Two Standard Reports
G-Casper Pro reads Movie Magic Scheduling 10 from two reports every copy can already produce, saved as PDF. There is no custom report template to install in Movie Magic and no plugin. The same path works for Movie Magic 6.
Exporting From Movie Magic
The Import page shows these steps under How to export from Movie Magic Scheduling:
| Version | Shooting Schedule | Breakdown Sheet |
|---|---|---|
| MMS 10 | Reports > Stripboard > Shooting Schedule, export as PDF | Reports > Breakdown > Breakdown Sheet, export as PDF |
| MMS 6 | Cmd+P / Ctrl+P, choose Shooting Schedule 1 Template, print to PDF | Cmd+P / Ctrl+P, choose Breakdown 1 Template, print to PDF |
The Two PDFs
On the Import page, open the Movie Magic tab and drop each file on its slot: Shooting Schedule PDF and Breakdown Sheet PDF. G-Casper Pro detects whether they came from MMS 6 or 10. If it guesses wrong, use the Not right? link to switch.
| What it supplies | |
|---|---|
| Shooting Schedule | Shoot days and dates, the order of scenes on each day, and the banners between them |
| Breakdown Sheet | Scene numbers, descriptions, sets, INT/EXT, D/N, page counts, cast and the other breakdown elements |
Check the Result
The import creates the production, its days and a call sheet for each shoot day. Before you build on it, open a couple of days and compare them with the stripboard. A PDF import reads the page as printed, so a report with unusual column settings can come across wrong.