Specifications

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Copying During Import
If no conversion is necessary, and the files
reside on a suitable Performance volume,
Pro Tools references the original version of the
media. You can also choose to copy media while
importing by using key commands, or enabling the
Automatically Copy Files on Import preference.
Copies are created in the session’s Audio Files
Folder.
To manually copy files on import:
 Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac) the
files. A copy is created in the session Audio
Files folder.
When importing sessions or tracks, the Import Ses-
sion Data dialog lets you specify whether to refer-
ence the source media, or copy it.
To automatically copy files on import:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences, and click the
Processing tab.
2 Select Automatically Copy Files on Import.
3 Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.
Using Undo after Importing
Using Undo after importing any files to the Time-
line removes the files from the Timeline. However,
the files remain in the session (in the Clip List and
Project browser) and are offline. If you do not re-
move or delete the files from the session manually,
Pro Tools will report them as missing files the next
time the session is opened.
Import Session Data Dialog
The Import Session Data dialog lets you view the
properties of the source session, select which
tracks to import, and with Pro Tools HD, choose
which attributes of those tracks you want to import
into the current session.
Source Properties
The Import Session Data dialog displays proper-
ties for the source session. These properties in-
clude source session name, session type, start time
of the session, audio bit depth, and sample rate. For
Pro Tools 5.1 or higher sessions, the program that
created the session and the session’s audio file type
are listed.
Import Session Data dialog (Pro Tools HD)