Specifications

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If you selected the Install Template In System op-
tion, your session template will be available in the
Pro Tools Session Quick Start dialog.
If you selected the
Select Location For Template
option, you are prompted by the Save As Template
dialog to save the file to another location on your
system.
Save Session Template Dialog
The Save Template dialog provides the following
options:
Install Template In System
Select this option to save the template file in the
system folder referenced by the Pro Tools Session
Quick Start dialog (the Session Templates in the
Pro Tools application folder).
Category
The Category pop-up menu is only available if the
Install Template In System option is enabled. The
Category pop-up menu lets you select the subdi-
rectory in which to save the template file. It also
provides options for adding a category and reveal-
ing the Session Templates folder in Windows Ex-
plorer or the Mac Finder.
Add Category Select this option from the Cate-
gory
pop-up menu to create a new subdirectory in
the Session Templates folder.
Name
The Name setting is only available if the Install
Template In System
option is enabled. This lets
you type a new name for the template file. From
the Name pop-up menu (to the right of the Name
field), you can select from a list of all of the tem-
plates available in the currently selected Category.
Selecting one places that name in the Name field,
letting you overwrite, or create a incremental ver-
sion of, an existing template.
Select Location For Template
Select this option to save the template file to any
directory location on your system. Note that the
saved session template will not appear in the
Pro Tools Session Quick Start dialog unless it is in
a subdirectory (Category) in the Session Tem-
plates folder in the Pro Tools application folder.
Include Media
Select this option to include any audio, MIDI, or
video media in the session with the template.
Creating New Sessions from
Templates
You can create new session from templates by
opening a template. You can open any Pro Tools
Session Template file (.ptt) to start a new session
based on that template.
When you are ready to use a template as the
basis for a new session, see “Creating a New
Session from a Template” on page 168.
For information on creating new sessions
from templates using the Quick Start dialog,
see “Creating a New Session from a Tem-
plate” on page 165.