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Guide to Movie Magic Budgeting

May 24, 2025

Movie Magic Budgeting Manual

Overview

  • Movie Magic Budgeting (MMB) is the entertainment industry standard tool for projecting project costs.
  • Access the manual for MMB 10 at MMB Docs.
  • Navigate using the menu or Contents. Options to navigate articles include PREVIOUS and NEXT buttons.
  • Stay updated with the latest product changes via Release Notes.

Getting Started

  • Topics:
    • Getting MMB
    • Installing
    • Logging In & Out
    • Getting Help
    • Minimum Requirements

Projects & Budgets

  • Main Sections:
    • Open & Manage Budgets Screen
    • Projects
    • Budgets
    • Templates
    • Saving & Working Offline
    • Accounting Integrations
    • Importing & Exporting Budgets

Budget Navigation

  • Key Features:
    • Navigation Overview
    • Columns and Variance
    • Selecting and Highlighting
    • Cut, Copy, & Paste
    • Split Screen Mode
    • Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Calculations

History & Versions

  • Functions for Undo & Redo
  • Maintaining History
  • Version Management

Preferences

  • System Preferences
  • Budget Preferences:
    • Budget Preferences Overview
    • Fringe Settings
    • Rate Column Settings
    • Account Coding

Topsheet

  • Overview of Topsheet
  • Topsheet Structure
  • Production Totals

Accounts & Details

  • Accounts
  • Details

Tools

  • Setup Tools:
    • Setup and Library features
    • Fringes, Units, and Location settings
    • Global configurations
    • Currency and Contractual Charges management
  • Apply Tools:
    • Fringes, Groups, and Currency applications
    • Management of Globals, Locations, and Sets
    • Contractual Charges and Credit Adjustments

Notes & Find

  • Notes
  • Find:
    • Find & Replace
    • Specific searches for Descriptions, Fringes, Globals, etc.

Reports & Printing

  • Reports Overview
  • Sections included in Reports
  • Customizing Cover Page, Header, and Footer

Budget Management

  • Budget Comparison
  • Sub-Budgets

Communication

  • Sending Budgets:
    • Sending and Receiving Copies

Additional Help


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