| ![Final Draft 7 Professional Scriptwriting [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5145HC6P2SL.jpg) | From: Final Draft
Rating:  93 reviews
Sales Rank: 1680
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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 Industry standard. Bug fest. Company is arrogant. December 16, 2008
Martin Kunert
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Okay, for starters, I've been writing scripts professionally for years... for Warners, Paramount, ABC, CBS, etc.. and for myself.
THE PROS:
1) It's THE industry standard. You can send Final Draft files to any studio, no problem. Everybody uses it.
2) It's easy to jump between slug lines, action, dialog, etc.
3) Keeping track of revisions is simple and works.
THE CONS:
1) Buggy as hell. In fact, its embarrassingly buggy and the company hasn't fix the bugs IN YEARS!!! Guess when you dominate an industry, why waste money on making the product work as advertised. This policy worked wonders for the American auto industry, didn't it.
2) If you have a problem with their bugs, call the company and they charge you $2 per minute to solve their software screw ups.
3) Their "collabowriter" feature. Hah. I've known countless writers over the years in Hollywood. Never met a writer who got that to work.
4) No updates in years!
5) Oh, did I mention buggy?
6) Notes feature is super basic. Barely useable.
 Soild program with good customer service December 12, 2008
Half Empty (Los Angeles, CA)
Final Draft is the industry standard and I have bought the last three versions of the product and put them to good use. However, they have all had their quirks and bugs. On the most recent verison a prepackaged template simply crashed the program everytime it was used.
That said, while trying to fix this problem, their customer service department has gone above and beyond the call of duty. Even though we still haven't been able to totally solve the problem, they have been great. This program is a big help, just remember to save often.
 Final Draft! November 25, 2008
Natalia Lax
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Final Draft is seriously the best screenwriting software out there. I'm a college student looking to go into the Film industry, and with the help of Final Draft, I am able to get my ideas easily into the script format!
The Product for serious script writers November 24, 2008
Michael Bavota (Boston)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
No doubt, this is the best script writer's sexton. Easy format, ready to use out of the box.
Screenwriting mad easy November 23, 2008
E. Maynard (New York, NY USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Final Draft is a great piece of software which will make your screenwriting a lot easier. Very intuitive and straight forward. If you are serious about writing scripts, give into the industry standard and get Final Draft. The only comment I would have is that it looks a little retro for this day and age. They could work on the design a little. But this does not keep it from being a great program. You won't regret this purchase.
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