Using Franklin Covey sized paper for everything
K, so I like the Franklin-Covey sized binders, the kind that hold the 5.5 x 8.5 paper. I just like the size. It ain't too big, and it ain't too small. Trouble is, I want to convert stuff to fit it.
So, here are some items of note while I am trying to force filmmaking forms, papers, and documents to fit:
A5 is the closest standard size (Why don't they just have a 5.5 x 8.5 paper size?) So I took an image of a storyboard template and made it small enough for that, then I used Photoshop's print with preview to move it around so it would fit on the page. Neeto! I have storyboard paper! I stuck the paper back in to print on the back, but I shifted the image to the other side so it would not print on the holes. Great! Double-sided storyboard paper.
Next, I wanted to print my script and scene breakdown so it would fit on the paper. Unfortunately, the script program and movie planning program would not let me control it enough... I could get it small enough, but it would try to print over the holes.
So, I exported to RTF, and pulled it into word. In word, I started by fixing the displayed margins... MoviePlanner 1.0 tends to make RTFs that are a bit wacked... so I just selected everything and fixed them.
Then, I select "File>Page Setup" from the menus. In the Margins tab, I set every margin to 0.5", including the gutter. I also selected "Mirror Margins" so as I print every other page, the text will stay away from the holes. Then, on the "Paper Size" tab, I changed the paper size to 5.5 by 8.5 (yippy! Custom sizes!)
Take a look at it in Print Preview and it looks good. Now and choose "File>Print" from the menus. This will bring up the print dialog, and make sure to choose "odd pages" in the "Print: Pages in range" drop down. Also, choose "Scale to Paper Size" of A5. This will fix a bug in word that thinks you are loading your paper in the center of the printer, rather than on the side where it is. If you get a warning that something will be printed out of the boundaries of the paper, you forgot to set the "scale to paper size".
Once the odd pages are printed, flip the stack of paper over, stick the paper back in and print even pages. They should be all be in the right order, ready to go.
Sometimes that doesn't work. Movie Magic Screenwriter (for instance) creates RTF files that get wiggy when you try to change the page size. So, the solution is to not change the page size.
Instead of changing anything, once you have the document open, just choose print from the menu and set that "Scale to Paper Size" thingie to A5, and there you go! Every should look good. Does not give you as much control, but works.
Sometimes that doesn't work. Movie Magic Screenwriter (for instance) creates RTF files that get wiggy when you try to change the page size. So, the solution is to not change the page size.
Instead of changing anything, once you have the document open, just choose print from the menu and set that "Scale to Paper Size" thingie to A5, and there you go! Every should look good. Does not give you as much control, but works.
So, here are some items of note while I am trying to force filmmaking forms, papers, and documents to fit:
A5 is the closest standard size (Why don't they just have a 5.5 x 8.5 paper size?) So I took an image of a storyboard template and made it small enough for that, then I used Photoshop's print with preview to move it around so it would fit on the page. Neeto! I have storyboard paper! I stuck the paper back in to print on the back, but I shifted the image to the other side so it would not print on the holes. Great! Double-sided storyboard paper.
Next, I wanted to print my script and scene breakdown so it would fit on the paper. Unfortunately, the script program and movie planning program would not let me control it enough... I could get it small enough, but it would try to print over the holes.
So, I exported to RTF, and pulled it into word. In word, I started by fixing the displayed margins... MoviePlanner 1.0 tends to make RTFs that are a bit wacked... so I just selected everything and fixed them.
Then, I select "File>Page Setup" from the menus. In the Margins tab, I set every margin to 0.5", including the gutter. I also selected "Mirror Margins" so as I print every other page, the text will stay away from the holes. Then, on the "Paper Size" tab, I changed the paper size to 5.5 by 8.5 (yippy! Custom sizes!)
Take a look at it in Print Preview and it looks good. Now and choose "File>Print" from the menus. This will bring up the print dialog, and make sure to choose "odd pages" in the "Print: Pages in range" drop down. Also, choose "Scale to Paper Size" of A5. This will fix a bug in word that thinks you are loading your paper in the center of the printer, rather than on the side where it is. If you get a warning that something will be printed out of the boundaries of the paper, you forgot to set the "scale to paper size".
Once the odd pages are printed, flip the stack of paper over, stick the paper back in and print even pages. They should be all be in the right order, ready to go.
Sometimes that doesn't work. Movie Magic Screenwriter (for instance) creates RTF files that get wiggy when you try to change the page size. So, the solution is to not change the page size.
Instead of changing anything, once you have the document open, just choose print from the menu and set that "Scale to Paper Size" thingie to A5, and there you go! Every should look good. Does not give you as much control, but works.
Sometimes that doesn't work. Movie Magic Screenwriter (for instance) creates RTF files that get wiggy when you try to change the page size. So, the solution is to not change the page size.
Instead of changing anything, once you have the document open, just choose print from the menu and set that "Scale to Paper Size" thingie to A5, and there you go! Every should look good. Does not give you as much control, but works.
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