Fade In (software)
{{Short description|Software for writing screenplays}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Fade In
| logo = Fade_in_Logo.jpg
| developer = GCC Productions Inc.
| latest release version = 4.2.0
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2025|04|08|df=yes}}
| operating system = Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, Android
| genre = Screenwriting software
| website = {{URL|fadeinpro.com}}
}}
Fade In Professional Screenwriting Software (also known simply as Fade In) is software for writing screenplays in the industry standard format{{cite web|last=Rider|first=April|title=For A Few Days More|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/nicholl/scriptsample.pdf|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)|accessdate=27 November 2012}} used in Hollywood and elsewhere. It can also be used for teleplays, stage plays, radio plays, multimedia, graphic novels and other similar script formats.
Fade In is developed by Kent Tessman, a film director and screenwriter. The software was first released in 2011; the latest version 4.2.0 was released in 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fadeinpro.com/page.pl?content=version_notes|title = Fade in Professional Screenwriting Software}}
The desktop version of Fade In Professional Screenwriting Software is available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Fade In Mobile is available for iOS (including both iPhone and iPad) and Android devices.
Features
Fade In implements the standard functionality expected of a specialized screenwriting program, including formatting scenes, action, characters and dialogue in industry standard screenplay format.
Fade In provides key features needed by professional screenwriters. These features include revision management and page/scene locking which are required in a professional environment for managing rewrites through pre-production and production.{{cite web|last=August|first=John|title=New Final Draft version 7.0 is…marginally better|url=http://johnaugust.com/2004/new-final-draft-version-70-ismarginally-better|work=johnaugust.com|date=8 April 2004|accessdate=27 November 2012}}
Fade In's developers have implemented a number of features that the other professional screenwriting programs lack, including full Unicode support, revision page colors, changing character names, full-screen editing,[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/indie-gear-small-screenwriting-software-568450 "Indie Gear: Small Screenwriting Software Startup Takes on the Behemoth that is Final Draft"]. Hollywood Reporter. batch watermarking, and support for formats such as Final Draft, Open Screenplay Format, Fountain, and Scrivener. Some of Fade In's advantages in terms of text rendering and platform compatibility may be due to its more modern software architecture.{{cite web |url=http://johnaugust.com/2014/period-space |title=Scriptnotes: Period Space |date=11 February 2014 |accessdate=2015-05-08}}
Critical reception
Fade In Professional Screenwriting Software has been reviewed favorably.
PCWorld gave the software a score of 5 out of 5, noting both its ease-of-use and professional feature set.{{cite web|last=Harac|first=Ian|title=Write a Screenplay Like the Pros Do With Fade In|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/243665/fade_in.html|work=PCWorld|publisher=IDG Consumer & SMB|accessdate=27 November 2012}} MacWorld gave the software a score of 4.5 out of 5, mentioning that it has "all the major features—and then some—found in industry standard Final Draft, but at a quarter of the price".{{cite web|last=McKnight|first=Heath|title=Review: Fade In professional screenwriting software is a class act|url=http://www.macworld.com/article/2011713/review-fade-in-professional-screenwriting-software-is-a-class-act.html|work=MacWorld|publisher=IDG Consumer & SMB|accessdate=27 November 2012}} The software has also been reviewed favorably by Linux Journal.{{cite web|last=Olsen|first=Charles|title=Fade In Pro|url=http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/fade-pro|work=Linux Journal|publisher=Belltown Media, Inc.|accessdate=27 November 2012}}
The independent review site Top Ten Reviews ranked Fade In among the top screenwriting software along with Final Draft, Movie Magic Screenwriter, and Celtx.{{cite web |url=http://screenwriting-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ |accessdate=2015-05-08 |title=Archived copy |archive-date=2016-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504200440/http://screenwriting-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ |url-status=dead }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.fadeinpro.com/}}
Category:Screenwriting software
Category:Classic Mac OS software