Chapter 13: File and Session Management and Compatibility 249
Opening Pro Tools HD Sessions in
Pro Tools LE
A Pro Tools HD 7.2 or higher session that does
not contain video tracks or VCA Masters can be
opened with Pro Tools LE 7.x, but certain ses-
sion components open differently or not at all.
When opening a Pro Tools HD 7.x session in
Pro Tools LE 7.x, the following occurs:
Tracks
• Any tracks beyond the first 32, as well any in-
active tracks, are set to voice off.
• Any assignments to busses beyond 32 are
made inactive.
• Any Instrument tracks beyond 32 are made
inactive.
• TDM plug-ins with RTAS equivalents are con-
verted; those without equivalents are made
inactive.
• Multichannel surround tracks are removed
from the session.
• Unavailable input and output paths are made
inactive.
• Any Delay Compensation settings are re-
moved.
• VCA Master tracks are removed and any unco-
alesced VCA automation is dropped.
Groups
• In Pro Tools LE 7.1 or lower only, 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 be preserved.
• Group behavior of Solos, Mutes, Send Levels,
Send Mutes is be 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.
• In Pro Tools LE 7.1 or lower only, video re-
gions and video region groups are not shown
or saved.
Pro Tools HD 7.2 sessions that contain
video tracks or VCA Master tracks can only
be opened with Pro Tools LE 7.0cs3 and
higher.
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