAL DRAFT AV 114 Menus USER DICTIONARY The User Dictionary may have words added directly or have its contents modified Click User Dictionary and the User Dictionary appears Initially it will be blank until words are added User Dictionary Dictionary entry To add a new word to the list 1 Click New Windows or Mac The default name New Word appears at the bottom of the list and in the text field 2 Edit the default name Any changes will be reflected the word in the list Words may be added directly to the User Dictionary during spell checking by clicking Learn To change an existing entry in the list 1 Select the item to change The word appears in the text field above the list 2 Click in the text field 3 Edit the word Any changes will be reflected in the word in the list FINAL DRAFT AV 115 Menus To delete an item from the list 1 Select the item to delete 2 Click Delete Windows or Mac The word is immediately deleted from the list there is no confirmation dialog When finished Click OK Words are not listed in alphabetical order but in the order they have been
151. t 81 Thesaurus 117 Rich Text Eilesz cres diria 132 History Pop Up List 117 Rich Text Format 64 75 79 81 152 Language Pop Up 117 120 Tile Command iioc ou ER 120 sd UU ARENIS 2o es ap De Vertical 120 Save Toolbar leon 50 Toggle Scenes Shots 93 oL LED MEE E lt age SCeHhens s al UL a E 41 93 Scene Markeri non 35 37 41 50 72 123 eae eee heh Ave ete taster 103 Scene Toolbar Icon 50 71 aA SL Select All Command 59 63 66 87 Di niis do yer E ifr e Select Scene Command 94 ed sah Ig RS C BOE sus cbe tei 93 Soe ELA Aine aaa Rees re Shot Marker ec ise vim tI 37 47 123 Seana he SE EN Shot Toolbar 46 52 68 70 Hu A HM ee M 20 Show Boxes Around 99 Toolbar RUN DAT OE TRU IS p Show Column 99 REG DAD ICH M
152. t spirit of the finished program The stories and storylines will change due E to further research talent availability and budgetary constraints Quotations from experts are based on research and or telephone interviews Visual descriptions are for production planning purposes SELECTION HAS only MOVED TO THE TITLE ST LUCIA S MAJESTIC NEXT PARAGRAPH Opening shot will be of the map of the Caribbean We will slowly zoom into a close up of the island of St Lucia Continue moving into east coast and Narrator discusses volcanic origins including the caldera that became the Pitons Narrator discusses Soufriere being the town beneath the Pitons Neither this scene nor the next needs to be reformatted FINAL DRAFT AV 135 Importing amp Exporting 5 Click the right pointing arrow in the Reformat dialog twice and the following is selected 5 This document is a working draft designed to convey the content and Reformat spirit of the finished program The stories and storylines will change due a to further research talent availability and budgetary constraints k Quotations from experts are based on research and or telephone interviews Visual descriptions are for production planning purposes Shot only Character TITLE ST LUCIA S MAJESTIC PITONS Parenthetical Opening shot will be of the map ofthe Dialogue
153. t currently contains the insertion point Note The Paste command is also available via the Contextual Menu xz Use Tools gt Reformat or choose Reformat in the Contextual Menu to correct any text that is not formatted correctly Tip Use Rich Text Format to transfer complete scripts written in other word processors see Importing and Exporting A Note Results will vary depending on the text to be pasted and the element into which it is pasted USING REARRANGE AND DRAG AND DROP The Rearrange Guide Line is a special type of drag and drop It provides the ability to drag and drop any video text and have it line up with any audio text or vice versa The Rearrange Guide Line indicates precisely where the selected text will line up when dropped This functionally is not available in any other word processor Regular drag and drop is also available For complete details see the Rearrange section Clear Delete Mac Used to delete the currently selected text It performs the same operation as pressing the Delete Back space key Select All Causes all the text contained in the script to be selected Use this command to take some action on the entire script such as copying the script into the Clipboard FINAL DRAFT AV 88 Menus Find and Replace Used to search for specific text within the frontmost script window and possibly replace the found text with different text Find begins from
154. tical vi Line feeds after Dialogues Line feeds Macintosh O Windows Cancel Save Choose which Elements to include whether an extra Line Feed is desired after each Dialogue this will separate every dialogue and whether the target platform is Macintosh or Windows 6 Click Save An example follows on the next page FINAL DRAFT AV Original Final Draft AV script 151 Importing amp Exporting VIDEO 8 OPEN ON DESOLATE ARCTIC WASTELAND VARIOUS SHOTS JIM reverently Though it seems unlikely the arctic contains all kinds of Wildlife JANICE This harsh environment is home to a wide diversity of animals JIM Caribou Migrate over great distances MONTAGE VARIOUS SHOTS OF CARIBOU HERDS IN MOTION 8 VARIOUS SHOTS OF SEALS ON ICE JANICE AND BELOW Seals frolic on ice floes and below the surface MOSQUITOES SWARM JIM Swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take advantage ofthe all too brief summer JANICE WELCOME TO THE ARCTIC The long arctic winter has begun JIM All the animals on both land and sea are preparing 8 MCU JIM amp JANICE ON ICE FLOW forthe months of darkness that lie ahead Script exported and ready for a teleprompter JIM reverent ly Though it seems unlikely the arctic contains all kinds of Wildlife JANICE This harsh environment is home to a wide diversity of animals JIM Caribou Mi
155. tion of the User Manual If you have questions there is general help available within Final Draft AV or you can refer to the User Manual which is included in both printed form in the box and as a PDF file on CD If you have questions or problems using Final Draft AV the first place to go is the Final Draft Support Center at www finaldraft com help There you will find the Final Draft Knowledge Base a 24 7 on line interactive searchable database of frequently asked questions solutions to users problems tips pointers and general information about Final Draft AV and our other products If the problem persists you can email Customer Support through the Final Draft Knowledge Base See Customer Support Pol icies for complete details Customer support is available to registered Final Draft AV users only NOTE Ifyou need to email or call Customer Support please make sure you have your Customer Number available It is located on the back panel of the Final Draft AV Install Disc Sleeve or in your Digital Order Email if you have the electronic download version FINAL DRAFT AV 13 Getting Started The Final Draft AV Package Final Draft AV Install Disc The Final Draft AV Disc Sleeve contains a disc which is used to install the Final Draft AV program on both Windows and Macintosh systems and which contains the complete Final Draft AV User Manual It also contains a short video How To Use Final Draft AV Custome
156. tion point to the beginning of the next cell If the current cell is the last cell the insertion point does not move Pressing Shift Tab Key moves the insertion point to the beginning of the previous cell If the current cell is the first cell the insertion point does not move Pressing Enter Return inserts a new row following the current row If the insertion point is positioned at the beginning of a blank row pressing Backspace Delete removes the row The insertion point is repositioned at the end of the previous row Common Keystrokes Delete Key Windows Forward Delete Key Mac Deletes the current selection or the character to the right of the insertion point Shift Left and Right Arrows Extends the selection to the left or right Shift Up and Down Arrows Extends the selection to the previous or next line Once a selection extends beyond a single element selections extend element by ele ment CTRL ARROW Key WINDOWS CMD ARROW Keys Ctrl Cmd Right Arrow Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the next word Ctrl Cmd Left Arrow Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word Ctrl Cmd Up Arrow Moves the insertion point to the beginning of the current element Ctrl Cmd Down Arrow Moves the insertion point to the end of the current element FINAL DRAFT AV 179 Keystrokes Ctrl Cmd Shift Left and Right Arrows Selects text word by word
157. type it in directly In brief for this example you would Begin a new document Click in the Audio column Type in the lyrics For each line you would press Control Ctrl 3 Windows or Command 3 Mac Now that the lyrics are in the Audio column let s enter some simple visual directions FINAL DRAFT AV 68 Tutorials 16 Click in the first line of the Video column Type in a Video Description similar to 8 OPEN ON suburban neighborhood Nail boards across the windows with immaculate lawns etc Camera moves down street and locates an Put padlocks on the door eyesore ofa house overgrown with Itused to be sweet home to me weeds I don t go there anymore INSERTION POINT We want the next shot to begin with the second line of the song 16 Click at the end of the first line of the song OPEN ON suburban neighborhood Nail boards across the window with immaculate lawns etc Camera moves down street and locates an Put padiocks on the door eyesore of a house overgrown with tt used to be sweet home to me weeds INSERTION POINT 17 Press Control Ctrl 1 Windows or Command 1 Mac the blue Insert Shot icon in the toolbar Insert gt Video Description Click the right mouse button and choose Insert gt Description from the Contextual Menu FINAL DRAFT AV 69 Tutorials The screen appears as 5 OPEN ON suburban neighborh
158. ur other products If the problem persists you can email Customer Support through the Final Draft Knowledge Base See Customer Sup port Policies for complete details Technical support is available to registered Final Draft AV users only About Final Draft AV Windows View information about the current version etc Mac users should refer to Final Draft AV gt About Final Draft AV FINAL DRAFT AV 123 Menus Additional Topics Markers Markers indicate the beginning of a new Video Description Scene Markers are used to indicate the beginning of a scene Shot Markers indicate the starting position of a new separate Video Description element within a scene Markers are located in the left margin of a script Any Character and Dialogue elements that are associated with a Video Description element will remain aligned when text is added inserted within a scene NOTE Scene and Shot Markers will only be visible in Layouts using a Video Description element No matter which other Layout settings are used the Scene and Shot Markers will always be vis ible on screen but will not be printed For example Scene Markers will appear whether or not a scene s boxes are displayed For example ORIGINAL SCENE MARKER 5 WOMAN TAKES THE SHIRT AND WOMAN STARTS EXAMINING IT LOVINGLY DON T WORRY SON THAT S JUST THE SUPER CLEAN SCRUBBING POWER OF THE WAVE DETERGENT NO OTHER DETERGENT IS STRONGER THAN WAVE WAVE CONTAINS T
159. use of all the menus floating palettes and tools but there really are primarily five basic groups of features The interface might also seem a little confusing because these features are not all in the same place Let s look at each feature group individually This is intended to familiarize you with Photoshop in the broadest sense We ll get more into specific tools when we go through some specific step by step examples a little later For more detail on each tool we d also recommend reading your Photoshop Manual or using Photoshop s extensive on line help system which is not only searchable but in many cases more complete than the printed reference manual included with Photoshop 4 5 Een ECT LEE adr 1 1 1 D AFTER TEXT IS COPIED AND PASTED INTO DIALOGUE 8 BEFORE WE GET INTO OUR FIRST HANDS ON EXAMPLE WE WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE PHOTOSHOP INTERFACE IT MAY LOOK DAUNTING BECAUSE OF ALL THE MENUS FLOATING PALETTES AND TOOLS BUT THERE REALLY ARE PRIMARILY FIVE BASIC GROUPS OF FEATURES THE INTERFACE MIGHT ALSO SEEM ALITTLE CONFUSING BECAUSE THESE FEATURES ARE NOT ALL IN THE SAME PLACE LET S LOOK AT EACH FEATURE GROUP INDIVIDUALLY THIS IS INTENDED TO FAMILIARIZE YOU WITH PHOTOSHOP IN THE BROADEST SENSE WE LL GET MORE INTO SPECIFIC TOOLS WHEN WE GO THROUGH SOME SPECIFIC STEP BY STEP EXAMPLES A LITTLE LATER FOR MORE DETAIL ON EACH TOOL WE D ALSO RECOMMEND
160. visible FINAL DRAFT AV 18 Getting Started Launching Final Draft AV for the First Time Registration Activation and Deactivation Windows 1 Click the Start button Choose Programs from the Start menu or Windows XP All Programs 2 Choose Final Draft AV 2 5 from the Programs submenu Go to step 3 below Macintosh 1 Open the Final Draft AV 2 5 folder 2 Open launch Final Draft AV 2 5 3 The End User License Agreement appears Click Accept 4 The Welcome screen appears Enter your Customer Number 5 Click Continue Windows or OK Mac The Registration screen appears followed by the Activation screen FINAL DRAFT AV 19 Getting Started Registration Only registered Final Draft AV customers are entitled to the many services we provide including access to customer support and Final Draft AV updates Your Customer Number located on the back panel of the Disc Sleeve included in the Final Draft AV package or Digital Order Email electronic download product is required for registration Registration can be accomplished any time online via mail or via fax IMPORTANT NOTE Even if you have previously registered an earlier version of Final Draft AV you J will still need to register the new copy We highly recommend that you Remove one of the peel off Customer Numbers from the back panel of the Disc Sleeve and place it on the Registration Card Remove one of the peel off Customer Numbers from the back
161. x Default is Show FINAL DRAFT AV 169 Header amp Footer Inserting Page Numbers Dynamic and Static Dates PAGE NUMBER To place the page number in the Regular Header or Footer 1 Position the insertion point anywhere in the Regular Header or Footer 2 Choose Insert Page Number The Page Number will appear at the insertion point DYNAMIC DATE Inserts today s date which will change dynamically when the script is opened at a later date To place the dynamic date in the Regular Header or Footer 1 Position the insertion point anywhere in the Regular Header or Footer 2 Choose Insert gt Dynamic Date Today s date will appear at the insertion point WARNING Do not use this feature unless you want the date to change If you need a specific date to remain the same use the Static Date below DATE Inserts today s date which will not change when the script is opened at a later date To place the static date in the Regular Header or Footer 1 Position the insertion point anywhere in the Regular Header or Footer 2 Choose Insert gt Static Date Today s date will appear at the insertion point and will not change FINAL DRAFT AV 170 Header amp Footer Customizing the Header and Footer For many reasons you may wish to have every new script have a specific look or setup for both Head ers and the Footer Once you have created a setup that you like choose File Save As and save the script
162. y reason unenforceable then that provision shall be shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement This Agreement is deemed accepted executed and performed in Los Angeles County California U S A This Agreement shall be subject to the substantive laws of the state of California U S A without reference to choice of law principles You and Final Draft Inc consent to personal and exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in the state and federal courts within Los Angeles County California U S A and waive any objection to jurisdiction or venue or based on forum non conveniens or similar doctrines Copyright 2006 C amp M LLC 2005 Final Draft Inc All rights reserved 060307 FINAL DRAFT AV 5 Table of Contents Getting Stared vs sel sete e e ed dele oes eee tad ee AERE NE EE 11 WAtrOd UCONN etek Re eet c ere lie A eed REED ie 12 The Final Draft PaCKage Shae RU EAR ARE 13 Installation Launch Registration and Activation Overview 15 IrstallatiOl ette me eei aaa e 16 MWuindoWS usmod De te LL EE AT qe 16 Macintosh e126 ested Te uM Tdv verd uote ui B m EE te wien Se 17 Launching Final Draft AV for the First Time Registration Activation and Deactivation 18
163. ying baseball in Active children his school clothes He is slides into second base 5 Auniformed young girl is playing make the chore more challenging goalie in a soccer game She jumps and blocks a shot but lands in a cloud of dust O Reformat Delete Delete FINAL DRAFT AV 148 Importing amp Exporting More than one column from the previous example s original document may be imported into the same column in Final Draft AV For example if both the first and second columns are designated as Video the result would appear as 56 AWoman stands in a laundry room ANNCR sorting laundry Doing laundry is never fun _ 8 A young boy is playing baseball in Active children his school clothes He is slides into second base JE usce vesc 5 Auniformed young girl is playing make the chore more challenging goalie in a soccer game She jumps and blocks a shot but lands in a O Reformat cloud of dust The script can now be edited as desired joining or editing scenes etc File Converter Format Final Draft This format allows scripts to be exchanged between Final Draft AV and Final Draft Final Draft is our companion software for writing scripts for movies television and theater See Exporting below for instructions on how to save a script in File Converter Format To open a File Converter Format script in
164. you add text to a video paragraph the matching paragraph in the audio column automatically stays with it and vice versa You never have to retype or repaginate man ually When you need to make changes the special Rearrange Guide Line helps you line up visual descriptions with appropriate dialogue instantly Final Draft AV is easy to use There are no complicated commands to learn no frustrating text boxes or tables to deal with and no third party formatting software to use Scripts previously created in other word processing programs can easily be converted into professionally formatted audio visual scripts Final Draft AV users enjoy unparalleled cross platform compatibility Scripts written with Final Draft AV on Windows computers can be read and edited on Final Draft AV on Macintosh computers and vice versa because their file formats are identical Scripts look and operate identically on Windows and Macintosh platforms You also have the ability to transfer your text to and from Final Draft screenwriting software for movies television and theater teleprompting programs and word process ing programs To help you get going a short video How To Use Final Draft AV is included on the Final Draft AV Install CD it is also available for viewing on our website www finaldraft com products av how to php4 We strongly suggest you take a few minutes and watch it The script of the video is also the basis for the script we create in the Tutorials sec
165. ze and other characteristics are set for the element it is pasted into When text is copied and pasted into Final Draft AV there are some specific items to note which follow When text is copied into the Video Description element every paragraph will be made into a separate scenes For example TEXT IN MS WORD OR ANOTHER WORD PROCESSOR d em FENE NENE A WOMAN HOLDING A BOX OF WAVE LAUNDRY DETERGENT STANDING SEPARATE IN A TYPICAL AMERICAN KITCHEN SIX YEAR OLD BOY ENTERS THE KITC HEN HOLDING UP A SHIRT LOOKING UPSET PARAGRAPHS WOMAN TAKES THE SHIRT AND STARTS EXAMINING IT BOY LOOKS PUZZLED AND IS SMILING TO HIDE HIS CONFUSION AFTER TEXT IS COPIED AND PASTED INTO VIDEO DESCRIPTION VIDEO AUDIO 8 AWOMAN HOLDING A BOX OF WAVE LAUNDRY DETERGENT STANDING IN A TYPICAL AMERICAN KITCHEN A SIX YEAR SEPARATE OLD BOY ENTERS THE KITCHEN HOLDING UP A SHIRT LOOKING SCENES UPSET BOY LOOKS PUZZLED AND IS SMILING TO HIDE HIS CONFUSION FINAL DRAFT AV 159 Importing amp Exporting When text is copied into any element in the Audio Column every paragraph will be made into a sepa rate scene For example TEXT IN MS WORD OR ANOTHER WORD PROCESSOR ES bd T E 1 1 1 Before we get into our first hands on example we want to introduce you to the Photoshop interface It may look daunting beca

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