Wednesday, April 18, 2007
I’ve Been Dabbling
With Sophocles 2007 beta. I’ve used the 2005-2006 beta for a couple of years and have been very happy with it. I’m not exactly sure what the differences are with the 2007 version because I didn’t use the previous versions very much.
Lately I’ve been spending a lot of time working on a script with the 2007 beta and I must say that it’s been great. Of course, I can’t compare it to programs like Final Draft because I don’t feel like forking over 230 bones. The one obvious drawback I do see for Sophocles is the fact that it is PC only, so Mac users are SOL.
I’m about halfway through a first draft and I’ve found the scene, sequence, and step features to by way useful. At first I was thinking that a feature in which you could generate and manipulate scene cards would be handy, but now that I’ve gotten used to using the sequence and step features, I’ve found that I don’t need a scene card feature. That said, I still use the old fashioned real scene cards. I like to sit in bed before falling asleep and experiment; mixing and matching them. When I come across something especially nifty, I simply transfer the idea to Sophocles’s sequence, scene, and step feature.
Anyway, from my admittedly limited experience, I recommend you go download the beta and have a go.