Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 - Manual (Page 32)

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Video
• Only the main video track will be displayed.
• Only the first QuickTime movie in the session
will be 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 will display and play back only
the video playlist that was last active. Alter-
nate video playlists will not be available.
• Video regions and video region groups will
not be shown or saved.
Sharing Pro Tools HD 7.2
Sessions with Previous
Versions of Pro Tools LE or
M-Powered
Opening Pro Tools HD 7.2 Sessions with
Pro Tools LE or M-Powered 7.x
A Pro Tools HD 7.2 session can be opened with
some earlier versions of Pro Tools LE or M-Pow-
ered 7.x, but certain session components will
open differently or not at all.
When opening a Pro Tools HD 7.2 session with
Pro Tools LE or M-Powered 7.x, the following
will occur:
Tracks
• Any tracks beyond the first 32, as well any in-
active tracks, will be set to voice off.
• Any assignments to busses beyond 32 will be
made inactive.
• Any Instrument tracks beyond 32 will be
made inactive.
• Multichannel surround tracks will be re-
moved from the session.
• Unavailable input and output paths will be
made inactive.
• TDM plug-ins with RTAS equivalents will be
converted; those without equivalents are
made inactive.
• VCA Master tracks will be removed and any
uncoalesced VCA automation will be
dropped.
• Any uncoalesced Trim automation will be
dropped.
Groups
• All groups beyond the first 26 (Bank 1, Groups
a–z) will be dropped.
• Mix Groups will keep only Main Volume in-
formation.
• Mix/Edit Groups will keep only Main Volume
and Automation Mode information.
• Automation overflow information for
grouped controls will not be preserved.
• Group behavior of Solos, Mutes, Send Levels,
Send Mutes will not be preserved.
• Solo Mode and Solo Latch settings will be
dropped.
Saving Pro Tools HD 7.2 Sessions to
Pro Tools 5.1 -> 6.9 Format and Opening
Them in Pro Tools LE
A Pro Tools 7.2 session cannot be opened with
Pro Tools LE versions 6.9.x or lower.
To save a Pro Tools 7.x session so it is compati-
ble with Pro Tools LE version 5.1 -> 6.9.x, use
the File > Save Copy In command to choose the
“Pro Tools 5.1 -> 6.9” session format, then open
the session with Pro Tools LE.