X‐Ray Mode

X‐Ray Studio

X-Ray Studio is a high-performance analysis dashboard designed to give you deep insight into your screenplay's pacing, character dynamics, and production requirements.

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Entering X-Ray Studio

Type /xray in the editor to open the studio. Fount will analyze your script in real-time and present the data across four specialized panes.

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1. Pulse (Pacing & Energy)

The Pulse pane visualizes the "heartbeat" of your script by analyzing the balance between Action and Dialogue.

• Script Overview: Key metrics including estimated runtime, total word count, and scene count.
• Narrative Balance: A circular visualization showing the global ratio of Action vs. Dialogue across the entire script.
• Pacing By Scene: A detailed, scrollable table listing every scene with visual percentage bars indicating the specific action/dialogue density for that scene.

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2. Ensemble (Character Balance)

Ensemble helps you track character presence and interactions to ensure no one is getting lost in the shuffle.

• Character Shares: A bar chart of the top 10 characters by dialogue volume, with an "Others" category to account for minor roles.
• Interaction Matrix: A scrollable list showing how often specific pairs of characters appear in the same scene together.
• Balance Pie Chart: A visualization of the dialogue distribution among your main cast.

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3. Blueprint (Structural Audit)

Blueprint provides a high-level view of your script's architecture.

• Scene Breakdown: Lists every scene with its page count and a visual length bar.
• Structural Audit: Automatically flags scenes exceeding 3 pages (marked with (!)) to help you identify potential pacing issues or scenes that might need trimming.

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4. Inventory (Production Tags)

Inventory is a powerful tool for production planning, indexing every production tag you've added to your script.

• By Scene (Left Pane): A breakdown of assets required for each specific scene.
• All Tags (Right Pane): A global inventory of all tracked assets (Props, Wardrobe, VFX, etc.) grouped by department.
• Navigation: Use Tab to switch focus between the Scene and Global panes.

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Navigation & Controls

X-Ray Studio uses a simplified navigation system to keep you focused on the data.

Shortcut	Action
1	Open Pulse (Pacing)
2	Open Ensemble (Characters)
3	Open Blueprint (Structure)
4	Open Inventory (Production)
Tab	Switch focus between panes (Inventory only)
Up / Down	Scroll data in the active pane
Esc	Return to the Editor

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