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To save a session copy in a new location:
1 Choose File > Save Copy In.
2 In the Save Copy In dialog, choose a destina-
tion and enter a name for the new session file.
3 Choose a session file format for the copied ses-
sion.
4 Set the Audio File Type for the copied session.
If the audio files need to be compatible with ei-
ther Windows or Mac, select BWF (.WAV) or
AIFF.
5 Set the session Sample Rate and Bit Depth for
the copied session.
6 If applicable, select a Fader Gain level for the
copied session.
7 If applicable, select “Enforce Mac/PC Compat-
ibility” to create session and audio files that can
be used on both Windows and Mac Pro Tools
systems (see “Saving Copies of Mac Sessions to
be Compatible with Windows” on page 246).
8 Select the Items to Copy for the copied ses-
sion.
9 Click Save.
Session Format
You can save the session copy in the following
formats, depending on your platform:
Windows:
• Pro Tools Session (.ptf); supports Pro Tools
7.x
• Pro Tools 5.1 -> 6.9 Session (.pts);
• Pro Tools 5.0 Session (.pt5)
• Pro Tools 4 24-Bit Session (.p24)
• Pro Tools 4 16-Bit Session (.pt4)
Mac:
• Latest; supports Pro Tools 7.x
• Pro Tools 5.1 -> 6.9 Session
• Pro Tools 5.0 Session
• Pro Tools 4 24-Bit Session
• Pro Tools 4 16-Bit Session
• Pro Tools 3.2 Session
Session Parameters
Audio File Type
You can save the session to reference BWF
(.WAV) or AIFF audio files. On the Mac, you can
also save the session to reference SD II audio
files (at sample rates up to 48 kHz).
Using Mixed File Types
A session can use mixed audio file types. If your
original session has mixed file types, they are
not converted to a different file type unless you
specify that they be converted. However, when
using mixed file types, audio performance will
be reduced (due to additional file handling re-
quired for some file formats).
To include audio with the session copy, All
Audio Files must be selected.
When saving sessions to versions lower
than Pro Tools 5.1, multichannel tracks
(including stereo) and multi-mono plug-ins
are lost. In this case, separate the tracks and
plug-ins to individual mono tracks before
saving as a Pro Tools 5.0 session or lower.
SD II sessions are not supported with
Pro Tools on Windows, or with sample
rates higher than 48 kHz. For optimal com-
patibility, convert SD II sessions to BWF
(.WAV).
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