Specifications

Chapter 18: File and Session Management and Compatibility 401
Incompatible ASCII Characters
Clip names, track names, file names, and plug-in
settings cannot use ASCII characters that are in-
compatible with either system.
When importing files into a session, incompatible
characters are converted to underscores (“_”) and
the renamed files are placed in the
Renamed Files folder.
The following characters cannot be used in
Windows sessions:
/ (Forward Slash)
\ (Backslash)
: (Colon)
* (Asterisk)
? (Question mark)
“ (Quotation marks)
< (Less-than symbol)
> (Greater-than symbol)
| (vertical line or pipe)
Any “high order” ASCII character (created with
a key combination)
Saving Cross-Platform Sessions
To save an existing session to Pro Tools 6.9.x or
lower and maintain Mac and Windows
compatibility:
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 Set the Audio File Type to AIFF or BWF
(.WAV). These file formats are compatible with
either platform.
4 Set the Sample Rate and Bit Depth for the
session.
5 Select Enforce Mac/PC Compatibility. This op-
tion must be selected to make the session cross-
platform compatible.
6 Select the Items to Copy options for the new
session.
7 Click Save.
If the session previously used SD II files, the files
are converted to the new audio file format.
Pro Tools can convert a file created on a
Mac and saved without the “Enforce Mac/PC
compatibility” option selected to a Windows
compatible file. For more information, see
“Sharing Sessions Created on Different
Computer Platforms” on page 399.