M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 339)

Chapter 16: File and Session Management and Compatibility 321
Sharing Pro Tools LE 8.0 Sessions
with Lower Versions of
Pro Tools LE
Opening Pro Tools LE 8.0 Sessions with
Pro Tools LE 7.4.x
A Pro Tools LE 8.0 session can be opened with
Pro Tools LE 7.4.x, but certain session compo-
nents open differently or not at all.
When opening a Pro Tools LE 8.0 session with
Pro Tools HD 7.4.x, the following occurs:
• Inserts F–J and any associated automation are
removed.
• Regions from audio files larger than 2 GB ap-
pear offline.
• Sessions that use mixed file formats must con-
vert audio files to a single file format
• Pitch transpositions of Elastic regions re-
moved.
• Chord markers are removed.
Opening Pro Tools LE 8.0 Sessions with
Pro Tools LE 7.3.x
A Pro Tools LE 7.4.x or higher session can be
opened with Pro Tools LE 7.3.x, but certain ses-
sion components open differently or not at all.
When opening a Pro Tools LE 7.4 or higher
session with Pro Tools LE 7.3.x, the following
occurs:
• All that occurs when opening a Pro Tools LE
8.0 session with Pro Tools LE 7.4.x.
Tracks
• Any Elastic Audio-enabled tracks open with-
out Elastic Audio and all audio regions on
those tracks are at their original duration. All
warping is lost.
• Sessions with mixed language characters sup-
ported in Unicode may not open or, if they do
open, Pro Tools displays “garbage” text.
Opening Pro Tools LE 7.3.x or higher
Sessions with Pro Tools LE 7.1 or 7.0
A Pro Tools LE 7.3.x or higher session that does
not contain video tracks can be opened with
Pro Tools LE 7.1 or 7.0, but certain session com-
ponents open differently or not at all.
When opening a Pro Tools LE 7.3.x or higher
session with a version of Pro Tools LE 7.1 or
7.0, all items that occur when opening a
Pro Tools LE 7.4 session with Pro Tools LE 7.3.x
or 7.2 occur, plus the following:
• All that occurs when opening a Pro Tools LE
7.4.x or higher on Pro Tools LE 7.3.x.
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.
When opening a Pro Tools 8.0 session with
Pro Tools 7.4.x, you are warned that you
are opening a session created with a newer
version of Pro Tools and that not all session
components will be available.
When opening a Pro Tools 7.4 session with
Pro Tools 7.3.x, you are warned that you
are opening a session created with a newer
version of Pro Tools and that not all session
components will be available. When open-
ing a Pro Tools 7.4 session with Pro Tools
7.1, or 7.0, you will not be warned that not
all session components will be available.