| ![Final Draft 7 Professional Scriptwriting [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5145HC6P2SL.jpg) | From: Final Draft
Rating:  93 reviews
Sales Rank: 1599
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows Me, Mac OS X, Mac, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows NT 4
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows NT 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.3
MPN: fd7
UPC: 603121840014
EAN: 0603121840007
ASIN: B0001XNGZ2
Release Date: April 1, 2004
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 ScreenStyle Customers Love Final Draft November 17, 2004
JM (New York City)
33 out of 52 found this review helpful
We have been a long time user and seller of Final Draft. It's been our most popular product for over 4 years. As a screenwriter myself, I love the new Panels features and additional features Final Draft has added to make Final Draft not just more user-friendly but more writer-friendly.
Joe Mefford
President
ScreenStyle.com
It formats everything to industry standard November 8, 2004
OverTheMoon (overthemoonreview@hotmail.com)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
If you want your screenplay to look like an industry standard screenplay then FD7 will do exactly just that. It is also simple to use and the learning curve is like 10 minutes. It is so easy to format a screenplay that you will no longer need to pay attention to the format - really. It is almost impossible to print a script that is in a bad format or where there are mistakes in the format. Once you understand how it works your ideas will flow from you brain and will almost automatically format themselves correctly on the page making this a must for any screenplay writer. However FD7 will not write you a good screenplay! But it goes without saying that this onus is on you.
However this package is a waaaaaay toooooo expensive!!! Please lower the cost of this thing by a $100. People need software like this for school theatre work and other community scribes.
 I had a COMPLETELY different experience than Max October 24, 2004
Big Jerry Writes (Manhattan Beach, CA)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I updated to Final Draft 7 early on and have been downloading updates as soon as they are released. Initially, I did have problems with the program but now feel it is as stable (or more stable) than version 6. I have emailed Final Draft Tech Support a number times over the years and have always received prompt, courteous answers. I have been to a few Final Draft demos at a Apple Stores and met some of their people and found them to be OK folks that listen to their users. I find Max's experience hard to believe. It seems totally out of character that the response he said he got came from Final Draft (or any software company). Could someone be hijacking their server? Anyway, I think they did a good job quickly fixing version 7.
 An absolute embarassment of a program October 23, 2004
Max
26 out of 36 found this review helpful
Final Draft 5 was great, and Final Draft 6 was spectacular. Those two versions are what made Final Draft the industry standard in scriptwriting programs.
Final Draft 7, on the other hand, is horrific. Despite new updates coming out every month, the program constantly crashes. The autosave function just seems to make it crash even more. I can't count the hours of work I've lost to this highway-robbery of a scriptwriting program. I find myself saving after every line of dialogue, which really breaks up the creative flow.
Tech support is even worse. After FD7 crashed for the umpteenth time, I emailed tech support asking them why the program kept crashing, and if there was a way I could recover my work. I ended the email by saying, "Telling me it's because the program sucks isn't the correct answer." I didn't swear, and THAT was the only insulting thing I said.
I received an obscenity-laced response in return [...] and that they weren't going to answer my question. Real nice. [...]
My hope is that Microsoft can incorporate a scriptwriting feature into the next version of MS Word. I can't imagine it would be that difficult... the programs are already pretty similar. Bill Gates loves to put people out of business -- here's his next opportunity!
Until then, go with FD6. It's not that different than FD7 -- the main difference being that FD6 doesn't crash every twenty minutes.
As a long time user of Final Draft... October 1, 2004
MCSE/CCNA/etc (Burbank, CA)
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
I started using Final Draft on version 3! Each upgrade has introduced plenty of new features that were beneficial to using the program, like being able to save the script in multiple file formats for cross-platform support and report generation for when it came to production time. Although FD7 hit a bump in the road at first, the current FREE update for 7.0.0.54 has resolved most of the issues that were seen in the program when first released. Keep an eye on this one...I've heard about new features in development for this version and while I'm anxious to see them, I'm too busy writing to have any complaints.
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