Celtx Changelog

What's new in Celtx 3.3

Dec 2, 2020

General bug fixes and improved support for A4 paper size.

New in Celtx 3.2 (Jun 8, 2020)

New in Celtx 3.1 (Feb 5, 2020)

New in Celtx 3.0.8 (Dec 30, 2019)

New in Celtx 3.0.7 (Oct 18, 2019)

New in Celtx 2.9 (Feb 9, 2011)

New Features
Novel Editor
Integrated with Index Cards (by chapter) and intelligently tied in to notes, media, breakdown, and story development forms.
Text/HTML import and export.
Data created in a novel project - e.g. character profiles and location descriptions - can be used in a subsequent adaptation of the novel to film, stage, comic book, audio play or A/V.
Coloured Notes
Colour code your script and novel notes.
Catalog CSV Export
Export Project Library catalog data as a .csv file.
Dialog Numbering
Add a numerical value to each dialog element in your film script.
Hide Breakdown Colours
Hide the coloured markup in your script.
Sketch
The Sketch tool now supports 360 degree rotation of squares/rectangles and ovals.
Celtx Store
A new Celtx Store tab has been added to the right hand sidebar to display apps and add-ons that improve your Celtx setup.
22 Bug Fixes and Improvements
Media in Editor
Adding breakdown to a script no longer causes notes or media icons to disappear from the editor.
Script Sync from iPad/iPhone
Scripts synced from the iPhone/iPad and then copied are now stored in memory.
Index Card 'Notes' Text Save
Text added to index cards 'notes' is now saved when project is closed and reopened.
External File Edits
Edits made to attached external files are now saved.
Font Carry Over
Text copied from a text document to a script no longer results in the font choice being carried over as well.
Negative Numbers
'Comments' in Celtx Studios no longer displays negative numbers when comments are disabled.
Autosave Cursor Jump
The cursor will no longer jump to the top of a text document on the initial instance of Autosave.
Font Reversion
When selecting bullets in the text (novel) editor, the font will not revert back to the default font (Times).
Margins
Consistent top, bottom and side margins will now display on text (novel) document print outputs.
Notes Remaining in Sidebar
Notes will no longer remain in the sidebar after a script is deleted.
Undo 'Select All->Cut'
'Select all' then 'Edit->Cut' can now be undone using the Undo button.
Comic Book HTML Export
Page Element and Page Number (eg, Page 1) are now included in the HTML export of a comic book script.
Notes Dragged to New Scene
Notes dragged from scene A to scene B will now properly associate with scene B in the sidebar.
Inline Spell-checking
Inline spell-checking will now permanently 'add [a word] to dictionary' (using right-click).
.html Appends to .txt (Mac)
Script files exported in .html extension appended to .txt extension when exporting script files (MAC only).
Sidebar Display Issues
Fixed various notes/media/breakdown sidebar display issues (not scrolling to selected note or media item, no tif thumbnail, display issue editing text, breakdown item not always highlighted when selected in script, note out of bounds).
Open from Studio
Projects opened from the Studio will now open in the same tab state as the previous session.
Spell-check Close
The 'Esc' key will now close the Spell-check dialog.
'Save to Studio' Dialog
'Studio: Personal' has been removed from the 'Save to Studio' dialog.
Sample Projects
Fixed typos and UI issues in sample projects.
Improved UI
Improved the UI for story development forms, notes, and Notes/Media/Breakdown Sidebar.
Novel Sample Project
Added 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland' sample Novel project.

New in Celtx 2.7 (Jan 4, 2010)

New in Celtx 2.5 (Nov 6, 2009)

New in Celtx 2.0.2 (Jun 17, 2009)

New in Celtx 2.0.1 (Apr 20, 2009)

New in Celtx 2.0 (Feb 25, 2009)

New in Celtx 1.0 (Jun 9, 2008)

Scheduling Enhancements
We have made substantial changes to the "just in time" Scheduling module.
You can now generate standard Scheduling Reports that will include all the information added during the Breakdown process, like Characters, Actors, Locations and Props.
Start & End Shoot Date - Select your Start and End Dates for your shoot to create a professional Schedule for your media production
Calendar View - You can review and print your Schedule in either a week or month calendar view.
Shoot Days - A Report can be generated for each Shoot day, detailing all the production requirements added during the breakdown process.
Call Sheet - Generate an industry standard Call Sheet for each day of your Production.
Scene Summary - Replacing the awkward strip board, the Scene Summary Report will tell you what Scenes have been Scheduled, Unscheduled or Completed.
Catalogs
We added a new Catalog feature.
Catalogs are a database view of all the information in your Project. The Catalogs will automatically track and organize all of your Production information. Mark-ups conducted through the Sidebar will get added to the Catalog.
There are three types of Catalogs.
Master Catalog - The Master Catalog is automatically included in each Project. It will contain all the Production information from every department. The Production Forms can be edited, sorted and searched.
Sub-Catalogs - You can also add Production Department specific Catalogs, like for Props or Set Design or Wardrobe. These Sub-Catalogs will automatically track any Production item tagged as belonging to that Department.
Manual Catalog - You can also add a Manual Catalog to your Project. You can then add any Production Item to the Manual Catalog by dragging the Production Item from the Master Catalog or Sub-Catalog to the Manual Catalog.
Crew Form - We have also added a new Crew Form. These Crew Forms can be used to keep track of people working on the Project. The Crew Forms can be tagged to a Scene so that the Crew information is added to the Scheduling Module helping you to keep track of what and who is needed on a particular shooting day.
Sidebars
We re-invented the Sidebar, adding three tabs, one each for Notes, Media and Production Items.
Notes - These should prove handy for the writers, allowing for a much easier process of adding and reviewing Notes. The Notes in the Sidebar will auto-sync to whatever Scene the cursor is placed in.
Media - Any Media can be added to your Script - pictures, video or sounds files - using the new Sidebar. Similar to Notes, the Media displaying in the Sidebar will automatically sync to whatever Scene the Cursor is place in.
Production Items - We simplified the process of breaking down a script by streamlining the Sidebar. Breaking down your script will go much faster, Production Item Tab in the Sidebar allowing for rapid categorization and tagging. Production Items added in the Sidebar will get automatically added to the Master Catalog (and any corresponding Sub-Catalog).
Storyboard Enhancements
There are a slew of new features and improvements made to the Storyboard Module.
Generally, we have tried to better integrate the Storyboard with a Script and provide better navigation and support for Media.
Thumbnails of images - Celtx now auto generates thumbnails of any image added to the Storyboard, providing a much better look for reviewing and printing.
Standard scrollbar - We got this figured out at last, adding a standard scrollbar to the Storyboard.
Aspect Ratio - The Aspect Ratio of any added image is now maintained in the Storyboard.
Keyboard shortcuts - The Storyboard now supports normal cursor behaviour, with the arrow keys, space bar, etc. all behaving normally.
Shot type - Every image added to the Storyboard can be given a shot tag (eg. Close Up, Wide, etc.)
Column Layouts - You can view and print your Storyboard in a 1, 2 or 3 column format.
Script to Storyboard - The Add Item feature now allows you to select a specific script when adding a Storyboard. The Storyboard will be integrated with that selected script, the Scenes in the Script and Sequences in the Storyboard syncing with each other.
Adapt To Option
Simple to use, this powerful new feature will allow you to adapt any script in to any other kind of Celtx supported script format. Turn a Screenplay in to a Stageplay, or a Stageplay in to a Comic or an AV project in to a Radioplay all in one click.
Context click a script in the Project Library to access the Adapt To feature and select what kind of Script you want to turn it in to.
Scene Navigator Toggle - Use Index Card Titles / Scene Headings
Alternative Scene Headings in the Index Cards can now be viewed in the Scene Navigator. This will allow you to more easily identify and tell the difference between two scenes whose slug line is identical.
Comic Book Template
We have added a new Comic Editor.
The new Comic Template provides support for all the standard comic elements: Page, Panel, Caption, Bubble Type, and Bubble.
Use the Typeset feature to generate a Panel List Report.
iPhone interface
We added a new iPhone optimized interface for accessing your Projects on the Celtx Server. Named 'My Celtx' you can use this new iPhone interface to review your scripts remotely.
We will be adding additional features to this iPhone interface over the coming months.
Changes to HTML Forms
We made a number of changes to the Production Items and Story Deevelopment Forms.
A new Crew Form was added to help keep track of the who when producing your Project.
Regular users will also notice that many of the Forms will be auto-populated to include a list of the scenes that a person, Character or Production item is used in.
Character Forms can now be tagged with a specific Actor Form. This will help you organize your Production and the new Scheduling Features will keep track of what Actors are needed on what days based on the role they are playing.
House Keeping
Two items worth mentioning here.
One is that we have made many bug fixes to 1.0, the two most important of which are both related to the Save issue some people were experiencing. The second relates to the Celtx interface.
As to the Save issue, third party sweep and clean applications will no longer interfere with the Celtx save process. We have also solved what is known as the 'double opening' problem by getting Celtx to ignore any second attempt to open a Project that is already opened.
As to the Celtx interface, we've made a few changes, mostly subtle. If you're looking for the Scratchpad feature, it is now accessed through a sub-tab at the bottom of the editor.

New in Celtx 0.996 (Nov 14, 2007)

Client Fixes
Status Bar
Create an account option works
Edit online profile opens in Web Services Tab
Typeset
total page count bug fixed
Project Library
Duplicate item option duplicates in memory changes
Upload Bug
Fixed false message bug "Version on server is newer. Overwrite it with your local version?"
Pagination (in editor)
Pagination performance improved
Login
Leading spaces for a username are ignored
Reports
Miscellaneous, Mechanical FX, Special Equipment category items now appear in the reports
Stageplay & AV Script (performance bug)
Full length AV scripts load much faster
Text Doc Print Preview Crash
Fixed print preview segfault issue
Stageplay
Page break no longer occurs prior to the first Act when pagination is enabled
Full length stageplay documents load much faster
Wording of scene navigator delete confirmation corrected when an Act is deleted.
Cut and Paste
Minor improvements to cutting and pasting of text
Schedule
Scheduling A/V script no longer produces an empty scene list
Calendar
Add/remove of events to/from a calendar functions properly
Title Page
"By" line is editable
Alignment of contact information is left-justified
Title Bar
File name is displayed in the title bar
Server Fixes
Typeset A4
"(Continued)" now appears at the bottom of the page
Dual Dialog (Screenplay and Stageplay)
Dual dialog displays correctly on Project Central
Index Cards
Index Cards are displayed on Project Central
Project Central User Comments List
User link on comment points to page listing all user comments
Email Notifications
Email notifications sent for project invitation, updates and comments
Notification checkbox in user profile (enabled by default)
Notification includes link to the project
Shot List Numbering
Revise numbering of shots to 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 ...
Upload Project and Publish Settings
If the user has set the Publish option to "Publish most recent version" then an upload of the project will automatically update project central.
Design Change
added Motion Sketches to main page

New in Celtx 0.995 (Sep 14, 2007)

New Editors
Audio Plays
A new Audio play editor has been added that can be used to create standardized radio scripts or podcasts.
AV (Dual Column)
A new dual column-AV editor supports documentary filmmaking, the creation of music videos and the making of general AV projects. AV Scripts are semi-formatted in the editor, and then converted in to the Dual Column format by the TypeSet feature.
Improved Editors
Text Editor
We have added new features for controlling the fonts and layout.
Font face, size and colour
Numbered Lists
Bulleted Lists
Indenting
Document width (A4, North American)
Zooming
Screenplay Editor
A Dual Dialogue feature has been added that works in conjunction with the TypeSet feature.
Highlite two Characters and their respective Dialog elements (only two at a time but you can do multiple selections to create stacked Dual Dialogs) that you want to display as DD and click on the DD icon in the tool bar (next to the 'Note' button). An icon will show up in the editor next to the DD. Running the TypeSet will then provide the DD layout for local printing or generating a PDF.
New Zoom options in the editor
Right Click Contextual Formatting
New Keyboard short cuts
Alt-S will short cut to the Script Menu
Ctrl (arrow up or arrow down) will navigate scene by scene
Index Cards
Each Editor has an Index Card sub-tab. These Index Cards are tied to the Scenes in the Editor so that changes made to either the Index Card or the Script will sync with the other. Some other Index Card features...
Front of the Index Card
The front of each Index Card will auto-populate with the first 40 words in the Scene (this is not editable in the Index Card). The Scene Header will also auto-populate with is editable (and automatically reflected in the script).
Back of the Card
The Index Cards can be 'flipped'. You can then add notes to the back of each card.
Drag & Drop
The Index Cards can be dragged and dropped by grabbing an Index Card directly or by moving the cards in the Navigator.
Plot Line Colours
You can colour code each Index Card. Your colouring scheme will get reflected both in the Index Card and Scene Navigators.
Printing
The Index Cards have their own Print dialog, providing options for layout and printing with or without colours.
Zooming
Mutiple Zoom settings have been added to make it easier to see and manage the Index cards.
Storyboard Improvements
Creatives can now add images to sequences in batches, as well as play selected sequences in the Viewer.
Typeset Feature
Perhaps the most innovative feature to be added to 995 is the LaTex enabled TypeSet.
LaTex is a powerful typesetting tool that provides superior formatting controls. We've taken the complexity out of using LaTex by having the Celtx Server do all the formatting for you. Lots of formatting options are provided (eg. Mores/Continueds, Scene Numbering, Paper size etc.)
You no longer have to sign in to use Typeset and create a PDF and we've added https encryption for private and secure data transmission.
Drag & Drop Document Management
You can now drag and drop documents from one project in to another. Select a document in your Project Library (eg. a prop form) and drag it in to the Library for another Project.
Dot Celtx files
Our clever developers have figured out a way to make a Celtx Project Folder behave like a file. Celtx Projects will now 'Save As...' a *.celtx file extension. The new *.celtx file is actually a zipped folder with a special wrapper to make it look like and behave like a standard computer file. Double clicking on the *.celtx file will launch Celtx. You can still unzip the dot Celtx file using any standard unzip application to gain access to individual Project documents.
New Splash Screen
We have upgraded the Celtx Splash Screen to provide direct access to popular templates (eg. Films, Documentaries, Stageplays, Radioplays etc.)
Copy Project Item
You can make a copy of any Project item (right-click)
Project Templates
You can make your own Project template (under 'File...'). New Project Templates will appear in the New Splash Page.
Save Options Settings
You can now set the auto save feature to "Automatically Save Project" every 5, 10, 15, 1/2 hr, 1 hr.
Shot Word Options
The Script Options include the ability to add your own shot words
Server Side Development
Status Bar User Sign In /Out
A Status bar has been added to let you know if you're logged in to the Celtx Server.
Event Notifications
If you're logged in, the Status Bar will notify you any time someone has updated a shared Project or added a comment to one of your Projects on Project Central.
Web Services
We added a new versioning system (Snapshots) and new options for tagging your Project for genre, language (as in English, French, Italian etc.) and to request reviews. A new Inbox Tab in the Web Services provides a history of any notification messages.
Project Central Development
Project Central Re-design
We gave Project Central a kick in the pants, re-designing the whole layout and added new features. Search has been improved as well and the new tags (eg. genre, language, review requests) will appear on PC.New Editors
Audio Plays
A new Audio play editor has been added that can be used to create standardized radio scripts or podcasts.
AV (Dual Column)
A new dual column-AV editor supports documentary filmmaking, the creation of music videos and the making of general AV projects. AV Scripts are semi-formatted in the editor, and then converted in to the Dual Column format by the TypeSet feature.
Improved Editors
Text Editor
We have added new features for controlling the fonts and layout.
Font face, size and colour
Numbered Lists
Bulleted Lists
Indenting
Document width (A4, North American)
Zooming
Screenplay Editor
A Dual Dialogue feature has been added that works in conjunction with the TypeSet feature.
Highlite two Characters and their respective Dialog elements (only two at a time but you can do multiple selections to create stacked Dual Dialogs) that you want to display as DD and click on the DD icon in the tool bar (next to the 'Note' button). An icon will show up in the editor next to the DD. Running the TypeSet will then provide the DD layout for local printing or generating a PDF.
New Zoom options in the editor
Right Click Contextual Formatting
New Keyboard short cuts
Alt-S will short cut to the Script Menu
Ctrl (arrow up or arrow down) will navigate scene by scene
Index Cards
Each Editor has an Index Card sub-tab. These Index Cards are tied to the Scenes in the Editor so that changes made to either the Index Card or the Script will sync with the other. Some other Index Card features...
Front of the Index Card
The front of each Index Card will auto-populate with the first 40 words in the Scene (this is not editable in the Index Card). The Scene Header will also auto-populate with is editable (and automatically reflected in the script).
Back of the Card
The Index Cards can be 'flipped'. You can then add notes to the back of each card.
Drag & Drop
The Index Cards can be dragged and dropped by grabbing an Index Card directly or by moving the cards in the Navigator.
Plot Line Colours
You can colour code each Index Card. Your colouring scheme will get reflected both in the Index Card and Scene Navigators.
Printing
The Index Cards have their own Print dialog, providing options for layout and printing with or without colours.
Zooming
Mutiple Zoom settings have been added to make it easier to see and manage the Index cards.
Storyboard Improvements
Creatives can now add images to sequences in batches, as well as play selected sequences in the Viewer.
Typeset Feature
Perhaps the most innovative feature to be added to 995 is the LaTex enabled TypeSet.
LaTex is a powerful typesetting tool that provides superior formatting controls. We've taken the complexity out of using LaTex by having the Celtx Server do all the formatting for you. Lots of formatting options are provided (eg. Mores/Continueds, Scene Numbering, Paper size etc.)
You no longer have to sign in to use Typeset and create a PDF and we've added https encryption for private and secure data transmission.
Drag & Drop Document Management
You can now drag and drop documents from one project in to another. Select a document in your Project Library (eg. a prop form) and drag it in to the Library for another Project.
Dot Celtx files
Our clever developers have figured out a way to make a Celtx Project Folder behave like a file. Celtx Projects will now 'Save As...' a *.celtx file extension. The new *.celtx file is actually a zipped folder with a special wrapper to make it look like and behave like a standard computer file. Double clicking on the *.celtx file will launch Celtx. You can still unzip the dot Celtx file using any standard unzip application to gain access to individual Project documents.
New Splash Screen
We have upgraded the Celtx Splash Screen to provide direct access to popular templates (eg. Films, Documentaries, Stageplays, Radioplays etc.)
Copy Project Item
You can make a copy of any Project item (right-click)
Project Templates
You can make your own Project template (under 'File...'). New Project Templates will appear in the New Splash Page.
Save Options Settings
You can now set the auto save feature to "Automatically Save Project" every 5, 10, 15, 1/2 hr, 1 hr.
Shot Word Options
The Script Options include the ability to add your own shot words
Server Side Development
Status Bar User Sign In /Out
A Status bar has been added to let you know if you're logged in to the Celtx Server.
Event Notifications
If you're logged in, the Status Bar will notify you any time someone has updated a shared Project or added a comment to one of your Projects on Project Central.
Web Services
We added a new versioning system (Snapshots) and new options for tagging your Project for genre, language (as in English, French, Italian etc.) and to request reviews. A new Inbox Tab in the Web Services provides a history of any notification messages.
Project Central Development
Project Central Re-design
We gave Project Central a kick in the pants, re-designing the whole layout and added new features. Search has been improved as well and the new tags (eg. genre, language, review requests) will appear on PC.