Description
of WP 6.1 for Windows version: there's a new shareware
download available, Screenwright(R), a system which automates
the screenwriting process to a degree approached before now only
by the costly standalone screenplay processors!
This
product remembers your characters, locations and a personal
glossary, and inserts them into your screenplay in the normal
dialogue/slugline/narrative formats. The software consists of two
menu bars, a toolbar, two keyboards and a template which contains
twenty-nine macros. The entire suite works together seamlessly
to produce a professional quality script.
You
can generate a reading (spec) version of your screenplay, or take
advantage of an array of advanced formatting routines to continue
on through a production version. The system is capable of inserting
two-column dialogue, left- and right-margin scene numbers (plus
A/B scenes), A/B/run page numbers, changed text asterisks,
(CONTINUED), (MORE), (CONT'D), and OMITTED.
It
has an alarmed timer, and contains a reference function with
information invaluable to any screenwriter: guild
minimums, professional telephone numbers, a color sequence
standard for script revision pages, plus areas to store and display
your personal phone contacts and script notes.
The
system is intuitive, can be used immediately, and requires the
fewest keystrokes in the industry. You can execute it with a mouse,
operate it without moving your fingers from the keyboard, or use
any combination that's comfortable for you.
This
software has been continuously upgraded throughout the last
three releases of WP to produce an elegant, state of the art,
production-standard screenplay formatting tool.
The
WPWin 6.1 version described above is available for evaluation
via download (if any links don't respond
the first time, don't worry - just bookmark this page, and try
again later). In addition to the WPWin 6.1 (6/21/97) add-on,
there are less-elaborate versions for WPDOS 6.0 (12/22/95)
and WPDOS 5.1 (10/31/95). As for me, I'm a Premier Partner
in WP's developer group, and a working writer. More background,
a picture link, and all three releases are available on the
info page.
Notes
from Alan: (6/21/97) The Enhanced 6/21/97 release of the
WPWin 6.1 version may now be obtained on the
download
page.
(6/21/98) During
the past year, Screenwright(R) has averaged more than
300 independentlyauditeddownloads
per month (on just 3 of more than 130 available sites in
38 countries)! To celebrate this milestone, and the
exciting WP9 news, all new registrations
of other versions (WPWin 6.1,
WPDOS 6.0, and WPDOS 5.1) will be offered at
half-price for a limited time only... simply mention "Code 621"
on the registration
form.
(6/24/98) Since
WordPerfect
is moving to Ottawa, the latest information indicates that
WP9's release date will be sometime early next
year.
(1/16/99) Corel recently notified
me that WordPerfect's move from Orem to Ottawa has caused the loss
of some internally-generated files. Unfortunately, Screenwright(R)'s WP9
conversion was among the missing items, so it will not be available
in WP9's first release (the WP2000 business suite). Corel again has
doubts about the size of the screenwriter market, so this screenplay
formatter might be omitted from the home version of WordPerfect
(due later this year) also, unless you can
help.
