M-AUDIO Pro Tools Recording Studio - Manual (Page 337)

Chapter 16: File and Session Management and Compatibility 319
When opening a Pro Tools HD 7.4 or higher
session with a version of Pro Tools HD 7.1 or
7.0 the following occurs:
• All that occurs when opening a Pro Tools HD
7.4 or higher session with Pro Tools HD 7.3.x
or 7.2.
Tracks
• VCA Master tracks are removed and any unco-
alesced VCA automation is dropped.
• Any uncoalesced Trim automation is dropped.
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.
Saving Pro Tools HD 8.0 Sessions to
Pro Tools 5.1 -> 6.9 Format
Pro Tools 7.x and higher sessions cannot be
opened with Pro Tools versions 6.9.x through
5.1.
To save a Pro Tools 8.0 session so it is compati-
ble with Pro Tools version 6.9.x through 5.1, use
the File > Save Copy In command to choose the
Pro Tools 5.1 -> 6.9 Session
format.
When saving a Pro Tools HD 8.0 session to
Pro Tools HD 5.1 -> 6.9 format, the following
occurs:
Tracks
• Elastic Audio-enabled tracks are saved un-
transposed, unwarped, and region durations
revert to the timing of the original source file.
• Instrument tracks are split into separate Aux-
iliary Input and MIDI tracks.
• VCA Master tracks are removed and VCA au-
tomation is coalesced to the corresponding
slave tracks.
• Trim automation playlists are coalesced to
their corresponding automation playlists.
• Fader Gain levels and automation breakpoints
higher than +6 dB are changed to +6 dB.
Pro Tools HD 7.2 or higher sessions that
contain video tracks or VCA Masters can
only be opened with Pro Tools HD 7.1cs3
and higher.
Pro Tools 8.0 supports file sizes up to
3.4 GB. However Pro Tools 5.1 through 6.9
on Mac only support file sizes up to 2 GB.
If your session references audio files larger
than 2 GB, be sure to edit and consolidate
regions as necessary to reference only files
smaller than 2 GB.