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What's New:

• Spanish and German Language Support added
• Global Math - Globals can be defined as mathematical expressions of other Globals. Globals can now be combined mathematically in the Budget Grid. For instance: ShootDays * FeetPerDay.
• Subgroups - Detail Items can now be assigned to one or more Subgroups. Any Subgroup can be included or excluded from budget.
• Added optional SubTotal and Fringe Amount columns
• Can now select Breakouts totals as target for SummaryContract Fee
• Phases can now be added or subtracted from budget with new Custom Summation Phase type.
• New fields added to Edit Detail window, including OT base and Hours and Misc Taxable and Misc Non-Taxable
• New "Auto-Fit Text" feature automatically shrinks text to fit columns, making column width adjustments much easier. This works on both screen and print-outs.
• Can now import from Showbiz Scheduling application.
• Detail can now be pasted directly to the Budget Grid. Previously you needed to first click the destination Detail List
• When pasting detail items into budget grid, user is now offered option to retain original account numbers.
• Added option to print budgets with phase colors and summary shading.
• When attempting to add a duplicate account number, app now offers option to replace existing account.
• Maximum number of Phases raised to 256
• Detail Items added from PO Edit window now assume PO Date.
• New filtering option added when printing PO Report: All, Actualized, Non-Actualized.
• Added color picker to comments tab
• PC envelope pulldown menu on PC Transfer window is now sorted alphabetically
• When adding detail, dialog now asks permission before adding new vendor names to Vendor Database.

• 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: Cost Reports, Petty Cash Reports & Envelopes, Purchase Order Logs, and new Calendar – Plus! The PDF writer let’s you e-mail reports to anyone in the world!
• Importing/Exporting - You can import your Feature Budget from Movie Magic and Cinergy using a Tab delimited format. Also, export to Excel or MediaWin. And finally, import from MediaWin, Media Services Payroll, Powerbid, Pointzero, or Showbiz Commercial Time Cards.