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MOVIE MAGIC BUDGETING

Movie Magic Budgeting is an innovative budgeting and cost estimation tool used by production professionals around the world. It features an intuitive, flexible format that allows users to create
and edit comprehensive budgets of all sizes, for all types of productions.

Movie Magic Budgeting Box Your production budget is the blueprint that demonstrates how your project will get made. The decision to fund will be based on the information laid out in the budget. Originally, a variety of spreadsheets and other financial data were assembled manually and constantly reworked to accommodate different scenarios. But then came Movie Magic.

The most widely used production budgeting application, Movie Magic Budgeting 7 offers a range of budgeting tools and flexibility not found elsewhere. Workflows are designed with an awareness of the complexities of production and the ever-changing issues facing finance professionals. Explicit levels of detail, multiple comparisons, and complete analysis of multiple scenarios are just a mouse click away.

Based on continuous feedback from you, the user, Movie Magic Budgeting 7 saves time, increases efficiency, and prepares budgets that allow your team to make the best production decisions possible.

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Latest Release Notes
To learn more about recent updates and known issues, please consult with the latest Release Notes.

What’s New

Movie Magic Budgeting Ball Intuitive Navigation
Navigate with ease through your budget with the redesigned Movie Magic Ball. You may also opt to work using Classic Movie Magic keystrokes.

Movie Magic Applied Credit Apply a Credit
Apply credits from tax incentives, production rebates, or other credits directly to your Topsheet.You can even add multiple credits to cover complex spend requirements.

Movie Magic Import Schedule Import Your Schedule
Get a head start on your budget by importing your Movie Magic Scheduling 5 library. Bring over your Elements and totals without having to re-enter your data.

Version Comparison Chart

Program Feature	CMMB 5.7	EPB 6	MMB 7	Description
Import from Scheduling				Import Movie Magic Scheduling 5 Elements into budgeting Library
MMB 5.7 Keyboard				Navigate throughout the budget using Classic keyboard shortcuts
Navigation Ball				Return of the Classic Movie Magic Budgeting navigation ball
Enhanced Contractual Charges				Exclude subgroups and line items from Contractual Charges
Global Groups				Put related Globals into Groups for quicker access
Notes				Add assumptions and justifications notes to any line in the budget
4th Level Worksheet				Create 4th Level spreadsheets that can perform calculations and link to Detail lines in the budget
Budget Comparison				Compare two or more budgets and display variance, percentage variance, or average
Subset Budgets				Create subsets of the master budget based on tags within Detail lines
Auto Backup				Restore from any auto backups that are performed in the background
PDF Printing				Create PDFs of any report or table
Copy/Paste to Excel				Copy and paste areas of the budget to Excel® for further analysis
Formula Maker				Quickly create formulas using a Globals calculator
Additional Detail Columns				Identify the budgeted currency, sets, and locations in additional dedicated columns
Additional Multiplier Column				Perform an additional level of calculation at the Detail Level
Fringes on Topsheet and Accounts				Display Fringes by major account on both the Topsheet and Accounts Level in addition to the Details Level
Print in Color				Print color-coded Groups within your budget
NEW Applied Credits				Apply production credits to your budget and show a net total
NEW Enhanced Groups				More accurate Group totals based on include/exclude settings
NEW Easier Licensing				Easier for the user to license product and get started faster

Minimum System Requirements

End User License Agreement

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