ADOBE® STORY Help and tutorials Getting Started 1 Getting Started with Story Adobe Story workflow Workspace Most productions start with a script that serves as the basis for pre-production planning, production, editing and ultimately the finished project. Adobe® Story, an online service, is a collaborative script development tool for creative professionals, producers and writers. Adobe Story plays the starting role in the pre-production phase of a script-to-screen, metadata-driven workflow. Adobe Story may be launched from a browser as an online application or installed as a desktop application. The desktop application provides you with the option of working offline, and syncing up with the online version later. To the top Adobe Story workflow Although the order of the tasks can vary depending on your requirement, using Adobe Story involves the following basic tasks: Log in to Adobe Story Launch Adobe Story using the URL http://www.adobe.com/go/adobestory. Log in to Adobe Story. If you are using Adobe Story for the first time, Sign Up for Adobe Story and then log in using your ID. Create a project Projects are containers for scripts, and documents related to a script such as character biographies and synopses. For more information, see Projects. Creating projects for your scripts and documents help organise them better. If you do not create a project, a default project is used to store your scripts and documents. You can organise projects into categories, and archive projects that you do not access frequently. Add/edit scripts Create scripts, or import scripts from other formats such as text, PDF, Microsoft Word, Final Draft® and Movie Magic® into Adobe Story. For more information, see Scripts and free form documents. The various tools in Adobe Story help ensure that your script is compliant with industry standards. Share scripts for collaboration or review Available for: Adobe Story Plus Story enables you to co-write and edit as a team. You can assign roles to various production team members, giving you control over who can read, review, or modify the script. For more information, see Sharing, commenting and collaborating. Create shooting script Create a shooting script out of your current script by adding information such as shot elements, shot numbers and shot duration. For more information, see Shooting scripts. Tag scripts Available for: Adobe Story Plus Tag words and phrases in your document associated with production items such as location, cast, prop and equipment. You can apply multiple tags to such words or phrases. For more information, see Tagging . Export your script Export your scripts in various formats such as PDF, Microsoft Excel and the Adobe Story native format (ASTX). Integrate your script with Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium Leverage the metadata in your script in Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium CS6 applications to reduce production time. For more information, see Integration with Creative Suite. To the top Workspace The Adobe Story application has three views: Home, Projects and Authoring. When you log in to Adobe Story, the home page is displayed first. The home page contains various resources to help you get started and provide feedback on the application. 2 To resize the application to fit the entire space on your monitor, click the Full Screen icon. To exit the full screen mode, press the Escape (Esc) key. Navigating among the views To navigate among the three views, use the corresponding links in the top menu bar. If the Authoring icon is disabled, click on Projects. The option is disabled when you do not have a script open for editing/authoring. Double-click on a script in the Projects view to open it in the Authoring view. If there are a number of scripts opening in the Authoring view, their total number is displayed next to the Authoring option. The three views in Adobe Story. The Authoring view is disabled until you open a document from the Projects view. A. Home view B. Projects view C. Authoring view (disabled status) Projects view Click on Projects in the top bar to launch the Projects view. You can create and manage your projects and categories in this view. You can perform the following tasks in the Projects view. Create new projects. Add new scripts, or import scripts into projects. Double-click on a script in the project to open it in the Authoring view. Add scripts to projects, and add projects to categories. Add documents associated with a script, such as character biographies and synopses to a project. Add links you use frequently when working on projects. Get information about a script, such as the title, the author, and who it's shared with. Projects view A. Projects menu B. List of projects C. Option to add links D. Option to view archived projects E. Deleted items F. Sync issues G. Option to generate production reports H. Option to manage lists I. Option to create a new document, such as script or schedule J. Option to share a document K. Full screen L. Options to import, duplicate and delete documents M. Columns displaying information about documents in the project Customise columns in the Projects view The columns provide information about the documents in a project. Click on the downward arrow icon to select columns you wish to hide or display. Customising column display 3 Authoring view Do one of the following to open the authoring view: Double-click on a script/document in the Projects view. Click on Authoring in the top bar. This option is enabled if you have at least one open script in the Authoring view. You can perform the following tasks in the Authoring view. Create, edit, review and share scripts and related documents, such as character biographies and synopses. Create shooting scripts. Tag scripts. Import and export scripts in various formats. Print scripts. Generate breakdown reports Authoring view A. Menu bar B. Tabbed script panel C. Scene outline panel D. Dots indicating character elements E. Find options F. Scene Properties panel G. Link to view notifications H. Reports shortcut I. Comments panel J. Full Screen K. Scene elements menu L. Tagging panel M. Editing panel Navigating pages Enter the page number in the option at the bottom of the workspace to jump to the desired page. Unlocking Adobe Story Adobe Story is locked if you have not worked on it for more than 30 minutes. To unlock the application, click on Unlock. Adobe also recommends Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy 4 Adobe Story Plus and Adobe StoryFree Adobe Story has two versions: 1. Adobe Story Plus: Adobe Story Plus is available as part of an Adobe Creative Cloud™ membership or is sold separately on subscription. 2. Adobe Story Free: Adobe Story Free is available for no charge. To subscribe to Adobe Story Plus, after logging in, click on “UPGRADE NOW” at the top right-hand corner of the screen. In the documentation, each of the help topics relevant to features not available for any of these versions is marked accordingly. If a feature is not available for Adobe Story Free version, it is marked as follows: Available for: Adobe Story Plus Refer to the table at this URL for a feature comparison between Adobe Story Free and Adobe Story Plus. Twitter™ and Facebook posts are not covered under the terms of Creative Commons. Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy 5 Working offline with Adobe Story Overview Install Adobe Story desktop application Automatic updates to desktop application Log in to Adobe Story desktop application Switching between online and offline modes Lock documents when switching modes View sync status of scripts Access Document history while working offline Syncing online-offline content To the top Overview Available for: Adobe Story Plus You can choose to work offline using the Adobe Story desktop application (Story AIR application) The content that you changed in offline mode is automatically updated in the corresponding script on the server when you go online. For example, you can work with scripts in offline mode when you are on an aircraft. The script is updated on the server after your computer is reconnected to the Internet. You cannot share scripts, view shared scripts, or use the full import functionality in offline mode. To the top Install Adobe Story desktop application Available for: Adobe Story Plus 1. In the Projects View, select Projects > Install Desktop Application. You may also download the desktop application from the home page. 2. Select Install Now in the browser that opens. 3. Follow instructions to install the desktop application. To the top Automatic updates to desktop application Available for: Adobe Story Plus Adobe Story updates itself when a new build is available. You can continue using Adobe Story after the update is complete. To the top Log in to Adobe Story desktop application Available for: Adobe Story Plus Ensure that you are online when you launch the desktop application for the first time. The log-in credentials you provided are authenticated with your credentials on the server. You can start using the desktop application in offline mode after your first log in. 1. If you are logging in for the first time, ensure that you are connected to the Internet. 2. Launch the Adobe Story application that you installed on your desktop. 3. Select a language for your interface. 4. Enter the email address and password that you provided during registration. 5. If you select Remember Me, the current session is available to you for 14 days, provided you do not log out of the application. For these days, you are taken directly to the Projects view when you use the Adobe Story link.