Cinewright™Comparison
Cinewright and Movie Magic compared
Updated 21 October 2026
Short answer
Movie Magic Budgeting and Movie Magic Scheduling, from Entertainment Partners, are established desktop programs for Mac and Windows, sold by subscription. Cinewright Budgeting and Scheduling is one Mac app, bought once, with free apps for iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch that link the office to the set. Cinewright is finished and launches through Kickstarter in late 2026 or early 2027; it is not on sale yet.
Updated 21 October 2026
What each product is
Movie Magic Budgeting and Movie Magic Scheduling are made by Entertainment Partners. Their website describes downloads for Windows and macOS, subscriptions by the month or year, and an EP Account sign-in for the current version of Movie Magic Budgeting. Sources: EP support, working offline, Movie Magic Scheduling. Official site: ep.com.
Cinewright Budgeting and Scheduling is a Mac app for script breakdown, production stripboard scheduling and budgeting, made by Damon Winters. It is bought once, with no account and no server. CW Office for iPad, Cinewright Reader and Cinewright for iPhone and iPad are free, with Pro on iPhone and iPad a one-time unlock.
Side by side
Facts about Movie Magic come from Entertainment Partners’ own website, read on 21 October 2026. “Not stated” means we did not find it on their pages; it does not mean the feature is missing.
| Cinewright | Movie Magic | |
|---|---|---|
| Budgeting | Yes, in Budgeting and Scheduling | Yes, Movie Magic Budgeting |
| Scheduling and stripboard | Yes, in the same app | Yes, Movie Magic Scheduling (a separate program) |
| Computers | Mac; Windows in development | Windows and macOS |
| iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch apps | Yes: CW Office, Reader, Cinewright and the Apple Watch slate remote | Not stated |
| Purchase model | Bought once: $299, one person on two computers (prices) | Subscription, monthly or annual |
| Account sign-in | None | EP Account login with multi-factor authentication (Movie Magic Budgeting) |
| Working offline | Yes, for as long as you need | Movie Magic Budgeting 10: up to seven days offline, then it asks to connect and verify the subscription |
| Several people on one schedule | Shared editing (beta), through the production folder | Movie Magic Scheduling: real time in the same schedule, with presence and view or edit permissions |
| Fringes and globals | Yes | Yes |
| Languages | 16 | Not stated |
When Movie Magic may suit you better
- You need software you can buy and use today. Cinewright is not on sale until its Kickstarter campaign in late 2026 or early 2027.
- You work on Windows now. Budgeting and Scheduling for Windows is in development.
- Your studio, payroll company or accountant works with Entertainment Partners’ other products, such as SmartAccounting, which Movie Magic Budgeting integrates with.
- You rely on vendor training courses (EP Academy) and live chat support, which Entertainment Partners offers.
- Your team already shares Movie Magic libraries and budgets and wants to keep one system.
Moving your files
Cinewright Budgeting and Scheduling opens these Movie Magic exports:
- Movie Magic Budgeting XML, and EP Vista XML and text
- Movie Magic Scheduling breakdown exports and .sex exchange files
- It writes Movie Magic Budgeting XML (beta) and a scheduling exchange (.sex) file (beta).
Coming from Movie Magic
- A 12-step tour in Help ▸ Tutorials names each Movie Magic word and shows where Cinewright’s control is
- An optional Movie Magic–style key set (Settings ▸ Keyboard), taken from Entertainment Partners’ published shortcuts; not every shortcut is matched, and Cinewright’s own never change
- Watch the video
Questions
Can Cinewright open my Movie Magic budgets?
It opens Movie Magic Budgeting XML exports, and EP Vista XML and text. Each import is previewed before anything is added.
Can Cinewright open my Movie Magic schedules?
It opens Movie Magic Scheduling breakdown exports and .sex exchange files.
Is Cinewright made by or connected to Entertainment Partners?
No. Cinewright is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Entertainment Partners.
When will Cinewright be available?
Cinewright is finished and launches through a Kickstarter campaign in late 2026 or early 2027; nothing is on sale yet. See the prices.
Movie Magic, Gorilla and Showbiz are trademarks of their respective owners. Movie Magic Budgeting and Movie Magic Scheduling are products of Entertainment Partners; Gorilla is a product of Jungle Software; Showbiz Budgeting is sold by Cast & Crew LLC. Cinewright is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by these companies. Comparisons are based on information published on each company’s own website as of 21 October 2026. Cinewright™ is a trademark of Damon Winters.