Pro Tools Reference Guide252
Saving Pro Tools HD 7.2 or Higher
Sessions to Pro Tools 5.0 Format
A Pro Tools 7.2 or higher session cannot be
opened with Pro Tools version 5.0.
To save a Pro Tools 7.x session so it is compati-
ble with Pro Tools version 5.0, use the File >
Save Copy In command to choose the
“Pro Tools 5.0” session format.
When saving a Pro Tools HD 7.2 or higher
session to Pro Tools 5.0 format, all items that
occur when saving a Pro Tools HD 7.2 session
to Pro Tools HD 5.1->6.9 format, plus the
following:
• Multichannel surround tracks are removed
from the session.
• Inactive tracks are removed from the session.
• Tracks assigned to “No Output” are routed to
Busses 31 and 32.
• Tracks or sends assigned to Busses 33–64 are
routed to Busses 31 and 32.
• Tracks assigned to multichannel paths or sub-
paths of multichannel paths are routed to
Busses 31 and 32.
• Sends assigned to multichannel paths or sub-
paths of multichannel paths are dropped.
• Tracks or sends assigned to stereo paths refer-
ring to even/odd channels (such as 2–3) are
routed to Busses 31 and 32.
• Multi-mono plug-in instances are dropped
Sharing Pro Tools LE 7.3 Sessions
with Lower Versions of
Pro Tools LE
Opening Pro Tools LE 7.3 Sessions with
Pro Tools LE 7.1 or 7.0
A Pro Tools LE 7.3 session that does not contain
video tracks can be opened with Pro Tools LE
7.1 or 7.0, but certain session components open
differently or not at all.
When opening a Pro Tools LE 7.3 session with a
version of Pro Tools LE 7.1 or 7.0, the following
occurs:
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.
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.
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