Migration guide · Slugline
Bring the Slugline draft you mean to continue into Plot, verify the formatted pages, and name the imported state. AI analysis and reviewable rewrites can then work inside the structured project beside collaborators, semantic diffs, and parallel draft lines.
First-hour path
Switching is a file you can name, not a weekend of retyping.
FDX or Fountain from the draft you mean to keep.
Create the shared project before anyone rewrites.
Read the summary. Warnings are decisions, not noise.
A save point is the rollback if the first pass fails.
Export PDF or FDX when production asks — not before.
Open the .fountain screenplay you actually want to continue and save a local copy. If you have been using Live Compare, decide which of the two files is canonical before import rather than carrying an unresolved fork forward.
Open Plot, create the screenplay, and invite collaborators who need to inspect the landing. The project — not an emailed Fountain attachment — will become the shared source of truth.
Use Import / Export to select the Slugline .fountain file. Spot-check forced scene headings, lyrics, dual dialogue, notes, and title-page fields, then read any import warnings before moving on.
Create a save point such as Imported from Slugline — Aug 28. That immutable moment replaces the manual comparison file as the baseline you can inspect or restore later.
Use an analysis skill or a reviewable rewrite pass against the structured screenplay, compare it with the named Slugline baseline, and open a draft line for the next alternate. Export PDF or FDX when the handoff requires it.
No. Slugline uses Fountain, which Plot imports directly. Save the .fountain file, import it, and review the resulting screenplay before naming the baseline.
Name the imported script as a save point. Later, compare that moment with the current screenplay or restore it; use a draft line when you want two versions to continue in parallel rather than comparing two separate files.
Yes. Export Fountain from Plot and open that source in Slugline. Name the export moment first, and avoid editing both copies at once unless you intend to create another explicit handoff.
