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In cases where the unique identifier is not
present (for example, with files imported
from a Macintosh session), Pro Tools can
identify an audio file using other file at-
tributes, such as sample rate, bit depth, file
length, and creation or modification date.
Pro Tools will search for files with similar
attributes, and list potential matches in the
Candidate Files list.
To locate an audio file:
1 In most cases, you can find files created
or modified by Pro Tools for Windows NT
by clicking Look in Current Folder or Look
on All Mounted Volumes. To search in all
subfolders of the current folder, select In-
clude Subfolders.
2 If Pro Tools is unable to find the target
file, use the Folder or Files menus or the
Navigation Toolbar in the upper left of the
Find File dialog to look in directories on
your audio drives. You can limit the search
to files of a certain type by selecting from
the Files of Type menu. Potential matches
will appear in the Candidate Files list on
the right.
3 Select a candidate file to view its at-
tributes in the File Info area. To audition a
selected audio file, click Play and adjust the
Play Position slider to choose the playback
location in the file.
4 If you determine that a file in the Candi-
date Files list is not the target file, click
Skip. To eliminate all files in the list, click
Skip All.
5 Click Down to move to the next file in
the list.
6 When you have located the target file,
click Open.
WAV File Compatibility
Convert all imported WAV files to
AES31/BroadcastWave
Pro Tools always creates AES31/Broadcast
compliant WAV files when the file origi-
nates in Pro Tools. This option, accessed by
choosing Setups > Preferences > Compati-
bility, applies to all imported WAV files,
making them compliant with the
AES31/EBU Broadcast standard.
AES31/BroadcastWave is a variant of the
standard audio WAV file type. The AES31
format contains additional information be-
yond the raw PCM audio data such as
SMPTE time stamps.
Find File dialog