M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 336)

Pro Tools Reference Guide 318
Sharing Sessions Created on
Different Pro Tools Software
Versions
Pro Tools makes it easy to share sessions be-
tween different software versions of a particular
Pro Tools system (such as sharing sessions be-
tween Pro Tools HD 8.0 and Pro Tools HD 7.x).
Sharing Pro Tools HD 8.0 Sessions
with Lower Versions of
Pro Tools HD
Opening Pro Tools HD 8.0 Sessions with
Pro Tools HD 7.4.x
A Pro Tools HD 8.0 session can be opened with
Pro Tools HD 7.4.x, but certain session compo-
nents open differently or not at all.
When opening a Pro Tools HD 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.
• Pitch transpositions of Elastic regions re-
moved.
• Chord markers are removed.
Opening Pro Tools HD 7.4 or Higher
Sessions with Pro Tools HD 7.3.x or 7.2
A Pro Tools HD 7.4 or higher session can be
opened with Pro Tools HD 7.3.x or 7.2, but cer-
tain session components open differently or not
at all.
When opening a Pro Tools HD 7.4.x or higher
session with Pro Tools HD 7.3.x or 7.2, the
following occurs:
• All that occurs when opening a Pro Tools HD
8.0 session with Pro Tools HD 7.4.x.
• Elastic Audio-enabled tracks open without
Elastic Audio and region durations revert to
the timing of the original source file.
• 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 HD 7.2 or Higher
Sessions with Pro Tools HD 7.1 or 7.0
A Pro Tools HD 7.2 or higher session without
video tracks or VCA Masters can be opened with
Pro Tools HD 7.1 or 7.0, but certain session com-
ponents open differently or not at all.
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 or higher
session with Pro Tools 7.3.x, you are
warned that you are opening a session cre-
ated with a newer version of Pro Tools and
that not all session components will be
available.
When opening a Pro Tools 7.4 or higher
session with Pro Tools 7.2, 7.1, or 7.0, you
are not be warned that not all session com-
ponents will be available.