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Pro Tools Reference Guide336
To export region definitions for an audio file:
1 In the Region List, select any regions or region
groups for which you want to export defini-
tions. You do not have to select the parent file
audio region.
2 Choose Export Region Definitions from the Re-
gion List menu.
3 Click Export.
Importing Session Data
You can import entire tracks from other
Pro Tools sessions into the current Pro Tools ses-
sion using the Import Session Data command or
drag and drop.
With Pro Tools, you can import tracks and you
can select specific session data (such as automa-
tion and routing) to import. You can also import
main playlist options—either replacing existing
options or overlaying elements onto existing
tracks.
To import tracks or their attributes:
1 Open or create a new session.
2 Do one of the following:
• Choose File > Import > Session Data, select
the session to import data from, and click
Open.
– or –
• Drag the session file whose tracks or attri-
butes you want to import from a DigiBase
browser, Windows Explorer, or Mac Finder
into empty space in the Edit window or to
the Track List.
3 If the Fader Gain setting of the session is differ-
ent, you will be prompted to keep or change the
Fader Gain before the Session Data dialog opens.
4 In the Source section, select tracks to import
by clicking the pop-up menu to the right of each
track name and selecting New Track.
5 For each track you select, you can choose to
import it as a new track, or choose a destination
track from the corresponding pop-up menu.
Click Match Tracks to automatically match
source and destination tracks with the same
names.
6 Select any additional track data you want to
import from the Track Data to Import pop-up
menu.
7 Select from among the Main Playlist Options to
choose how you want to import the source
tracks.
8 If applicable, choose options for how media
files should be imported from the Audio Media
Options and the Video Media Options pop-up
menus.
9 Choose the Time Code Mapping Options for im-
ported data.
10 If the sample rates of the sessions are differ-
ent, select the sample rate for the source session
from the Source Sample Rate pop-up menu.
11 To import the meter and tempo maps from
the source session, select the Import Tempo/Meter
Map option.
12 To import key signatures from the source ses-
sion, select the Import Key Signature Map option.
To select multiple tracks, Alt-click (Win-
dows) or Opt-click (Mac) on any track pop-
up menu and select Import As New Track.
If the destination Pro Tools system does not
support surround mixing, surround tracks
are not displayed in the Source Track List.