Importing PDF and FDX

• Can Highland convert a printed screenplay?

  Yes, with some third-party help. Highland doesn’t do any scanning itself. We recommend you use the software comes with your scanner, and save the file as a PDF. If you’re looking for a scanner, we’re partial to the ScanSnap by Fujitsu. If your scanning software doesn’t do OCR, we’ve had great ...

• Can Highland import any Final Draft file?

  Highland imports and exports only Final Draft files in FDX format. Older FDR files need to be saved as FDX using Final Draft 8 before being opened in Highland.

• Does Highland melt all screenplay PDFs?

  No. Highland is remarkably successful at melting screenplay PDFs down to editable files – but not all screenplay PDFs are created equal. Some apps create really strange PDFs. From Mac to Windows to Linux, there are hundreds of apps that create PDFs, and some of them make unusual choices when en...