Movie Magic Screenwriter 4.8.12 - Read Me First

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• About this Document
• System Requirements and Installation Instructions
• What's New in Version 4.8.12?
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Write Brothers Contact Info
• List of tutorial and reference resources
• Running Screenwriter without the CD
• Other Important Notes

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT - top

The purpose of this document is to provide additional information that may not be included in the manual or is important enough to warrant being placed in this document. If this document does not provide the information you are searching for please refer to the resources below.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS and INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS - top

System Requirements

• Macintosh with a PowerPC or better (iMac, iBook, G3, G4 and G5 models) processor.
• Mac OS 9.x or later.

If you are not running Mac OS X, you will need to install the latest version of the CarbonLib extension. You can download CarbonLib from Apple's website.

1. Open the Screenwriter CD and then the Mac OS X folder.
2. Open the Macintosh HD on your Desktop and arrange both windows on the screen, so you can see each of them.
3. Next to the <- Drag to hard drive is the Movie Magic Screenwriter folder.
4. Drag the Movie Magic Screenwriter folder from the Mac OS X folder into the Applications folder on the hard drive.
   
   IMPORTANT:  DO NOT open the Movie Magic Screenwriter folder on the CD and drag just the pink Screenwriter icon into Applications. If you do this, there will be files missing, and the program will not run correctly. You must drag the entire Movie Magic Screenwriter folder itself into Applications.

The first time you run Movie Magic Screenwriter, you will need to enter your serial number, which you can find on the top or bottom portion of the registration card.

Installation for OS 9:

1. Open the Screenwriter CD and then the Mac OS 9.x (Classic) folder.
2. Open the Macintosh HD on your Desktop and arrange both windows on the screen, so you can see each of them.
3. Next to the <- Drag to hard drive is the Movie Magic Screenwriter folder.
4. Drag the Movie Magic Screenwriter folder from the Mac OS 9.x (Classic) folder into the Applications folder on the hard drive.
   
   IMPORTANT:  DO NOT open the Movie Magic Screenwriter folder on the CD and drag just the pink Screenwriter icon into Applications. If you do this, there will be files missing, and the program will not run correctly. You must drag the entire Movie Magic Screenwriter folder itself into Applications.

The first time you run Movie Magic Screenwriter, you will need to enter your serial number, which you can find on the top or bottom portion of the registration card.

WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 4.8.12? - top

New Features:

• ISSUE 8961: Scroll wheel now works in Macintosh Screenwriter.*
• ISSUE 9587: Preference added to display text anti-aliased under OS X (added to MISC panel of app preferences).*

Enhancements:

• ISSUE 8368: When arrowing down the page, the cursor no longer disappears making it impossible to know how far down you have gone.
• ISSUE 9580: Installed new program & document Icons for Mac Screenwriter.*
• ISSUE 9581: Replaced Splash Screen with updated (non-Screenwriter) graphics.
• ISSUE 9583: Updated Documentation to function from opening PDF of documentation instead of Altura’s “QuickHelp”.
• ISSUE 9718: Updated Web Resources links.

Crashes Corrected:

• ISSUE 8633: Program will crash when you exit Index Card Mode if any cards are missing title or content.
• ISSUE 9494: Double clicking on the Character or Location list after reproducing ISSUE 9493 will crash the program.
• ISSUE 8386: Receiving a file in iPartner crashes the application and can crash the OS.
• ISSUE 9084: When loading formats From a Screenwriter script and then from a User Defined script the program crashes.
• ISSUE 8653: “Copy from Script” option in Format > Edit User Lists > Character Names crashes the program.
• ISSUE 9810: When disconnecting from iPartner on the pc the Mac version of Screenwriter still has a Partner View window and when you click in that window the program crashes.

Major Issues Fixed:

• ISSUE 8875: Screenwriter will not allow transitions on the bottom of a page, resulting in incorrect page breaking.
• ISSUE 8109: Footer page number is incorrectly calculated one page ahead.
• ISSUE 8531: Running spellcheck will insert an extra space after INT. or EXT. if certain conditions are in place.
• ISSUE 8785: Screenwriter is not exporting Times of Day to Scheduling (.SEX) file.
• ISSUE 9558: Screenwriter starts displaying the header on the wrong page when starting page number is not “1”.
• ISSUE 9419: When printing multiple copies, the program squares the number of copies.
• ISSUE 8499: HTML export displays pages in all black after first page (in Internet Explorer -- works in Safari).*

Minor Issues Fixed:

• ISSUE 9493: When using Copy From Script under Format > Edit User Lists the Character, Location or Transition List window does not have focus.
• ISSUE 9585: When printing, the page range is calculated incorrectly as “1 to 9999” (or 1 to 32768) on the Mac OS print window.
• ISSUE 9586: When printing, the “From:” button is selected instead of “All” on the Mac OS print window.
• ISSUE 7627: If Action elements were set in a style, e.g. italics, then the page breaking made invisible format codes proliferate in those elements, eventually causing warnings about SPLIT elements.
• ISSUE 9495: Copy From Script does nothing under Format > Edit User Lists > Transitions if all the script’s Transitions are already in the list.
• ISSUE 9181: Finnish and Portuguese are listed under Tools > Select Language, even though they are not available as spellcheck languages.
• ISSUE 9554: About Screenwriter Box does not show the year information that a build was created.
• ISSUE 7947: Typing the shortcut key for time of day takes you into a Scene heading instead of action. (Actually -- Doesn't Update Popup menu).
• ISSUE 9551: When opening the Name bank you get a menu item that says Screenwriter Quick Help.*

*OS X only

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - top

For answers to our most frequently asked questions about Movie Magic Screenwriter, please visit our Technical Support website.

http://www.screenplay.com/support/faqs

WRITE BROTHERS CONTACT INFO - top

HOURS:

8:30am-12:00pm & 1:30pm-5:00pm, Mon-Fri, Pacific Time

SALES:

Web: www.screenplay.com
E-Mail: http://www.screenplay.com/contact/cs/email_cs.html
Phone: (800) 84-STORY [Domestic] or (818) 843-6557 [International]
Fax: (818) 843-8364

TECHNICAL SUPPORT:

Web: http://www.screenplay.com/support
E-mail Support: http://www.screenplay.com/support/contact/emailsupport.html
Phone: (818) 843-7819
Fax: (818) 843-8364

POSTAL MAIL:

Write Brothers, Inc.
138 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 201
Glendale, CA  91203
United States

LIST OF TUTORIAL AND REFERENCE RESOURCES - top

One of Screenwriter biggest features is its ease of use. You can literally write a script without knowing any special keys or accessing any of the menus with exception of printing and saving your script. However, the program is also very rich in advanced features and it's ability for the user to customize both the program and the formatting of the script. To help the user get the most out of the program we have created the following resources and documents.

10-Minute Tutorial - A tutorial to help you quickly start writing a script. It also includes a tutorial on tagging items to be exported into Movie Magic Scheduling.

Screenwriter User Manual - The manual provides documentation of every feature in the program, including documentation of Screenwriter's features.

Screenwriter OS X Manual Addendum - This document is supplemental to the manual for Macintosh. It outlines the menu differences when running Movie Magic Screenwriter under OS X. Some options that were originally located under the Edit menu are now located under the Screenwriter menu.

Online Help Menu - Searchable documentation located under the Help menu of the program.

V.I.P. (Very Informative Pamphlet) - Contains some of the most commonly asked "How to" questions (e.g. turning on scene numbers, importing files from other programs, etc.).

Production Bible - Provides information regarding using Screenwriter in a production environment (shooting script), including information on A-pages, A-scenes, Revision Colors, etc.

Extras! Folder - Located on the Screenwriter CD, this folder contains some excellent reference material for script writing. All of the documents are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format for easy viewing.  We have provided the Adobe Acrobat Reader program in the Extras! folder on the CD, in case you do not have it on your machine.  Simply copy the Adobe Reader 6.0 folder into your Applications folder.

RUNNING SCREENWRITER WITHOUT THE CD - top

Movie Magic Screenwriter requires the CD-ROM to run. If you find this inconvenient you can validate the program over the Internet so it does not require the CD-ROM. Please follow the instructions below:

In order for the following steps to work you must be connected to the Internet.

1. Eject the Movie Magic Screenwriter CD-ROM from your computer.
2. Open Screenwriter.
3. A message will appear that indicates that you need to Validate via the Internet.
4. Click the Validate by Internet button.
5. The Screenwriter Internet Registration window will appear. Fill in all your information (the blue fields are mandatory).
6. Click the Register button.
7. The Internet Registration program will connect to the Internet and download a validation credit to run Screenwriter without the CD-ROM.
8. A Success window will appear indicating that Screenwriter has been validated. Click OK.
9. Movie Magic Screenwriter will now open without the CD-ROM!

Movie Magic Screenwriter can be validated up to three times using this process. To make sure you do not lose a validation credit, you must uninstall Screenwriter. Through the un-installation process one credit is reallocated to our Website so that you can use it again on another computer. To uninstall Screenwriter, please follow the directions below.

Uninstalling Screenwriter for Macintosh

In order for the following steps to work you must be connected to the Internet and Movie Magic Screenwriter must not be running.

1. Double-click your Macintosh HD icon (you might have labeled it something else) on the Desktop.
2. Double-click the Applications folder.
3. Double-click the Movie Magic Screenwriter Folder.
4. Double-click the Uninstall Screenwriter icon.
5. Select both options (Uninstall Validation & Uninstall Program Files).

Movie Magic Screenwriter is now uninstalled! In addition, a validation credit has been applied to our Website so that you can use it again on another computer or at another time.

OTHER IMPORTANT NOTES - top

WebGrab is a utility that will check through your existing Internet connection for upgrades and allow you to download the most recent update that is available.

The WebGrab utility on the Macintosh can be found in the Macintosh HD : Applications : Movie Magic Screenwriter folder.

To Run WebGrab for Macintosh:

1. Make sure you have exited completely out of Movie Magic Screenwriter.
2. Make sure you are connected to the Internet.
3. Double-click the WebGrab application icon.
4. If there are no files to download, you will get a message stating so. If there are files that need updating, a list of files will be displayed.

Click 'Download' and the files will be downloaded and automatically updated in the Screenwriter folder.

iPartner

The iPartner feature allows for collaboration of your script over the Internet with another person who also has Screenwriter. Since the program relies on an Internet connection there are some important things to consider.

In the Screenwriter demo, iPartner can only connect to another person using the demo.

Voice Chat

In order to use the "Voice Chat" feature it is strongly recommended that you are using a High-Speed connection such as ISDN, DSL or cable modem. If you are using a dialup modem your connection speed will not be fast enough for the "Voice Chat" to work effectively.

Voice chat is not cross platform and will only work when connecting between two Windows or Mac based machines. It will not work if a Mac is connected a Windows machine or vice versa.

Connecting

In order to connect, one partner will need to know the other's IP. If you are connected through a network, DSL, or cable modem, you should have a fixed IP address. In this case once you give someone your IP address they will be able to use that address every time they want to connect with you. If you are connecting via a Dial-up modem, your IP address will change each time you connect. If you are providing your IP address to your partner, you will need to give them this new IP address before collaborating. You can do this one of the following ways.

• Calling the person on the telephone.
• Sending the IP address through a free Internet message service such as: AOL instant Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger, etc.
• E-mailing the IP address, however this can take as long as a day depending on your e-mail provider.

Simultaneous editing

When you give your partner permission to type in the script through the partner view mode it creates a condition where either person can type, edit and scroll through the script at will. It is important to practice common courtesy and communicate with your partner through the voice or chat feature before you start typing. When used this way it is a powerful feature, however if both people try to type at once it can cause confusion and unwanted changes to the script.