How to upload a script to your production
There are two ways to get a script into Proscene: during the new-production wizard, or from the Documents tab of an existing production. This page covers both, plus what happens when your script is a scan.
Upload during production setup (new shows)
On the wizard's Cast list & characters step, drag your script PDF onto the dropzone or click Upload script & auto-fill. The file uploads right away and becomes the production's default script when you launch, so you never re-upload it.
Decide whether AI reads the cast
The Auto-fill cast from this script checkbox is on by default: AI reads the PDF and drops the characters into your editable roles list a minute or two later. Untick it to opt out. The script still uploads and becomes your default script, and you can run the AI read any time later from the Script tab.
Or upload from the Documents tab (existing shows)
In your production, open Documents and upload the PDF, setting its document type to Script. It appears in the document list like any other file. Uploading here never runs AI automatically; analysis is a separate, manual action.
Set it as the default script
Open the script row's options menu (the three-dot button) and choose Set as default script. The Script tab now opens this file for everyone on the production. If you upload a revised draft later, set the new file as default the same way.
Let Proscene handle scanned PDFs
If the file is a scan or photocopy with no real text layer, Proscene detects it and offers Make searchable, both right after a single script upload and as a banner on the Script tab. It OCRs every page in your browser (a few minutes for a full script) and installs a searchable copy as the new default script, keeping the original. Until then, text tools like select, find, and text highlighting stay off.
Open the Script tab to confirm
Go to the production's Script tab. Your PDF should render with the tool sidebar on the left and the toolbar along the top. If you see "No script uploaded yet", no document is marked as the default script yet; go back to step 4.