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A complete storyboard is not only made of drawings, but also dialogue, actions, and valuable indications. In Storyboard Pro, you can easily import a script into your storyboard project to help edit captions.
You can import a script in plain text (.txt), Rich Text Format (.rtf) or Final Draft XML (.fdx) directly into the Script field of the Storyboard view.
NOTE: If you are using Final Draft 7 or earlier, you must export your script in .xml format using Tagger, as the native file format of Final Draft 7 and earlier (.fdr) is not supported by Storyboard Pro. If you are using Final Draft 8 and later, your script should be saved in Final Draft XML (.fdx) format.
How to import a script into your Storyboard Pro project
- In the Storyboard view, click the Caption Menu
button and: - If your script is in plain text (.txt) or Rich Text Format (.rtf), select Import Caption.
- If your script is in Final Draft XML (.fdx) format, select Import Final Draft Script.
- In the file browser, locate and select your script file, then click on Open.
The script appears in the Script caption field.
How to export scripts made in Final Draft 7 or earlier in .xml format
- Start the Final Draft Tagger software.
- Select File > Import Script, the keyboard shortcut is Ctrl + I (Windows) or ⌘+I (macOS).
The Import dialog box opens.
- In the browser, select your script file and click Open.
Your script appears in Final Draft Tagger.
- Select File > Export to XML.
- Close the Final Draft Tagger application.