Adobe Story: From Script to Screen
Welcome to the free preview of Adobe® Story, a collaborative script development tool designed for creative professionals, producers, and writers working on or with scripts and screenplays. This preview version will let you try out a few of the scriptwriting tools that will be part of the overall features in the final version of Story.
Thanks to tight integration that will be available with future versions of Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium, Story will play the starting role in the pre-production phase of a planning-to-playback workflow. For example, script information will be transformed into relevant metadata that will automate the creation of shooting scripts, shot lists, and more. So in addition to being a modern screenplay tool, Story’s future integration with Adobe’s production toolset will help creative professionals deliver more engaging experiences, while also enabling huge efficiencies in pre-production, production, and post-production. The scriptwriting features in the preview version of Adobe Story are just the beginning!
With this free preview version of Story, you can:
- Craft your tale anywhere and at anytime in a secure online and offline writing environment tailored to industry requirements.
- Easily manage several script projects, develop character biographies, add links as reference points, and fashion synopses.
- Brainstorm script ideas or co-write and edit as a team. Assign roles that give production team members the ability to read, review, or modify the script.
- Import the sample script or your existing screenplay from other scriptwriting software, including Final Draft or MS Word. Take your script to the next stage by exporting to a variety of different formats such as PDF, XML, Text, MS Word, Movie Magic scheduler, or CSV for easy import into Excel.
Try and Discuss
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Watch how Adobe Story will play the starting role in the pre-production phase of a planning-to-playback workflowGetting Started
Watch the Adobe Story video to learn more:
- Verify that you have one of the supported operating systems, browsers, and Flash Players installed on your computer. Go to link to system requirements to see Story system requirements.
- Download the Bayward Son ZIP file containing an Adobe Story sample script
- Launch Adobe Story
- Once you log into Adobe Story, you are in the Project view. The project view will display a list of all active projects on the left. By selecting a project, you will see the right side of the window populate with all related files to that project.
- Go to the “New” menu above the main project contents window and select “Script.” Give your script a title and hit Enter. A blank page will appear where you can start to type your script.
- See the Adobe Story preview release notes (PDF)
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Ask questions and share your feedback in the Labs forums
Please note that your submission of comments, ideas, feature requests and techniques on this and other Adobe maintained forums, as well as Adobe's right to use such materials, is governed by the Terms of Use.
Community
Below you’ll find references and links to help you participate in the Story community.
Online Forum
Ask questions, find information about existing features and updates, get answers, request new features, report bugs, and discuss ideas with other Story users in the Labs forums.
Please note that your submission of comments, ideas, feature requests and techniques on this and other Adobe maintained forums, as well as Adobe's right to use such materials, is governed by the Terms of Use.
Resources
If you want to learn more about releases on Labs as well as other Adobe technologies, visiting a user group or connecting with an Adobe Community Expert is a great place to start.
Product Details
FAQ
- What is Adobe Story?
- Adobe Story is a collaborative script development tool that introduces innovative ways to accelerate the process of turning screenplays into finished media—resulting in engaging experiences. Story sets the stage for efficient production and post-production by automatically and manually turning scripts into metadata that can be used with the Adobe Production Premium tools to streamline workflows.
- When was Adobe Story first introduced?
- Adobe Story debuted as a sneak peek in Adobe CEO, Shantanu Narayen’s, NAB 2009 keynote on April 20, 2009. To view what was shown at that time, go to Adobe TV.
- Who should use Adobe Story?
- Anyone who writes or reviews scripts such as, rich media producers, film writers, broadcast writers, producers, directors, script supervisors, and aspiring scriptwriters.
- How will Adobe Story tie into the video production workflow?
- Thanks to tight integration that will be available with future versions of Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium, Story will play the starting role in the pre-production phase of a planning-to-playback workflow. For example, script information will be transformed into relevant metadata that will automate the creation of shooting scripts, shots lists, and more. The scriptwriting features in the preview version of Adobe Story are just the beginning!
- What are the goals of the free preview?
- The goal of the free preview is to obtain user feedback on Adobe Story from aspiring screenwriters as well as for production workflows. We want to ensure it meets the expectations and needs of creative professionals, producers, and writers working on or with scripts and screenplays.
- Is this preview release feature complete?
- Not all of the features that will eventually be going into Adobe Story are available in the public preview release. This preview release is mainly showing the scriptwriting tools in Story.
- What will the key benefits be for the final version of Story?
- There are 3 major benefits to the final version of Adobe Story:
- Story helps create engaging experiences for online audiences.
- Story provides huge time savings in production and pre-production workflows.
- Story facilitates modern storytelling by capturing metadata at the preproduction stage.
- When will the final version of Adobe Story be available?
- Adobe has not yet announced a formal release date for the final version.
- How much will Adobe Story cost?
- We have not yet determined the product pricing.
System Requirements
Supported browsers and operating systems
- Windows Vista: Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
- Windows XP: Internet Explorer 6.0 or later; Firefox 2.x, 3.0, 3.5 or later
- Mac OS 10.5.x: Safari 3.x, 4.x; Firefox 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 or later
Flash Player requirements
Flash Player 10.x or higher. You can verify your installed version on Adobe.com.
Other Requirements
- Internet connection required for online services
- Browser SSL support enabled
- Browser JavaScript support enabled
Release Notes
This is the first public release of Adobe Story and is designed for evaluation purposes only. The service is not final; but, many portions of the technology are fully implemented and ready for you to try and discuss.
