Here are just some of the features of Final Draft 8:

• SmartType for easy entry of characters, locations, etc.
• Formats your script to industry standards
• Panels for quick views of your scenes
• Index Cards for scene summaries and notes
• Full production features such as Scene Numbering, A and B pages, revisions, character sides and specialized reports.
• Fully compatible with Movie Magic Screenwriter 5
• Tagger for breaking down scripts and importing into any scheduling software
• Over 50 television show, movie, and stage play templates including French, German and Spanish Tempalte
• ScriptCompare lets you compare different versions of your script.
• The “Ask the Expert” feature with screenwriting guru Syd Field has been expanded to include expertise from television writer Larry Brody, playwright Jon Dorf and WGAw’s The Creative Rights Handbook. 

  
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System requirements:
Microsoft Windows 7, Vista or Windows XP
Intel Pentium III processor or later • Minimum 512 MB of RAM
50MB available hard drive space • CD-ROM drive

Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later
HFS+ hard drive format • 256MB of RAM
50MB available hard drive space • CD-ROM drive

2 installations allowed

Academic Download Version
Once your order has been validated, your Moviesoft account gives you immediate access to a limited, prevalidation version of Finaldraft which has a limit of 15 pages, but on which you can can start working immediately.

For the full unlimited version, we need you to send us a proof of your Teacher or Student status which can be a copy/image of a dated letter of enrolment, student/teacher ID card, etc. These will be validated and within 8 hours we will send you the activation code by email which will allow you to convert the limited version into the full version.