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Post by thearnicasync » Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:39 pm

Hi there,

Anyone know if you can open pro tools sessions in Digital Performer?

I can't seem to find it in the pro tools support section at Motu...

Pooh.

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Post by chris harris » Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:13 pm

I don't think so.
you need DigiTranslator.

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Post by thearnicasync » Tue Jan 10, 2006 7:35 pm

Fantastic. It's probably only $599. Sorry...bad mood today.

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Post by pandatone » Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:16 pm

even though it was more or less said. i'll just lay send it home.

i have DP, and friend has PT. you *can not* open a PT session in DP. "."

you can use digitranslator to make an OMF file out of your PT session, that will open in anything that can open OMFs.. [including DP]. and yes, it is like 500$.
sux.. hmm.. why do i use DP again? oh yes right..

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Post by thethingwiththestuff » Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:41 pm

i thought 4.6 exported in AAF or something to exchange with PT.

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Post by evan » Tue Jan 10, 2006 10:29 pm

I assumed there would be an easy way out and in from PT and tracked some stuff, and only discovered that wonderful $500 "feature" after looking it up. Thankfully I hadn't mixed anything, so I just copied the files and read the timecodes in DP. Gotta love proprietary formats.

You can get AAF files out from DP, but not into PT without the DigiTranslator.

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Post by Professor » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:17 pm

Yeah, if all you did was track, then you should be able to export the files and import them into any software.
I have to do this from time to time for folks. Even if I've done some overdubs, edits, fades, etc. The simple solution is to "render from 0:00:00" meaning that you select the whole session, every track from 0:00 through the last piece you want to move. Then have the software render or "consolidate" all of the tracks into single files so your vocal composite becomes one single .wav or .aiff file. In the end you get 16, 24, or however many individual files that can be pulled into any software (depending on sample rate) and just snugged up to the start of the track.
What you lose, of course, is the ability to change any of the pre-existing edits. You can create new edits, but everything you commited to before the 'export' is done.
If it's a one-time move, then that's no big deal. But if you'll be moving back and forth, then you really just need the same software.

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Post by thearnicasync » Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:08 am

This is perfect, professor! I'm going to go research this...is this a pro tools menu item...render from 0?

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Post by Al_Huero » Wed Jan 11, 2006 1:18 pm

The command in PT is "consolidate". Just select the range (highlight) and then choose consolidate. You can then chop off the first part of the all the files to a common point so they'll be easy to line up when imported to a new program. You then want to go to the regions list menu in the edit screen, highlight the tracks you want to export, and use the "export selected as files" command. You can then pick the format you want them exported as (.wav, .aiff, etc).

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Post by thearnicasync » Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:02 am

Thanks so much, Al...you saved me! Consolidating worked like a charm...

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Post by bannerj » Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:59 am

also, I don't know if PT can save as sdii files or not (I think they can), but they are time stamped. So you don't have to start from 0--but you still need to consolidate.

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Post by thethingwiththestuff » Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:13 pm

.......

PT can save as SDII because digi's Sound Designer II, (and Sound Tools), were its predecessors.

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Post by joel hamilton » Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:17 pm

BWF holds its time stamp across exports as well.

I always just consolidate, or have anyone bring me "zero bounces."

I do that even with the frikkin digitranslator thingy we bought for frikkin 500 bucks.

OMF works PRETTY well, zero bounces work perfectly every time.

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Post by bniesz » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:43 am

Funny,
If you wanted to go from DP to PT (or LP or FCP, et al) it would be a snap.
OMF export built right in.

Here is just another reason I don't particularly like PT.

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