Specifications

Chapter 11: Sessions 173
Opening a Session that Contains
Unavailable Files
DigiBase notifies you if files are found but reside
on Transfer volumes, or if any required files can-
not be found. For more information, see
“Locating Audio Files” on page 395.
Opening a Session from a
Transfer Volume
When opening a session from a Transfer volume
(such as a CD or DVD), DigiBase prompts you to
save the session on a Performance volume, and
copy and convert any referenced media files. For
more information, see “Locating Audio Files” on
page 395.
Opening a Session that Contains
Unavailable Resources
Pro Tools prompts you when opening a session
that contains unavailable voices, I/O paths, DSP
resources, or plug-ins. This is common when trans-
ferring sessions between systems with different
Pro Tools hardware.
The Unavailable Resources dialog provides an ini-
tial report of the missing session components. To
save a text (.txt) file containing a more detailed
Notes report, along with the resulting action, click
Yes. The Notes report is named with the session
name, followed by Notes.txt. You can choose to
save this file in your Session folder, or in another
location.
The following occurs when opening a session with
unavailable items:
With all Pro Tools Systems:
 Inserts assigned to unavailable plug-ins are
made inactive.
 Inputs, outputs, and sends that are assigned to
unavailable paths are made inactive.
With Avid HDX or Pro Tools|HD Systems Only:
 Any tracks beyond the maximum number of
available voices on the current system are made in-
active.
With Pro Tools Host-based Systems Only:
 Any tracks beyond the maximum number of
available voices on the current system are set to
voice off.
Opening a Session with Audio
File Names that Contain Illegal
Characters
Pro Tools does not support audio file names that
contain the following ASCII characters:
/ (Forward Slash)
\ (Backslash)
: (Colon)
* (Asterisk)
? (Question mark)
“ (Quotation marks)
< (Less-than symbol)
> (Greater-than symbol)
| (vertical line or pipe)
Any “high order” ASCII character (created with
a key combination)
When opening sessions that contain audio files
with illegal characters, Pro Tools automatically
creates a renamed copy of each file (replacing
these characters with an underscore “_”). Renamed
files are copied to the Renamed Audio Files folder.
The original files are left intact in the Audio Files
folder.
Before the session opens, you are prompted to save
a detailed report of the renamed files and their
original file names to a Notes text file. Follow the
on-screen instructions. By default, the Notes text
file is saved to the Session folder.