Storyview

A visual outline for writers enabling them to create, structure and organise ideas in a timeline format
StoryView provides a visual outline for writers enabling them to create, structure and organise ideas in a timeline format.

Features include:

• Outline window
• Importing of Movie Magic Screenwriter and Microsoft Word RTF documents
• Duration estimation
• Tutorials, templates and example files
• Hide or show any event type, level if hierarchy
• Create multiple outlines within one document
• Apply fonts, styles and attributes to multiple fonts
• Time constraints
• Outline reports
• Print events from the outline window.

Storyview - Features

StoryView provides a visual outline for writers enabling them to create, structure and organise ideas in a timeline format.

Features include:

• Outline Window: create events and write using the word processing/outliner interface
• Import Movie Magic Screenwriter and Microsoft Word RTF Documents: import existing Microsoft Word or Screenwriter files and Final Draft files saved in RTF format
• Estimation Duration: sets the duration of events based on the length of the text showing relative sizes in the Timeline View
• Tutorials, Templates and Example Files: Outlining and Screenwriting tutorials, templates for Outlining and Brainstorming and a downloadable Lord of the Rings trilogy example file
• Hide and Show any Event Type, Level or Hierarchy: view specific event types
• Create Multiple Outlines Within a Document: for creating different scenarios
• Apply Fonts, Styles and Attributes to Multiple FOonts: select multiple events and set the font or style
• Time Constraints: prevents unwanted gaps from occurring in the timeline
• Collapse and Expand Event Children: view all sub topics or the main topic
• Summarise Text: reduce the title and/or content of events to a single line
• Hide or Show Specific Event Title or Content Area: customise the view of a particular event or group of events
• Split Events Into Multiple Topics: create an event with existing text in one keystroke
• Split paragraphs Into Multiple Events: import a document or existing outline and split it into separate events
• Merge Multiple Events: into a single topic
• Event Duration For Titles: display the duration of the event in the title to view the duration of the event while in the Outline window
• Timeline Window: timeline view of story. Zoom out to see the entire story
• Write in Script Format: write a script in StoryView and export it to Movie Magic Screenwriter in script format
• Track Concepts: track where an idea, character or plot point etc, occurs in a story
• Unlimited Writing Space: write an unlimited amount for each topic or scene
• Scale Tool: scale the Timeline
• Set The Starting Number For Events: create a calendar-based timeline
• Adjust Hierarchy Positions: re-arrange hierarchies after creation
• Control Vertical Titles: specify whether titles are Always, Never or Automatic
• Double-clicking Events: performs the centre and edit function
• Headers and Footers: provide headers and footers for the timeline and outline reports
• Switch to Report Options: from print preview and vice-versa.

Storyview - System Requirements

• Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, NT or XP
• 133 MHz processor (200 MHz recommended)
• 32 MB RAM
• 20 MB available hard disk space
• 800 x 600 (SVGA) or greater screen resolution
• CD-ROM drive.