# FDX Handoff & Production Export > Moving scripts between Final Draft, Fountain, PDF, and Inkwell Plot without losing structure — and what to expect on the edges. Moving scripts between Final Draft, Fountain, PDF, and Inkwell Plot without losing structure — and what to expect on the edges. ## What is FDX and why does production still ask for it? FDX is Final Draft's XML format — the lingua franca many production offices expect. Inkwell imports and exports FDX so you can write in Fountain-native Plot and hand off to coordinators who live in Final Draft. ## How do I import a Final Draft script? Open Plot → Import / Export → Final Draft (.fdx). Inkwell parses scene headings, cues, and dialogue into structured Fountain data. Review import warnings before continuing if metadata cannot map one-to-one. ## How do I export for submission or production? Use the same menu for PDF (reading copies) and FDX (systems). PDF uses industry margins; FDX preserves structure for round-trip. Export after save points so you know which version left the building. ## Where do locked scripts and revision colors fit? Inkwell's full production pipeline connects production-draft locking, the WGA revision-color sequence, locked pagination, frozen A-page labels in PDF export, breakdowns, and delivery handoff. The same structured screenplay and save-point history carry the draft from first lock through each issued revision. ## Common questions ### Will Fountain break my Final Draft workflow? No — Fountain is the in-editor source format; FDX is an export/import handoff. You are not trapped in plain text for production. ### Does Inkwell support dual dialogue and transitions on import? Standard Fountain and FDX elements map into Plot. Edge cases surface as import warnings rather than silent drops. ## Put it into practice Open Plot and run the workflow on your own draft — save points and skills work on day one. [Open Plot free](https://app.inkwell.software/signup) [See pricing](https://www.inkwell.software/pricing) ## Related reading - [FDX](https://www.inkwell.software/glossary/fdx) [Final Draft’s native XML format — still the file many coordinators, studios, ...](https://www.inkwell.software/glossary/fdx) - [Fountain](https://www.inkwell.software/glossary/fountain) [An open, plain-text markup for screenplays. Light conventions — scene heading...](https://www.inkwell.software/glossary/fountain) - [Locked Script](https://www.inkwell.software/glossary/locked-script) [A shooting draft whose page and scene numbers are frozen so every department ...](https://www.inkwell.software/glossary/locked-script) - [Revision Colors](https://www.inkwell.software/glossary/revision-colors) [The industry color sequence (white, blue, pink, yellow, and onward) used to m...](https://www.inkwell.software/glossary/revision-colors) [Start a screenplay in Plot](https://app.inkwell.software/signup) --- Canonical page: