Movie Making Manual/Windows in film production

Tools

Scriptwriting

• Final Draft Industry pick
• Celtx (free)
• OpenOffice.org Scriptwriting Macro Free-Can do with Industry
• Script Genie for MS Word for Windows
• MM Screenwriter Industry pick # 2
• Sophocles Screenwriting Software
• ScriptMaker (free)
• Slang Story development (free)

Budgeting

• GnuCash
• MM Budgeting
• OpenOffice.org Calc (Spreadsheet)
• Excel
• Access

Scheduling

• MM Scheduling
• Sunfrog Film Scheduling
• Company Move (Industry pick)
• Celtx (free)

Storyboarding

• Illustrator
• FrameForge 3D-Industry Pick
• Karbon14 (Free)
• Storyboard Tools (shareware)
• Springboard (free-most popular)
• Power Productions Industry Pick # 2
• Celtx (free)

Editing

• Avid Media Composer Industry Pick
• Adobe Premiere Pro Industry Pick # 2
• Vegas Pro (formerly Sony Vegas)
• Hitfilm (free express edition available)
• Lightworks (free)
• Jahshaka (free)

File conversion tools

• ffmpeg
• virtual dub (free)
• SUPER © (free)

Animation

• Adobe After Effects Industry Pick
• Maya Industry Pick # 2
• Autodesk 3DS Max Industry Pick #3
• Lightworks (free)
• Cinema 4D
• Blender (free)
• Jahshaka (free)
• Anim8or (free)

Compositing

• Adobe After Effects Industry Pick
• Hitfilm (free express edition also available)
• Jahshaka (Free)

Monitoring and Measuring Exposure

• Serious Magic DVRack
• Canon's Console
• Avid Mojo

DVD Authoring

• Adobe Encore (Encore is no longer in active development. Encore CS6 was the last version released.)
• Adobe Premiere
• TMPGEnc DVD Author
• DVD-lab

Audio Editing

• Avid Pro Tools Industry Pick
• Adobe Audition
• Steinberg Nuendo
• Audacity (free)

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.