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This Module is part of the Movie Making Manual

Contents 1 Tools available on Mac 1.1 Writing 1.2 Budgeting 1.3 Scheduling 1.4 Storyboarding 1.5 Editing 1.6 File conversion tools 1.7 Compositing 1.8 Animation 1.9 DVD Authoring 1.10 Web Authoring 1.11 Audio Editing 2 Getting help

[edit] Tools available on Mac

[edit] Writing

• Movie Magic Screenwriter
• Final Draft
• Celtx (free, Open Source)
• Montage
• Scrivener (free for 30 days, Universal) [includes Screenplay Template on disk image]

[edit] Budgeting

• EP Budgeting
• Gorilla
• Movie Magic Budgetting

[edit] Scheduling

• EP Scheduling
• Gorilla
• Company Move (Excellent piece of software!)
• Movie Magic Scheduling

[edit] Storyboarding

• StoryBoard Artist
• Film Forge 3D
• SketchBook Pro
• Celtx (free)

[edit] Editing

• Final Cut Pro
• Avid
• Adobe Premiere Pro

[edit] File conversion tools

• ffmpegX

[edit] Compositing

• Shake
• Motion
• After Effects

[edit] Animation

• Lightworks
• Cinema 4D
• Maya
• Blender 3D (free, Open Source)
• Houdini

[edit] DVD Authoring

• iDVD
• DVD Studio Pro

[edit] Web Authoring

• Macromedia Dreamweaver
• Panic Coda

[edit] Audio Editing

• Audacity
• Logic
• Pro Tools

[edit] Getting help

Software is often complex and has a steep learning curve. For ways of getting help online, take a look at the online resources page for links to forums and tutorials online. Also take a look at the training category index for more info on training.