Avid Technology Pro Tools HD 7.2 - Manual (Page 29)

Chapter 2: System Configuration, Session and Navigation Enhancements 23
Importing Region Groups
To import a region group using the Pro Tools File
menu:
1 Choose File > Import > Region Groups and se-
lect the region group you want to import.
2 In the Region Group Import Options dialog,
choose where the region group will go:
New Track Creates a new track where the region
group will be imported.
Region List Imports the region group into the
Region List, where it will be where it will be
available to place into tracks.
3 If you chose to create a new track, choose a lo-
cation for the imported group in the track:
Session Start Places the group at the start of the
session.
Song Start Aligns the beginning of the group to
the Song Start point.
Selection Aligns the beginning of the group to
the edit cursor or to the beginning of a selection
in the timeline.
Spot Displays the Spot dialog, which lets you
spot the group to a precise location based on
any of the Time Scales.
4 Select any of the following import options:
Import Tempo Map from Region Group File When
selected, replaces the session tempo map with
the tempo map of the region group. This option
is only available when importing the region
group to the Session Start.
5 Click OK.
Sharing Pro Tools HD 7.2
Sessions with Previous
Versions of Pro Tools HD
Opening Pro Tools HD 7.2 Sessions with
Pro Tools 7.x
A Pro Tools HD 7.2 session can be opened with
some earlier versions of Pro Tools HD 7.x, but
certain session components will open differ-
ently or not at all.
When opening a Pro Tools HD 7.2 session with
Pro Tools HD 7.x, the following will occur:
Tracks
• VCA Master tracks will be removed and any
uncoalesced VCA automation will be
dropped.
• Any uncoalesced Trim automation will be
dropped.
Region Group Import Options dialog
To open Pro Tools HD 7.2 sessions with a
previous version of Pro Tools HD 7.x, you
need Pro Tools HD version 7.1cs3 or later.