Specifications

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Root Plug-In Settings Folder
When this option is selected, the contents of the
root-level Plug-In Settings Folder are copied into a
folder named Place in Root Settings Folder, indi-
cating that these files will need to be moved to the
root level plug-in settings folder on the destination
system before you can use them. The references to
these settings files in the session are not redirected
to point to the copied files.
Movie/Video Files
When this option is selected, session video files
(Avid or QuickTime) are copied to the new loca-
tion, and session references are updated to point to
the copied video files.
Preserve Folder Hierarchy
When this option is selected, the relative arrange-
ment of session audio files located across different
drives or folders is maintained. The main folder for
the session copy will include subfolders for each
drive or folder in the original session and the des-
tination subfolders will use the same names as the
source drives and folders.
When this option is not selected, the
Save Copy In
command copies all files of the same type, regard-
less of their location, into a single destination
folder.
Session Templates
In addition to the Session Templates provided in
the Pro Tools Session Quick Start dialog,
Pro Tools lets you create and share your own cus-
tom Session Templates. Pro Tools Session Tem-
plate files use the suffix “.ptxt” to differentiate
them from regular Pro Tools session files (“.ptx”).
Creating and Saving Custom
Templates
To create a custom Pro Tools Session Template:
1 Create a new Pro Tools session and configure it
for the session template you want.
2 Choose File > Save As Template.
3 Configure the Save Session Template dialog
(see “Save Session Template Dialog” on
page 181).
4 Select the Include Media option if there is any
audio, MIDI, or video media in the session that
you want included in the template.
5 Click OK.
For example, if you are a songwriter you
might simply want a session consisting of a
stereo Instrument track with an instrument
plug-in (such as Xpand!
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with a piano pre-
set), a mono audio track (for tracking vocals),
a stereo Auxiliary Input track (for an effects
bus), and a stereo Master Fader track. You
can then use this template every time you sit
down to work on a new song.
Save Session Template dialog
When the Include Media option is enabled,
all media in the session is included in the
template. If you want to include media in
your session template, be sure that your ses-
sion only contains the media you want.