Specifications

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Saving a Copy of a Session
To save a copy of the current session with or with-
out its audio files and fade files, use the
Save Copy
In
command. In addition, you can specify the ses-
sion file format, audio file format, bit depth, and
sample rate for the session copy.
To save a session copy in a new location:
1 Choose File > Save Copy In.
2 In the Save Session Copy dialog, choose a des-
tination and type a name for the new session
file.
3 Choose a session file format (Save As Type) for
the copied session.
4 Set the Audio File Type for the copied session. If
the audio files need to be compatible with either
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 Compati-
bility
to create session and audio files that can be
used on both Windows and Mac Pro Tools sys-
tems (see “Saving Copies of Mac Sessions to be
Compatible with Windows” on page 400).
8 Select the Items to Copy for the copied session.
9 Click Save.
How the Save Copy In Command
Works
Unlike the Save As command, Save Copy In does
not close the original session, so subsequent edits
are made to the original session. Session copies
can be used to archive important sessions, for ver-
sioning, or as a means to prepare sessions for trans-
fer to another Pro Tools system.
Save Copy In can save only the audio being used in
the session. Any audio that was recorded or im-
ported and then later removed from the session, but
not deleted from disk, is not included in the new
session copy.
Using the
Save Copy In command is the only way
to change the sample rate of a session. The sample
rate of each of the session’s copied audio files is
converted to the selected sample rate. When saving
a session copy to a different sample rate, Pro Tools
uses the selected
Sample Rate Conversion Quality
option in the Import section of the Processing Pref-
erences page (
Setup > Preferences).
For information on sharing sessions between
different platforms, Pro Tools systems, or
Pro Tools software versions, see Chapter 18,
“File and Session Management and Compati-
bility.”
Save Session Copy dialog
To include all audio being used in the session,
select the All Audio Files option.
To include all audio being used in the session,
select the All Audio Files option.