M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 338)

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• Long names are shortened to 31 characters.
• The following attributes are dropped:
• Region groups
• Region loops
• Sample-based MIDI regions
• Sample-based MIDI tracks
• Inserts F–J and any associated automation
• Sends F–J and any associated automation
• Marker/Memory Locations 201–999
Groups
• All groups beyond the first 26 (Bank 1, Groups
a–z) are dropped.
• Mix Groups keep only Main Volume informa-
tion.
• Mix/Edit Groups keep only Main Volume and
Automation Mode information.
• Automation overflow information for
grouped controls is not preserved.
• Group behavior of Solos, LFEs, Mutes, Send
Levels, Send Mutes is not preserved.
• Solo Mode and Solo Latch settings are
dropped.
Video
• Only the main video track is displayed.
• Only the first QuickTime movie in the session
is displayed or played back.
• If the session contains QuickTime movies in
the Region List but no video track, the session
opens with a new QuickTime Movie track
containing the first QuickTime movie from
the Region List.
• The Timeline displays and plays back only the
video playlist that was last active. Alternate
video playlists are not available.
• Video regions and video region groups are not
shown or saved.
Language Compatibility
• The Limit Character Set option must be en-
abled and you must select a single language
and character set.
Saving Pro Tools HD 8.0 Sessions to
Pro Tools 5.0 Format
Pro Tools 7.x and higher sessions cannot be
opened with Pro Tools version 5.0.
To save a Pro Tools 8.0 session so it is compati-
ble with Pro Tools version 5.0, use the File > Save
Copy In
command to choose the Pro Tools 5.0
Session format.
When saving a Pro Tools HD 7.4 session to
Pro Tools 5.0 format, the following occurs:
• All that occurs when saving a Pro Tools HD
8.0 session to Pro Tools HD 5.1->6.9 format.
• Multichannel surround tracks are removed
from the session.
• Inactive tracks are removed from the session.
• Tracks assigned to “No Output” are routed to
Busses 31 and 32.
• Tracks or sends assigned to Busses 33–64 are
routed to Busses 31 and 32.
• Tracks assigned to multichannel paths or sub-
paths of multichannel paths are routed to
Busses 31 and 32.
• Sends assigned to multichannel paths or sub-
paths of multichannel paths are dropped.
• Tracks or sends assigned to stereo paths refer-
ring to even/odd channels (such as 2–3) are
routed to Busses 31 and 32.
• Multi-mono plug-in instances are dropped