The First Ever Budgeting & Actualization Software for Film, TV, & Commercials! The new version 7 includes a cost report plus Actuals imports from Point Zero & PowerBid.

From Prep -
Create any type of budget from commercials, music video, feature film, TV, corporate video, post production, and still photography.

To Shoot -
Showbiz Budgeting keeps working as well. Its built-in actualization tool lets you track purchase orders, petty cash envelopes, payroll and more.

To Wrap -
Showbiz Budgeting delivers the reports you need to make your wrap package look sharp.

REASONS TO BUY SHOWBIZ BUDGETING

First Ever Commercial, Film & TV Budgeting, and Actualization Software – With budgeting features that rival Movie Magic, Showbiz Budgeting doesn't stop there. Once your project has the greenlight, Showbiz Budgeting will track your budget against actuals with variances and more.

Unlimited Budget Formats – AICP, AICE, CICP, Corporate Video, Film and Television – including all available studio charts of accounts.

Contains Both Macintosh and Windows Applications – Off one license, you can authorize both your Macintosh and Windows computers for home/office convenience.

Save Time Using Globals, Fringes, and Sub-Groups – All the power of Movie Magic wrapped in an easy to learn and use budgeting & actualization package.

Track Purchase Orders – Keep track of your POs during or after production with the Purchase Order System. As actual cost items are entered, Showbiz Budgeting tallies the charges against each P.O. When finishing actualization, you can print out a detailed PO log. You can also print the actual PO from Showbiz Budgeting.

Manage Petty Cash Envelopes – The Petty Cash system helps you keep track of PC envelopes and all PC expenses. You can record cash transfers to and from the bank, or between envelopes. Running subtotals for each line number are always visible, and PC expenses are instantly plugged into the actual.

See the Detail Level - While You're at the Topsheet or Account Level – A long-awaited feature in budgeting software today is the ability to see the details at the same time as you view the Topsheet or Account level. Well, the wait is over.

Comprehensive Set of Reports – In addition to the Budget Form you select, Showbiz Budgeting can print out detail reports, PC reports, PC envelopes, PO logs, or check registers. Showbiz Budgeting works with any graphic printer. Laser printers produce AICP forms or any budget form created. All reports look like they came from a professional printer.

Welcome to the Next Level – We all know and love our Movie Magic Budgeting. But when the production starts, Movie Magic stops. Showbiz Budgeting keeps working well past the budgeting process. Showbiz Budgeting keeps working during the production; and when you're wrapped, Showbiz Budgeting delivers the reports you need to make your wrap package look sharp.

BENEFITS

Both Mac & Windows for any size or style of project: from commercials, music video, feature film, television, corporate video, to post production, still photography and more, Showbiz Budgeting handles the toughest budgeting problems.

When production starts Showbiz Budgeting keeps working too. Its built-in actualization tools lets you track purchase orders, petty cash envelopes, payroll and more. When you’re wrapped Showbiz Budgeting delivers the reports you need to make your wrap package look sharp.

Jumpstart your budget with the most comprehensive set of budget forms ever. Templates are included for Feature Film and Television, the AICP form, the AICE form, the CICP form, Corporate Videos. Also included are multicolumn AICP forms that allow you to budget multiple locations or projects side by side.

FEATURES

Fringes - Point and Click, that’s it. Simplicity with the power to define flat or percentage fringes for union names, overtime, P&W, and rate information for an unlimited number of cities or production modes.

Globals - Globals speed up the budgeting process by storing commonly used numbers. Store days worked for crew, amount of feet of film, or many other time saving Globals. As always, Globals will allow you to speed up changes to the budget and allow the fast creation of what-if scenarios.

Phases - The Phases feature allows a budget to be split up into distinct segments for "What if" scenarios. You can have Multi-city or Multi-country budget comparisons. You can also have a Budget, Working Budget, and Actual phase at one time on the same budget – you’re in complete control.

Flexible Crew Entry - Showbiz Budgeting can define a crew schedule in days and hours. (For example: two 12-hour days and one 14-hour day.) Overtime can be calculated automatically according to the union assigned for each line.

Actuals - Each budget contains estimates as well as actuals – making it easy to see your estimated figures right alongside the actuals.

Detail Items - You can enter as many individual cost items on each line as you like. The window can be split to show detail items and the budget simultaneously. Detail can be entered for the estimated side or actual side. Actual details can record whether the charge is a check, credit card, invoice, timecard or petty cash. Showbiz Budgeting gives you the power to track it all.

Purchase Order System - Keep track of your POs during or after production with the Purchase Order System. As actual cost items are entered, Showbiz Budgeting tallies the charges against each PO. When finishing actualization, you can print out a detailed PO log. You can also print the actual PO directly from Showbiz Budgeting.

Petty Cash System - Showbiz Budgeting can keep you organized during prep, shoot, and wrap. The Petty Cash system helps you keep track of PC envelopes and all PC expenses. You can record cash transfers to and from the bank, or between envelopes. Running subtotals for each line number are always visible; and PC expenses are instantly plugged into the actual itself.

Printing/Reports - In addition to the printing your Budget Summary, Accounts, and Details, Showbiz Budgeting can print out a plethora of detailed reports including: Petty Cash Reports, Petty Cash Envelopes, Purchase Order Logs, and more.

Importing/Exporting - You can import your Feature Budget from Movie Magic and Cinergy using a Tab delimited format. Also, quickly share data with MediaBid 5.23 or lower using the standard Showbiz Budgeting Import/Export format. Additionally, you can export your budgets, PO Logs, and check logs to MediaWin Accounting.

REQUIRES

64 MB RAM

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"Finally, someone has made a tool that is as easy to use as Movie Magic Budgeting, plus tracks all your actuals throughout the entire production process. Whether your submitting an AICP/AICE form or a budget for Film & Television, Showbiz Budgeting can handle them all.

Showbiz Budgeting is Magic. It’s saving us hours of pain."

-- Doug Renfro