| ![Final Draft 7 Professional Scriptwriting [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5145HC6P2SL.jpg) | From: Final Draft
Rating:  93 reviews
Sales Rank: 1733
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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 Ahhhhhhhhh October 1, 2004
ComedyWriter (Burbank, CA)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Just opened up the box and loaded Final Draft 7 on my powerbook G4. I heard from another writer that the new feature would allow me to work on two different areas of my script at the same time. Lo and behold, i 'split the window' and actually was able to set up a gag on page 23 - while working the punch on page 87 - at the same time! I have never had a better time getting the comedy outta my head and onto the page before. I have been writing comedy for nearly 47 years. This beats the bejeebers out of a typewriter (remember those things?)
 A disgrace September 4, 2004
Jute (London)
22 out of 27 found this review helpful
As a now professional writer, Final Draft 4, 5 and 6 got me through the early screenplays, I have grown very fond of the program - my major "work tool".
Final Draft 7 is a disgrace. Not only will you be wasting your money on an unusable product, you will spend hours of your time downloading and installing updates that fail, trying to optimise and "learn" a program that will let you down. I am actually amazed that a program that is so close to Version 6 (really, the only addition is the split screen thing...)is so far from that version in terms of stablity. What is up with this?
We are talking about a program that is a BASIC word processor tailored to screen and stage writing - this isn't a complex 3d game!
My strong advice is that if you feel you have to start with Final Draft, then purchace Version 6. (Still avalible - how many companies would keep an outdated version of their software on that market?) Otherwise look at the competitors.
 I can not enter special characters August 18, 2004
Robert Nicolai (St. Louis)
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
I just received my copy of Final Draft 7. Everything seems to work as it should except for one important feature I need. I have to use special characters in my script. The integral sign is one of those characters. I also need superscripts and subscripts so I can put advanced mathematical formulas into the script. Since that did not work I wrote Tech Support. This is what they told me:
The Unicode support is something that will be implemented later on in the Final Draft program. This is something that will most likely be an option in version 8. Until then, the only character set available is Windows Western and only the characters available in that set will appear in the program.
The superscript and subscript font options is something we have been considering adding to Final Draft 7 and will try implementing it in version 7.
That does me no good right now. I need to buy a program that will allow me to enter these characters or my script is worthless. Does anyone have any suggestions? Anyone want a copy of Final Draft 7? I have it available.
 If you're a new user, DON'T BUY IT! July 7, 2004
Mike Craig (London, UK)
21 out of 25 found this review helpful
I've used Final Draft since version 5 through version 6, and although it was antiquated and clunky compared to contemporary word processing software, it was at least useable and relatively stable.
HOWEVER - I recently upgraded to FD7, and it's a mess. It implemented new features in such a way as to make them impractical in daily, minute by minute by use, while simultaneously dumping several genuinely useful features from previous versions. It's already been through two patches since it was released, and it's still clunky, bug ridden, crash prone, and less usable in practice than the previous version.
If you are a first time buyer, I'd recommend delaying your purchase for at least six months till they sort out the bugs (assuming that's possible), or consider buying another of the many products available, e.g. Screenwriter or Sophocles.
ADDENDUM:
I'd also recommend you read some of the reviews on this site with a pinch of salt - there are a couple that I would consider suspiciously glowing. There's nothing to stop someone from the manufacturer adding a review, is there...?
UPDATE: 24/9/04
You're going to love this... Following "problems" with the latest patch, they've withdrawn it. Now even their PATCHES don't work.
I'm so appalled by this abysmal software launch that I felt compelled to share my experience, if only to share the pain. Actually, it's gone so far beyond abysmal it's become laughable. I've used FD5&6 professionally for about 4 years, but nothing on earth would persuade me to buy anything from this company in the future.
Just add words? July 5, 2004
Stefan Siebner (Köln bei Düsseldorf)
24 out of 27 found this review helpful
I have to work every day with FD 7 (Mac OSX) as the production company I write for asked me to do so. To cut it short: I have never ever seen a programme with so many bugs and crashes! Unfortunately recent updates have not changed anything. :-(
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