M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 294)

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Exporting
Pro Tools lets you export audio, video, MIDI, re-
gion groups, and session data by:
• Using the Send Via DigiDelivery command
• Using the Export to Sibelius or Send to Sibelius
command (MIDI only)
• Using the File menu Export commands:
• Selected Tracks as New AAF/OMF
• MIDI
• Score
• Session Info As Text
• Using the Tracks Right-click menu:
• Send To Sibelius command (Score Editor
only)
• Export MIDI command
• Using the Region List menu:
• Export Region Definitions command
• Export Regions as Files command
• Export Region Groups command
Audio Conversion on Import
Depending on the properties of the audio files
you are importing, you can add, copy, or con-
vert the files:
‹ When files are added to a Pro Tools session,
they remain at their current hard drive location
and are not moved or copied. The session refer-
ences the original files where ever they are on
your system.
‹ When files are copied into the session, the
original files remain where ever they are on your
system and are copied to the session’s Audio
Files folder and are then added to the session.
The session references the copied files, not the
original files.
‹ When files are converted into the session, the
original files remain where ever they are on your
system and are copied to the session’s Audio
Files folder and converted to the session’s audio
file format, sample rate, and bit depth. The ses-
sion references the converted files, not the orig-
inal files.
Files That Can Be Added to a Session without
Conversion
Mono and split stereo (or split multichannel)
audio files that are of the same audio file format,
sample rate, and bit depth of the session can be
added to the session without conversion and
with or without copying the files to the session’s
Audio Files folder.
Files That Must Be Converted on Import
Pro Tools automatically converts files that don’t
match the session’s audio file type, sample rate,
or bit depth. Audio files that don’t match the
session audio file type, sample rate, and bit
depth must be converted on import. Pro Tools
also splits interleaved audio files into multiple
mono files.
If region definitions are present in an audio file,
you can convert and import the audio for a re-
gion without importing the entire parent audio
file using the Import Audio command.
You can enable the Automatically Copy
Files on Import option in the Processing
Preferences page to be sure to always copy
files to the session’s Audio Files folder when
importing audio by drag and drop.
Pro Tools 7.x and higher does not support
audio file names that contain certain ASCII
characters (see “Opening a Session that
Contains Audio File Names with Illegal
Characters” on page 311).