Movie Magic Screenwriter 4.8.12
- Read Me First
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
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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.
Installation for OS X:
- Open the Screenwriter CD and then the Mac OS X folder.
- Open the Macintosh HD on your Desktop and arrange
both windows on the screen, so you can see each of them.
- Next to the <- Drag to hard drive is the Movie
Magic Screenwriter folder.
- 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:
- Open the Screenwriter CD and then the Mac OS 9.x (Classic)
folder.
- Open the Macintosh HD on your Desktop and arrange
both windows on the screen, so you can see each of them.
- Next to the <- Drag to hard drive is the Movie
Magic Screenwriter folder.
- 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:
Validating Screenwriter for Macintosh
In order for the following steps to work you must be connected to
the Internet.
- Eject the Movie Magic Screenwriter CD-ROM from your computer.
- Open Screenwriter.
- A message will appear that indicates that you need to Validate
via the Internet.
- Click the Validate by Internet button.
- The Screenwriter Internet Registration window will appear. Fill
in all your information (the blue fields are mandatory).
- Click the Register button.
- The Internet Registration program will connect to the Internet
and download a validation credit to run Screenwriter without the CD-ROM.
- A Success window will appear indicating that Screenwriter has
been validated. Click OK.
- 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.
- Double-click your Macintosh HD icon (you might have labeled it
something else) on the Desktop.
- Double-click the Applications folder.
- Double-click the Movie Magic Screenwriter Folder.
- Double-click the Uninstall Screenwriter icon.
- 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
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:
- Make sure you have exited completely out of Movie Magic Screenwriter.
- Make sure you are connected to the Internet.
- Double-click the WebGrab application icon.
- 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.
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