What comes across in a .mmsx file
Each breakdown sheet in the project becomes a scene on Storiara's board, and the strip order, day breaks, and boneyard carry over.
| In Movie Magic Scheduling | In Storiara |
|---|---|
| Scene numbers, synopsis, and script pages | Scene number, description, and script page |
| Eighths | Scene page count |
| Set, I/E, D/N, and script day | Heading details and script day |
| Cast Members, with Board ID | Cast, ranked by Board ID |
| Other breakdown categories | Props, wardrobe, vehicles and animals, makeup and hair, and similar lists |
| Stripboard and day breaks | The board, by date and order |
| Banners | Company moves, notes, holidays, days off, and meals |
| Boneyard | Unscheduled scenes |
| Calendar | Shoot dates, including weekend work, holidays, and travel days |
Storiara doesn't model units, sequences, episodes, or comments on a sheet, and categories such as Security, Additional Labor, and Notes become production notes on the scene. Storiara keeps the original .mmsx with the project, so those fields are still there when you export the file again.
Importing a project file
- On Projects, open More ways to start and choose Switching from Movie Magic or StudioBinder. Inside a project, the same dialog opens from Import from Movie Magic or StudioBinder on the Scenes page.
- Under Exported from, choose Movie Magic Scheduling: project file (.mmsx).
- Pick the file. You can add an optional contacts file as CSV or Excel at the same step.
- Click Preview and check what the file contains.
- Under Import into, choose the current project or a new one, then click Import.
- When the import finishes, click Open schedule.
If you only have a report, the same list accepts a One-line or Breakdown report exported to Excel. You get less from a report than from the project file, so use the .mmsx when you have it.
Sending a schedule back
Open Export in the schedule toolbar and choose Movie Magic Scheduling project (.mmsx). It opens in Movie Magic Scheduling 10 with the breakdown sheets, elements, stripboard, and day breaks. The tagged script (.fdx) option under the same heading is for building a fresh schedule there with File > Import Script.
The Movie Magic reports group has twelve reports as PDF or Excel, including the One-Line, Shooting Schedule, and Day Out of Days. How to print the schedule covers the rest of the export menu.
Keeping the two versions straight
Storiara rebuilds its stored Movie Magic project a few seconds after the schedule changes, so the next export reflects the current board. Moves made in Movie Magic Scheduling only reach Storiara when you import the file again, so agree with your AD which copy is the working schedule before anyone starts moving strips.
Limits
- Files must be .mmsx from Movie Magic Scheduling 10. Older .msd files need to be opened there and saved as .mmsx first.
- Uploads can be up to 20 MB.
- Importing takes edit access to the schedule. Exporting a .mmsx takes access to the Day Out of Days, because the file holds the cast's work days.
- Only the first breakdown and stripboard are synced, and strips in a second normal segment move into the first. A sheet that matches no scene is dropped unless it is blank.
- Several stripboards and sub-boards, editable strip colour rules, strip layouts, and linked elements aren't built into Storiara's own screens. That data stays in the file.
Troubleshooting
- If a project file won't load, check that it was saved by version 10 and has the .mmsx extension. A .msd file has to go through Movie Magic Scheduling first.
- If the Exported from list is set to a report, the upload expects a spreadsheet layout. Switch it to the project file option.
- A message that Movie Magic files aren't set up means the format isn't available on your account yet. Contact support.