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Chapter 7: File Management and Compatibility 69
This variant complies with the new stan-
dards set down by the EBU (European
Broadcasters Union), and the AES (Audio
Engineering Society). Choose this option
to ensure compatibility with other work-
stations that recognize this new standard
file type.
Naming Files, Playlists and
Regions
To ensure portability of your Pro Tools ses-
sions between Windows and Macintosh
platforms, you will want to name your ses-
sion files, bounced audio files, regions and
playlists carefully.
While it is probably best to avoid using any
special characters or punctuation marks in
your filenames, the ones that can cause
problems are listed below.
Avoid using the following characters since
they cannot be used in Windows filenames:
/ (slash)
\ (backslash)
: (colon)
* (asterisk)
? (question mark)
“ (quotation marks)
< (less-than symbol)
> (greater-than symbol)
| (vertical line or pipe)
Filenames with non-ASCII characters, such
as those created on the Macintosh by typ-
ing combinations with the Option or Con-
trol keys (for example, letters with diacriti-
cal marks, like é, ü, or ç), are also illegal in
Windows.
If you open a Macintosh session which
contains playlists or regions with these
characters, any illegal characters will be
changed to “_” (underscore) when you per-
form an operation that uses that filename
(such as exporting a region or AudioSuite
processing).
The “:” (colon) is also an illegal character
on the Macintosh, since it is used as a sep-
arator in Mac OS pathnames.
Compatibility Preference Setting