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The Project browser displays the following:

Audio Files Folder

Contains all of the audio files

currently referenced by the session, regardless of
where they are located.

Fade Files Folder

Contains all of the fade files

referenced by the session, regardless of where
they are located.

Render Sources Folder

Contains all files that

have been imported into the session, but are still
being converted, copied, or processed.

Video Files Folder

Contains any video files refer-

enced by the session.

Each of the folder types in the Project browser
has an Expand/Collapse icon. Clicking the icon
shows or hides all of the files in the sub-group.
The folders displayed in the Project browser are
session-specific groupings of files, not physical
folders on disk.

Locating Parent FIles of Regions

The Project Browser can be set to automatically
highlight the parent file of any region selected
in the Pro Tools Region List.

To highlight the parent file of a selected region:

Select a region in the Region List. If the Region

List Selection Follows Track Selection

preference is

enabled, you can select a region on a track.

From the Region List menu, select Select Par-

ent in Project Browser

Figure 14. Project browser

Folders and

files

Browser menu
and toolbar

When the Select Parent in Project Browser
option is enabled, the Project browser auto-
matically highlights the parent file of any
file or region selected in the Region List.