User`s guide

Chapter 5: Creating Sessions 47
To copy the track layout, signal routing
and Plug-In choices in your session, you
can create a Session Template of your orig-
inal session. For details, see “Creating Cus-
tom Session Templates” on page 48.
Saving the Session File and its
Associated Files
The Pro Tools Save Session Copy In com-
mand is used to save a copy of the currently
selected session document under a differ-
ent name, in a different hard disk location,
in a different session file format, or at a dif-
ferent bit-depth (such as saving a 16-bit
version of a 24-bit session).
Unlike the Save Session As command, Save
Session Copy In does not close the original
session, so subsequent edits are made to
the original session. The saved session
serves as a backup copy, and gives you the
option of reverting to the earlier version of
the session.
This command also gives you several op-
tions for copying a session along with its
associated files.
Copy Audio Files & Session Plug-In
Settings Folder
When this option is selected, all audio files
and the session’s Plug-In Settings Folder are
copied to the new location. The references
to these Plug-In settings in the session are
redirected to point to the copied files.
Copy Root Plug-In Settings Folder
When this option is selected, the contents
of the root-level Plug-In Settings Folder are
copied into a folder named Place in Root Set-
tings Folder, indicating that these files will
need to be moved to the root level Plug-In
settings folder on the destination system
before you can use them. The references to
these settings files in the session are not re-
directed to point to the copied files.
Copy Movie/Video Files
When this option is selected, a session
movie files are copied to the new location,
and the references in the session to the
movies are redirected to point to the copied
movie files.
Format
Macintosh Provides the option of saving
the current session in 24-bit or 16-bit for-
mat, as well as in Pro Tools 4.3 format for
Pro Tools 3.2 format for compatibility with
older systems. By saving down to Pro Tools
4.3 format, you will lose any MIDI data,
marker information, and other data unique
to the Pro Tools 5. 0 session format.
By saving down to Pro Tools 3.2 format,
you will lose any Plug-In automation, as
well as mix and edit groups, and other data
(such as memory location attributes)
unique to the Pro Tools 5.0 or Pro Tools 4.3
session format.
Windows NT Provides the option of saving
the current session in Pro Tools 5.0 format
for Macintosh or Windows, Pro Tools 4 24-
bit (.p24) or Pro Tools 4 16-bit format (.pt4)
for Windows, and Pro Tools 4 24-bit or
Pro Tools 4 16-bit format for Macintosh.