![]() Fade In has index cards which is all I ever need, but I can see how the Beat Board might be useful to some people. The one thing that Final Draft does have over Fade In I suppose is the Beat Board. I own the latest version of both and I actively choose to use Fade In for everything because there’s just no good reason to use Final Draft when Fade In is essentially the same thing but improved. ![]() Fade In, on the other hand, is much better optimized, looks a lot cleaner, and most importantly, it has pretty much all of the exact same features. Also, I’d you’re on Windows, the UI looks like utter garbage. I had a very good PC back when I used Final Draft and I was still experiencing those issues. Final Draft at one point certainly had the most features, but it has a lot of optimization issues that cause slowdowns and crashes. ![]() Then, if you come to the conclusion that those features might actually be worth it to you and you can’t do them in anything you already own without losing significant efficiency, go check if Fade In has the same features, because it probably does. Ask yourself if you could do those things in a different piece of software that you already own or through a different method that still achieves the same effect. Look up the features and ask yourself, making sure to be completely honest instead of getting starstruck by some of the “shinier” features, if any of those features would actually speed up your personal workflow in a truly significant way. It’s possible it might be worth it to you if you have a particular workflow, but I promise you, it probably isn’t. Don’t let yourself get conned into that mindset too. But young writers hear that it is and then they go and spend $250 on a bloated piece of software that they don’t need because it makes them feel like they are now a “serious” writer. And I promise you, unless you are producing and/or directing your own films (in which case props to you) you do not need those production features.įinal Draft has conned the writing world into believing that it is the “industry standard.” It’s not. But even then, nearly all of those same features are available in the much less clunky Fade In which is only $80. The only things that could possibly be of some use to you are some of the production features. But the truth is that, clunkiness aside, in terms of writing features, there is nothing useful for you in Final Draft worth $250. They’re the Adobe of the screenwriting world, having gotten comfortable and complacent in their position at the top. Final Draft is a poorly optimized, clunky piece of software that charges a ridiculous price for nothing special. No Sale of Copyrighted Material or Sharing of Confidential MaterialĪlmost certainly no, and I’ll try to thoroughly explain why. Posts Made by ( u/deleted) Accounts are Subject to Removal Observe Dedicated Weekly Threads for Loglines, Memes, Etc Provide Descriptive/Informative Titles for Posts Screenplays MUST be properly formatted/Do not post your film without the screenplay. No Contest, Coverage or Service AdvertisingĬomplaints About Paid Feedback Must Include Script and Evaluations No Socks, Trolls or Shitposting, Spam or Off-Topic Postsĭon't post personal blogs, personal websites, or unapproved self-promotion. WIKI: FAQS & FORMATTING INFO AND RESOURCESĭo not personally attack fellow redditors respect privacy, be encouraging, use your manners.
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