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File Converter Format (*.fcf) saves the document in the File Converter format, readable by Final Draft AV and
Final Draft 4 and earlier.
HTML Document (*.html) saves the document as a web document readable by web browsers. (NOTE that saving
in this format does not publish the file to the internet).
Rich Text Format *.rtf)saves the document as a formatted text file, including all paragraph indents and element
styles. A script exported from Final Draft as RTF and opened in most word processors will retain many element
styles (such as scene headings in all upper-case and character names upper-case and indented towards the middle
of the line).
Plain Text (.txt)saves the document to a standard text file with no formatting. A script exported from Final Draft as
TXT and opened in most word processors will not retain any element styles.
Text with Layout (.txt) saves the document as a plain text file that uses white space to simulate formatting for
indents and line spacing.
Scheduling Export exports your script to a format readable by Movie Magic™ Scheduling v4 and older, a production
management program (.sex extension).
Scheduling v5 is able to read Final Draft scripts directly; there is no longer the need to export Final Draft
scripts out of the .fdx extension file format.
Avid Script–Based Editing exports your script to a format readable by Avid’s professional editing systems (.txt
extension).
This series of files can be used by Avid editing systems equipped with Avid MetaSync™. You can export your script
to a series of files that can be used by Avid editing systems equipped with Avid MetaSync™.
MetaSync is a standard feature in the latest versions of Symphony, Media Composer XL 11, Film Composer XL,
Media Station XL, Xpress, NewsCutter Effects, and NewsCutter XP on the Windows platform. Please refer to the
Avid MetaSync documentation for more information about this functionality and which versions of their software are
compatible.
The Avid Export creates a series of files which may be used for purposes of inserting dialogue text into an editing
project - for use in closed captioning, subtitling, etc. It will create a Character Report for each character in the script.
An XML file called MASTER.xml is also created which contains the proper extended markup language fields to
interface the character reports with the Avid MetaSync software.
You must use an Avid editing system equipped with MetaSync to access these files. You cannot do so
through Final Draft.
To perform an Export for use in Avid MetaSync: