Specifications

Chapter 18: File and Session Management and Compatibility 407
Opening Sessions Created with
Pro Tools HD 7.2–9.x with
Pro Tools LE 8.0
A session created with Pro Tools HD 7.2–9.x ses-
sion that does not contain video tracks or VCA
Masters can be opened with Pro Tools LE 8.0, but
certain session components open differently or not
at all.
When opening a session created with Pro Tools
HD 7.x–9.x in Pro Tools LE 8.0, the following
occurs:
Tracks
• Any tracks beyond the first 48, as well any inac-
tive tracks, are set to voice off.
• Any assignments to busses beyond 32 are made
inactive.
• Any Instrument tracks beyond 32 are made inac-
tive.
• TDM plug-ins with RTAS equivalents are con-
verted; those without equivalents are made inac-
tive.
• Multichannel surround tracks are removed from
the session.
• Unavailable input and output paths are made in-
active.
• Any Delay Compensation settings are removed.
• VCA Master tracks are removed and any unco-
alesced VCA automation is dropped.
• HEAT (if present) is removed (Pro Tools HD 8.1
or higher sessions with HEAT option only).
• Output Bus assignments are removed (Pro Tools
HD 8.1 or higher sessions only).
Groups
• In Pro Tools LE 7.1 or lower only, all groups be-
yond the first 26 (Bank 1, Groups a–z) are
dropped.
• Mix Groups keep only Main Volume informa-
tion.
• Mix/Edit Groups keep only Main Volume and
Automation Mode information.
• Automation overflow information for grouped
controls is be preserved.
• Group behavior of Solos, Mutes, Send Levels,
Send Mutes is be preserved.
• Solo Mode and Solo Latch settings are dropped.
Video
• Only the main video track is displayed.
• Only the first QuickTime movie in the session is
displayed or played back.
• If the session contains QuickTime movies in the
Clip List but no video track, the session opens
with a new QuickTime Movie track containing
the first QuickTime movie from the Clip List.
• The Timeline displays and plays back only the
video playlist that was last active. Alternate
video playlists are not available.
• In Pro Tools LE 7.1 or lower only, video clips
and video clip groups are not shown or saved.
Session created with Pro Tools HD 7.2 or
higher that contain video tracks or VCA Mas-
ter tracks can only be opened with Pro Tools
LE 7.0cs3 and higher.