Changelog

Script Studio v2 — Storyline tier, multi-format export, Save Protection

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A month after Script Studio launched, we shipped a major rework — Script Studio v2.

This isn’t just new features. It’s the entire screenwriting workflow, redesigned.


Why v2

After v1, screenwriters told us:

  • The hierarchy stops at Episode → Scene — missing storyline tracking
  • No way to export a whole season at once to a co-writer
  • Scene cards get cramped when you need to edit many fields
  • No dedicated “Deliver” flow

v2 rewrites the entire navigation.


Four-tab navigation: Plan / Scenes / Write / Deliver

Script Studio v2 splits the screenwriting workflow into four clear stages:

Tab Purpose
Plan Storylines, structure, characters, world settings
Scenes Scene cards, scene table, drag-to-reorder
Write Drop into the actual scene-level writing
Deliver Export, review, hand off

Each tab has its own optimized UI, no more mixing.


Storyline tier — story tracking

New: Storyline management:

  • Main / sub / character arcs tracked in parallel
  • Each storyline shows which episodes / scenes it appears in
  • Drag-to-reorder, inline edit, instant search
  • Visual storyline timeline — see exactly which arc climaxes in which episode

Especially valuable for long shows (10+ episodes).


Deliver tab — multi-format export

The most-requested feature — one-click export of a whole series / season / episode:

  • 📄 Taiwan industry-standard format
  • 🎬 Hollywood standard format
  • 📝 Fountain (plain-text, markdown-like, collaboration-friendly)
  • 📑 PDF (with watermark, page-number strategy, single-PDF for whole season)
  • 📘 Word .docx (preserves structure when edited downstream)
  • 👥 Character Bible — exportable separately as PDF / Word / Markdown

Each format previews in real time — no need to download to check.


Trash View — hierarchical recycle bin

Deleting a series doesn’t disappear it. It enters Trash:

  • Cascade behavior — delete a series, its seasons / episodes / scenes all enter Trash
  • Promote — restore a single episode by skipping its parent series
  • Bulk permanent delete — checkbox + clear-all for when you’re sure

A lifesaver for the screenwriter who slipped on the trackpad.


Save Protection — no more lost drafts

This change has no UI of its own, but it’s the most important one for writers: the entire auto-save system was rewritten.

Previous versions had rare edge cases that could lose drafts:

  • Closing a tab while a save was still pending
  • PWA auto-update triggering before edits flushed
  • Refreshing the page with local pending changes

The new useDebouncedSave system covers all three paths — every exit action force-flushes.

Nothing is more terrifying for a long-form writer than losing a draft. This rewrite eliminates that risk.


Hybrid Insight Dashboard

While we were at it — the Insight dashboard added a hybrid view:

  • Hero (Soul Map) + Overview side by side
  • Heatmap + Rhythm KPI sidebar
  • 4 minimal SVG charts

The whole dashboard is denser and more scannable.


Next week

Korean (한국어) UI rewrite + Script Studio Import (RTF / FDX / Final Draft) + Streaks system.

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