Exporting and Printing

When your script is ready to share, Premiere.Studio gives you several ways to get it out of the app and into the hands of readers, collaborators, and production teams.

Export formats

You can export your script in four formats:

• PDF: a print-ready document with industry-standard formatting
• Fountain (.fountain): a plain-text file for use in other screenwriting tools
• Final Draft (.fdx): for sharing with collaborators who use Final Draft
• Plain Text (.txt): a simple text file, useful for quick sharing or reading in any app

How to export

There are several ways to start an export:

• Click the Export button in the toolbar
• Open the command palette (Cmd+K) and search for "Export"

PDF export

PDF is the most common way to share a screenplay. Premiere generates print-ready PDFs with:

• Courier Prime 12pt font (the industry-standard Courier look)
• Proper margins (1.5" left, 1" top, bottom, and right)
• Page numbers
• Title page
• Scene numbers (once you've numbered your scenes)
• MORE/CONT'D for dialogue that breaks across pages
• Revision colors and marks (when you're working in a revision)

What you see in Preview mode is what you get in the PDF. If it looks right on screen, it will look right on paper.

Fountain export

Saves your script as a .fountain file. This is useful if you want to:

• Share with someone who uses Highland, WriterSolo, or another Fountain editor
• Keep a plain-text backup that's readable in any text editor
• Move your work to a different tool

Final Draft export

Saves your script as an .fdx file, the format used by Final Draft. This is especially useful when you need to share with collaborators, agents, or production companies that work in Final Draft.

Plain Text export

Creates a simple .txt file laid out with plain indents, without fonts, bold or italics. Useful for quick sharing, pasting into emails, or reading on any device.

Printing

To print your script, press Cmd+P or choose Print from the Export menu. Premiere switches to Preview and opens your browser's print dialog. Printed pages use the same layout as Preview and the PDF:

• Correct page breaks (scene headings and character names are never stranded at the bottom of a page)
• MORE/CONT'D markers where dialogue continues across pages
• CONTINUED marks when a scene runs across pages, if you turn on Show CONTINUED marks in Settings

The paginator takes care of all the details so your printed pages look professional.

Export options

The Export menu also lets you choose which scenes to include, or who gets a copy:

• Selected scenes: tick the scenes you want and export only those, for example to share specific scenes with department heads
• Sides: pick a character, and the scenes where they appear are selected for you. Useful for a day's shoot or an audition
• Distribute: export a separately watermarked PDF for each person on a recipient list