Movie Magic Release Notes

Feature Update for New Movie Magic Scheduling 10

• Advanced Find & Replace

  • Search and Update Across Your Entire Schedule: The new Advanced Find & Replace feature lets you quickly locate and update information across hundreds of strips in seconds.

  • Reduce Errors and Save Time: Preview changes before applying them and make bulk edits to avoid missed instances and costly mistakes.

  • How It Works:

    • Search within specific fields like Scene Description, Location, or custom fields.

    • Use flexible operators (Contains, Equals, Not Equals) and toggle case sensitivity.

    • Preview all changes before committing bulk updates.

• Print & Download for Board and Calender

  • Generate Professional Boards and Calendars Instantly: Print or export your stripboards and calendars as PDFs for immediate sharing and offline access.

  • Customizable and Clean Output: Automatically formatted for readability with smart page breaks and layout controls.

  • How It Works:

    • Print stripboards with adjustable column widths and strip heights.

    • Export calendar views as PDFs or print directly, with options for weekdays-only or full week.

    • Add headers and footers with production info for context.

    • Batch print multiple reports for complete production packages.

• Episodic Features Enhancements

  • Streamline Multi-Episode Scheduling: Manage multi-episode workflows with ease—crossboarding, block shooting, and multi-unit scheduling all in one place.

  • Prevent Conflicts and Optimize Resources: Automatically detect conflicts and group scenes to reduce costs and avoid delays.

  • How It Works:

    • Toggle episode visibility in the breakdown designer while preserving scene identity.

    • Schedule scenes from multiple episodes on the same day with clear indicators.

    • Group location-based scenes across episodes to reduce moves and maximize efficiency.

    • Create sub-boards for each unit with independent start dates feeding into a master schedule.

    • Automatically flag conflicts for cast, location, and equipment before they impact production.

• Export Enhancements

  • Share Schedules Anywhere: Export to Excel or PDF for easy sharing and analysis.

  • Preserve Data Integrity: All information and formatting transfer correctly for analysis or distribution.

  • How It Works:

    • Export full breakdown data to Excel with functional formulas.

    • Generate high-resolution PDFs with customizable layouts and embedded metadata for searchability

Feature Update for New Movie Magic Scheduling 10

• Date Range Controls for Reports
  • Focus on Specific Dates: You can now tailor your reports to highlight only the dates that matter most to your production.
  • Clearer and More Relevant Reports: By focusing on specific date ranges, your reports will be more concise and relevant.
  • How It Works:
    • On the Reports page, adjust the FROM and TO date fields to set your desired date range.
    • The default range covers your full schedule, but you can customize it to fit your needs.
    • Once set, the date range applies to all eligible reports within the sub-board, ensuring consistency across your output.
• Scenes and Pages on the Calendar
  • Track and Manage Scenes and Pages: You can now add Page Numbers and Scenes per Day on the Calendar View and Calendar Report.
  • Detailed Overview of Production Schedule: This enhancement provides a clear and detailed overview of your production schedule, making it easier to track and manage scenes and pages on a daily basis.
  • How It Works:
    • In the Calendar View and Calendar Report, you can now see Page Numbers and Scenes per Day.
    • You can toggle the scenes and pages from the View dropdown, making it easy to customize your view and stay on top of your schedule.
    • This feature helps you keep track of your daily production activities and ensures that you stay on top of your schedule.

Feature Update for New Movie Magic Scheduling 10

Red Flag Manager

• New Feature: Add and manage Red Flags across various date ranges on the calendar to quickly identify scheduling conflicts. Red Flags are global across boards and included in conflict reports.
• Dedicated Tab: Access the Red Flag Manager from its dedicated tab.
• Calendar Integration: Red Flags appear on the calendar, with consecutive days displayed as date ranges and single days as individual line items.
• Customization Options: Select Red Flag types, add notes, associate flags with specific elements, and choose flag colors during initial creation or editing.
• Shortcut Features: Hold ‘Shift’ to select spans of days or CTRL/CMD for multiple individual days. Right-click on the calendar to add Red Flags directly.
• Conflict Notification: Conflicts are highlighted with warning icons visible across MMS 10, including headers, calendar tabs, elements tabs, and DOOD timelines.

International Date Format

• New Feature: You can now choose your preferred date format, bringing consistency to your reports and calendars. This update is perfect for anyone working with international schedules, making it easier to stay aligned across time zones.
• Customization: Through system preferences, you can quickly toggle between formats as you work on different schedules. This is a global setting and applies to all dates throughout the application.

Calendar Report

• New Report: Generate and share comprehensive reports that effectively replicate what's on your calendar for distribution.
• Customization: Further customize your calendar report by clicking "Edit" to modify the Report Name, filter strips by Category, and enable or disable calendar sections.
• Export Options: Update layout settings and choose to export as PDF or print your report.

Feature Update for New Movie Magic Scheduling 10

• Recently Opened Schedules

  • Quickly access recently opened schedules through the File Menu without returning to the main menu.

• Copy and Paste Banners

  • Copy and paste informational banners within the Board or across Sub-boards.
  • Double-click a banner to edit without starting from scratch.

• Drag and drop Event in Calendar

  • Drag and drop Events across days to update dates.
  • Manually opening each event to change dates is no longer required.

• Linked Element Support

  • Build-in category elements, like sets or locations, can now link to any other category element (e.g., set dressing or props).
  • Relationships, such as sets always linked to certain props, are automatically reflected across all related areas.

• Report Enhancements for Elements

  • Bold and italicize fields in Element Detail and Breakdown reports for personalized formatting.
  • Key fields are now easier to distinguish in reports through formatting options.

• Left Rail Report Organizer

  • Organize the left rail in the Reports section to prioritize the most important reports.
  • Quickly access top reports by sorting them in order of importance.

• Merge Elements Improvements

  • Select two or more elements and choose which one to merge into.
  • A dropdown list enables easy selection of elements without the need for typing.
  • Merge functionality activates only when two or more elements are selected.

• Visibility and Calendar Improvements

  • Outside borders are now available in the Board and reports for improved visibility.
  • Calendar strips or optimized to focus only on weekdays.
  • Minor enhancements improve usability for frequently accessed features.

Feature Update for New Movie Magic Scheduling 10

Product Feature Name Changes

• "Stripboard" is now “Board”.
• "Segment" is now “Sub-board".

Split Screen Enhancements

• Utilize side-by-side split screen views and drag-and-drop capabilities.
• Add elements to your strips more quickly, manage your board, and build your reports efficiently.

Multi-Episode Schedules

• Ensure precise and intuitive scheduling for multiple episodes within the same schedule.
• Use new episodic log and sub-board features for block shooting and cross-boarding.

Multi-Unit Schedules

• Create unlimited schedules for all your production units.
• Manage units all shooting on the same day with ease using the new sub-board.

Conflicts

• Handle double bookings or scheduling conflicts across multiple units and adjust schedules accordingly.

Merge Elements

• Merge elements and customize calendar view by element or category.

Customizable Calendar View

• Add elements to your strips more quickly, manage your board, and build your reports efficiently.
• Double-check background actor requirements for upcoming weeks and ensure casting is set.
• Adjust schedules dynamically based on vehicle availability.
• Fully customize an interactive calendar, allowing you to choose exactly what you see and make changes on the fly.

Customizable Board and Report Layout

• Customize banner and strip background colors.

Feature Update for Movie Magic Scheduling 10

• Merge Elements

  • Merge elements to consolidate inconsistent naming in scripts into a single and organized element.

• Keyboard Shortcuts in Help Menu

  • Access a quick reference list of all Movie Magic Scheduling shortcuts in the Help Menu to optimize workflows.

• Search & Replace Enhancements

  • Find and replace empty text values or placeholder spots in bulk.

• Stripboard Customization Updates

  • Add vertical lines and apply bold or italic fonts for enhanced customization in the Stripboard.

• Calendar Day Options

  • Toggle specific dates and exclude weekends to customize the calendar display.

Performance Update for Movie Magic Scheduling 10

Performance Improvements for macOS

• We've resolved a performance issue affecting Apple Silicon MacBooks (M1, M2, and newer ARM-based). The application is now built as a "universal" version, supporting both ARM64 and x64 architectures, ensuring smoother performance on all macOS devices. This release includes updates to the build process that combine both ARM64 and x64 versions before notarization, leading to improved compatibility and performance on Apple Silicon devices.

Feature Update for Movie Magic Scheduling 10

• Drag and Drop Design Customization

  • Customize a One-Line or shooting schedule layout in the Stripboard Designer using the drag-and-drop design option.

• Designer Breakdown Customization

  • Use the drag-and-drop option to customize the Breakdown Report layout without clicking through fields and dropdowns.

• Detail Report Layout Adjustments

  • Drag, drop, and resize cells in Detail Reports to match with other reporting layouts.

• Export One-Line Report

  • Export the One-Line Report in Excel format (.xlsx) in addition to the existing PDF export option.

• Find & Replace

  • Search and replace within fields like Scenes, Synopsis, and Comments in bulk with the Replace function.

• Autosave

  • Enable Autosave to help prevent data loss while you work.

Feature Update for Movie Magic Scheduling 10

Split Screen Viewing

• View the Stripboard side-by-side with the Breakdown screen for streamlined navigation.
• Cross-compare these two functionalities at once.

Add Event —Start Date by Default

• When adding an Event, if there are no Day Breaks for the current Segment, the system uses the Start Date as the default option for From and To dates.

Breakdown Sheet Enhancements: Linking Multiple Elements, Hiding Unused Categories, and Adding Events from Elements Find an improved workflow with fewer clicks from your Breakdown Sheet:

• Select multiple Elements at once in a Category dropdown.
• Hide unused Categories from Breakdown by toggling the HIDE EMPTY option in the screen header.
• Add Events from Elements to help you keep track of important project-related occurrences that affect an Element’s availability without navigating away from where you are working.

Stripboard Interface Improvements

• Customize your column widths to more easily review and differentiate between selected or non-selected Strips by selecting Stripboard Strip Designer from the Design menu

Report Design and Layout Updates

• Choose to show or hide report names, adjust font sizes, change Strips’ colors, reduce the size of Strips’ font, and access page break options to tailor your reports. Go to the Reports tab and select the Layout dropdown. Toggle to select your choices, Show Report Name and Show & Segment.

Element List Report

• Run the Element List Report to get into the details of your project’s Elements, like cast members, props, and vehicles, within a selected Category. To access this report, go to the Reports tab. Select Element Details in the left-side menu.