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MarkRenshaw
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Blink and you may have missed it, but FD 12 was released this week. Anyone got it and can give us a recommendation and maybe a rundown of the new features?

I've been using FD 10 for a while now so I might be tempted with an upgrade.


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I think I’ve used every version since 7 and I’ve honestly not used any features that 7 didn’t already have. The newer versions just have a nicer user interface. I find a lot of the added features a bit gimmicky and pretty much unusable on a laptop screen. Maybe if it was connected to a monitor with different screens it’d be handy.


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I only just upgraded to 11!
After using 7 for ages.

Now there's a 12?


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Quoted from LC
I only just upgraded to 11!
After using 7 for ages.

Now there's a 12?


Same here! Probably just some minor tweaks to try and make you spend another $79 USD for the upgrade which really has no more functionality than the previous version.


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Bounty (TV Pilot) -- Top 1% of discoverable screenplays on Coverfly
I'll Be Seeing You (short) - OWC winner
The Gambler (short) - OWC winner
Skip (short) - filmed
Country Road 12 (short) - filmed
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I've been hearing things. Some think it's lackluster.

One of the big things is the ability to import PDFs to edit directly. Another is they've improved collaboration for multiple writers.

I've already heard of someone losing work because of a crash because their autosave settings in FD11 didn't port to the new version. The update doesn't replace your old version, it installs a new one with all default settings, so beware of personalized settings if you do upgrade.

For myself, I've never felt the need to upgrade beyond version 9. I'm happy with it, and if anything, I'll likely go with Fade In andyway.


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Quoted from LC
I only just upgraded to 11!
After using 7 for ages.

Now there's a 12?


God, 7 was the best. I just threw 11 on my laptop and expect to have that for 3 years or so. We'll see what FD14 has on offer. Lol.


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God, 7 was the best. I just threw 11 on my laptop and expect to have that for 3 years or so. We'll see what FD14 has on offer. Lol.

I still have 7 on my old PC which I frequently go back to cause it just runs great..
The only thing I like on 11 which 7 doesn't have is all the fancy fonts I can now use, just like you guys.  
I wondered if 11 was clunky cause of the new PC I got at the same time.

Hmm, I dunno... I couldn't work out if it was just me.


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I'm still on 9 on one laptop and 11 on the other, I always write on 9, I love it.


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I use FadeIn, regular upgrades, all free


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I use Final Draft 8. I switched over to 11 for while, but I did not see any great benefit.
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Well, maybe someone can point out the excellent new features of 11 or 12 for us. Apart from fonts.
I'd love to know without having to trawl through the tutorial. There's gotta be some, right?


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I'm on 10. Thinking about upgrading to 12.

I've found I'm using the beat sheet more and more, so I'm interested in the improvements there. On the page side, I just don't see how much can/should change. The page is the page.

The neat freak in me is drawn to the ability to snap things to a grid in the beat sheet. Can't do that in 10, but you can in 11 and 12. I spend WAY too much time trying to perfectly align my boxes.

It wasn't worth upgrading for in 11, but if they've added further beat sheet improvements, I may have to pop for it.

I did see something about an outlining feature. Haven't looked into it at all. But, if someone has experience with it, I'd love to hear their thoughts. A good outline feature could be game-changer for me.


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The Hand of God - Low budget, semi-contained thriller/Feature
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I bought FD9 a few milliseconds before 10 came out, and got a free upgrade, so no real experience with 9.

Differences between 10 and 11 were going from a fixed palette of tag and font colors to pretty much any color, which was helpful to me personally.

11 also allows you to insert some snippets of non-English characters without committing violence upon your settings.

A new feature I found disappointing was inserting images. The only time I ever felt the need to put an image on a cover page (Timmy), it was easier to do it by manipulating the PDF. Maybe that improved in 12?

Even though I work with my wife on some writing projects, I've yet to crack open any of the online collaboration features. I do use a the beat-sheet features a lot, but I don't think that's new.


Feature-length scripts:
Who Wants to Be a Princess? (Family)
Glass House (Horror anthology)

TV pilots:
"Kord" (Fantasy)
"Mal Suerte" (Superhero)

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Libby, and anyone else who wants to know what's new/different in FD 12...

https://store.finaldraft.com/final-draft-12-upgrade.html

Shows what's new in 12 in comparison to both 10 and 11.


Anthony Cawood - Award winning screenwriter
Available Short screenplays - http://www.anthonycawood.co.uk/short-scripts
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Just bought 11 last month (upgrade)
Seems like most of the changes in the last two versions (11 and12) are in the beat board and outline parts) Since I write from the seat of my pants - Nah.
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