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SOFTWARE: Adobe Story
« on: Aug 28, 2010, 02:43 pm »
Hey! Just wanted to share this, as I think it's pretty fabulous!

Adobe is developing an interactive script writing program called Story. It has both an online and offline component - basically it's just like Google Docs except specifically for film projects and waaaay more powerful/sophisticated.

I'm currently involved in a show in development and have found it to be super useful.

Check it out!


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Re: SOFTWARE: Adobe Story
« Reply #1 on: Aug 28, 2010, 05:14 pm »
This looks really interesting, but it would require your entire team to use it to be really effective. In my experience so many writing teams exclusively use Final Draft that making a switch might be a hard sell.
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Re: SOFTWARE: Adobe Story
« Reply #2 on: Aug 28, 2010, 06:52 pm »
NormieRae - Good point! Do you know if Final Draft can update in real-time? I think that's the major appeal of this program.

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Re: SOFTWARE: Adobe Story
« Reply #3 on: Aug 29, 2010, 02:35 am »
not sure what you mean, but I have worked on shows where the playwright used Final Draft and we updated in the script as we worked.

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Re: SOFTWARE: Adobe Story
« Reply #4 on: Aug 29, 2010, 03:29 pm »
sgoldsbo - do you mean multiple users collaborating? Final Draft has a feature called Collabowriter. It is basically like VNC for Final Draft, one user hosts the session, the co-writter(s) logs in. The co-writter sees as the host types, and should they wish to type can request "control" over the script. In its base form though, no, Final Draft does not allow you to place a copy of the script on line and have multiple users edit it at any time they wish, it has to be done in sessions, with a "Host" (Head writer) who has control. Even though collabowriter has a number of limitations based on Adobe Script, in a professional setting, I feel this is the safe way to do it any way - there should always be one person in charge of the script - revisions should be made as revision notes and integrated by the person in charge of the script - it should not be a free-for-all.

 

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