Specifications

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Clip group files do not store the following:
• Audio
• Automation
• Plug-Ins
• Track routing
• Meter map
• Clip List information
Pro Tools provides several ways to import clip
groups into an open session:
• “Importing Clip Groups with Pro Tools Menu
Commands” on page 391
• “Importing Clip Groups with Drag and Drop” on
page 392
Importing Clip Groups with
Pro Tools Menu Commands
To import a clip group with Pro Tools menu
commands:
1 Choose File > Import > clip groups and select the
clip group you want to import.
2 In the Clip Group Import Options dialog,
choose where the clip group will go:
New Track Creates a new track where the clip
group will be imported.
Clip List Imports the clip group into the Clip List,
where it will be where it will be available to place
into tracks.
3 If you chose to create a new track, choose a lo-
cation for the imported group in the track:
Session Start Places the group at the start of the
session.
Song Start Aligns the beginning of the group to
the Song Start point.
Selection Aligns the beginning of the group to the
edit cursor or to the beginning of a selection in the
Timeline.
Spot Displays the Spot dialog, which lets you spot
the group to a precise location based on any of the
Time Scales.
4 Select any of the following import options:
Import Tempo Map from Clip Group File When
selected, replaces the session tempo map with the
tempo map of the clip group. This option is only
available when importing the clip group to the Ses-
sion Start.
5 Click OK.
Clip Group Import Options dialog