Celtx has all the tools you need to write, organize and collaborate in one modern, Internet friendly, free software application. It's the most complete media pre-production software program available anywhere, at any cost.
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WRITING TOOLS
Story DevelopmentCeltx helps you develop your story by gathering and organizing details on key elements like locations, scenes and characters. Preloaded forms can be used to research and organize information about a particular prop, a special wardrobe item or on any one of the 34 supported production categories.
ScriptsCeltx includes five editors - one for writing a properly formatted Screenplay, one for writing an international standard Stageplay, one for writing a properly formatted Documentary/AV script, one for writing a properly formatted Audio/Radio Play, and a fifth for writing a Plain Text document. The Plain text mode can be used for writing any other kind of creative document - Outlines, Treatments, Poems, Song Lyrics, and Short Stories.
Celtx includes the essential features that writers need, like intuitive formatting, plain text formatting, pagination, title page generation, dual column dialog, scene management, printing, spellchecker, embedded notes, keyboard shortcuts, find and replace, importing and exporting, PDF and HTML script reports, and collaboration.
TypeSetEach editor has its own TypeSet feature, providing automatic formatting of your script to industry and international standards. The Celtx Server uses the very powerful LaTex typesetting tool to deliver perfectly formatted scripts. Full support is provided for optional formatting features like Mores and Continueds, Scene Numbering and paper size. Encryption technology protects every project upload & download between the Celtx Server and the desktop.
Index CardsCeltx also includes reversible, colour coded Index Cards that are intelligently tied to your script and auto populate with the Scene Headers and first 40 words or so of the Scene. You can flip the cards to type notes on the back, colour code them to track plot lines, and drag and drop them to reorder scenes.
Template EngineIf the default setting for a Celtx document doesn't fit your needs, you can create your own new, blank state Template that will only open the documents you want.
PRE-VISUALIZATION TOOLS
StoryboardingTake your media project to the next step by dragging and dropping individual or batch images in to the Storyboard feature. Add detailed descriptions to communicate your creative vision. Use the slideshow feature to play the images to help pre-visualize your media project.
Media Rich Breakdowns You can add sound files, video clips, digital photos and scanned documents to your project to create a media intensive breakdown. You can then associate the media with any one of the 34 production categories, including wardrobe, props and locations.
ORGANIZATION TOOLS
Project Folders support External DocumentsYou can add any document from any application to your project - PDFs, budget spreadsheets, images, and scripts written in other applications - to help stay organized.
Scheduling and ReportsCeltx includes a 'Just In Time' Scheduling feature. Drag and drop scenes to the calendar to build a shooting schedule that you can manage in real time. Generate customizable reports to keep track of the resources you'll need during shooting, including lists of props, actors, and wardrobe items. Reports can be printed or shared online using the collaboration feature.
Inter-Project Document ManagementYou can also drag and drop documents between projects. Grab a document from one Project Library and drop it in to another Project Library and you're done.
Back-UpsGain peace of mind by backing up your media project online to the professionally managed, secure Celtx Server.
COLLABORATION TOOLS
Versioning and Event NotificationUpload your encrypted media project to the Celtx Server and grant password and username protected access to team members. Share and collaborate on your project with all members of your team, and keep it all organized at the same time.
Snapshots are used to make a snapshot of your constantly evolving project, allowing you to revert back to a known state at any time.
Automatic Event Notification keeps all project members up-to-the-minute on updates posted by team members.
Private Work SpacesYou can also create a private, username and password protected workspace on Celtx Project Central so team members can view the project using a web browser.
PUBLISHING TOOLS
Celtx Project CentralWhen your work is "in the can" you can publish it to Celtx Project Central and give the world a sneak peek at your work in progress and get peer reviews and comments.
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