User ManualTable of ContentsContents3Introduction7System Requirements7New Features in Pro Tools HD 7.27System Configuration, Session and Navigation Enhancements11Recording and Playback from HFS+ Drives11Mouse Scrollwheel Enhancements11Right-Click Enhancements12New Right-Click Functions16Scrolling a Track into View16Renaming I/O Paths from the Edit or Mix Window16Snapping Regions or Selections to Regions in the Edit Window16Separating Regions in the Edit Window16Selecting Alternate Takes from the Matching Takes List17Right-Click Commands and Selections17Right-Click Commands and Moving Regions17New Right-Click Pop-Up Menus18Track Name Pop-Up Menus18Region Name Pop-Up Menu18Preserving Folder Hierarchy when Saving a Copy of a Session19Pro Tools Preferences20Display Preferences20Operation Preferences20Editing Preferences22Mixing Preferences22Setup Section22Processing Preferences25MIDI Preferences26Synchronization Preferences26Importing Audio, MIDI, Video, and Region Groups27Importing Audio Files and Regions27Importing MIDI Files28Importing Region Groups29Sharing Pro Tools HD 7.2 Sessions with Previous Versions of Pro Tools HD29Opening Pro Tools HD 7.2 Sessions with Pro Tools 7.x29Saving Pro Tools HD 7.2 Sessions to Pro Tools 5.1 -> 6.9 Format30Saving Pro Tools HD 7.2 Sessions to Pro Tools 5.0 Format31Sharing Pro Tools HD 7.2 Sessions with Previous Versions of Pro Tools LE or MPowered32Opening Pro Tools HD 7.2 Sessions with Pro Tools LE or M-Powered 7.x32Saving Pro Tools HD 7.2 Sessions to Pro Tools 5.1 -> 6.9 Format and Opening Them in Pro Tools LE32DigiBase Enhancements33Showing and Hiding Columns in DigiBase33New DigiBase Browser Fields34New Support for Display of Field Recorder Metadata in DigiBase Browsers34Force Relinking Files in DigiBase34Recording Features and Enhancements35Real-Time Display of Waveforms During Recording35DestructivePunch Mode35Overview of DestructivePunch Mode36Configuring Pro Tools for DestructivePunch Recording36Transport and Track Record Settings36Delay Compensation Settings37Enabling DestructivePunch Mode37Enabling Tracks for DestructivePunch Recording38DestructivePunch Enabling Tracks without Record Enabling Them38DestructivePunch Enabling and Record Enabling Tracks Simultaneously38Display of DestructivePunch Status39Track Record Status Display39Record and Input Status LEDs40Preparing Tracks for DestructivePunch Recording40DestructivePunch File Length40Using the Prepare DPE Tracks Command40DestructivePunch Recording41Punching In On Single Tracks41Punching In on Multiple Tracks41Starting Recording Immediately on Multiple Tracks41MachineControl Enhancements42Support for External Synchronizer Track Name Display42New Edit Preview Mode for MachineControl Track Arming42Using a Paddle Device in Local Mode43Connecting a Supported Third-Party Paddle Device to Your Pro Tools System43Allow Track Arm Commands in Local Mode Preference43Configuring Ports for Serial Deck Control and Remote 9-Pin Deck Emulation43Editing Features and Enhancements45Shuffle Lock Mode45Region-Based Editing in Automation Views45Display of Fade Boundaries and Shapes in Automation View46Enhanced Region Copy/Paste Behavior with Grabber Tools46Time Grabber and Object Grabber46Separation Grabber46Snapping Regions or Selections to the Preceding or Next Region47Enhanced Editing of Fades47Moving and Nudging Fades47Moving and Nudging Regions with Fades48Nudging Regions Adjacent to Fade-Ins or Fade Outs48Moving Regions Adjacent to Crossfades49Nudging Regions Adjacent to Crossfades49Separating Regions That Include Fades50Trimming Regions That Include Fades51Trimming to a Selection Across Fades51Automatic Fades for Imported REX and ACID Files52Region List Enhancements for Searching52Importing Multichannel Audio Files from a Field Recorder53Importing Monophonic Audio Files53Importing Polyphonic Audio Files53Region List Enhancements for Multichannel Metadata53Replacing a Region with an Alternate Channel from a Multichannel Recording53Conditions for Alternate Channel Availability54Grouping Features and Enhancements55Increase in Number of Available Mix and Edit Groups55New Group Functions55Parameters Available for Groups55Edit Groups55Mix Groups55Selectable Group Attributes55New Group Dialog and Commands56Creating Groups56Modifying Groups58Deleting Groups59Duplicating Groups59Group Attributes59Selecting Group Attributes60Saving Group Attribute Presets60Grouped Panning and Channel Linking61Enhanced Group Menus61Group List Pop-Up Menu61Group Name and Track Group ID Pop-Up Menus62Grouped Control Offsets62New Panning Features63Setting Group Pan Controls to Ignore Offsets63Linking Main Pan and Send Pan Controls63Two-Knob Surround Panning63VCA Master Tracks64Creating VCA Master Tracks64VCA Master Track Controls64Record Enable, TrackInput and Slave Tracks65Allowing Grouped Behavior of Slave Track Controls66Assigning Groups to VCA Masters66Track Membership in Multiple VCA Groups66VCA Automation66Displaying Automation on VCA Master Tracks66Displaying the Composite Automation Playlist on Slave Tracks67Coalescing VCA Automation67Clearing the VCA Master67Deleting the VCA Master67Removing a Slave Track from a VCA Group68Duplicating a Slave Track68Coalescing Automation Across an Edit Selection68Automation Features and Enhancements69Automation Data Displayed in Real Time69New Automation Indicator Behavior69New Preference to Automatically Enable Plug-ins for Automation70“Write Automation To” Command Enhancements70New Write to Punch Point Command70Using “Write To” Commands During Playback71Applying “Write To” Commands to Selected Tracks72Supressing Warnings when Using “Write To” Commands72AutoMatch and AutoJoin Enhancements72On-Screen Support for AutoMatch and AutoJoin72AutoMatching Individual Tracks72AutoMatching Automation Types72New Touch/Latch Automation Mode73New Trim Automation Features73Trim Automation Playlists73Displaying Trim Automation Along with the Main Playlist74Displaying the Composite Automation Playlist74Trim Automation Modes74Send Levels and Trim Mode75Writing Trim Automation75Coalescing Trim Automation76Clearing Trim Automation77Suspending Trim Automation77Editing Trim Automation78Behavior of Switched Controls in Touch Mode78Setting Switched Controls for Momentary Behavior78Priming Controls for Writing Automation in Latch Mode79Taking Tracks and Controls Out of Latch Prime79Rolling Through Automation Punch Points in Latch Prime80New Automation Preview Mode81Previewing New Automation Values81Taking Controls Out of Isolated State82Isolating Multiple Controls82Suspending Preview Mode82Punching Preview Values82Preview Mode and “Write To” Commands82New Automation Capture Feature83Capturing Automation Values83Punching Captured Automation Values83Capturing Automation Values for All Controls84Punching Automation Values for All Controls84Capture and Trim Mode84Punch Capture and “Write To” Commands84Capture and Preview Mode85Loading Captured Values into Preview85Capturing Values While in Preview Mode85Plug-in Features and Enhancements87Default Plug-in Preferences87Enhanced Dynamics III Display87DigiRack Time Shift Enhancements88DigiRack Time Shift Enhancements88AudioSuite TCE Plug-in Preference88New SignalTools Plug-ins89SurroundScope89Surround Display90PhaseScope90Lissajous Meter Display91SignalTools Display Options91Phase Meter Display91Leq(A) Meter Display92SignalTools Level Meters93Meter Types93Meter Peak Hold Options94Reference Mark Options94General Video Improvements95New Video Track95New Video Track Support96Multiple Video Tracks in the Timeline96Multiple Video Track Playlists96Multiple Codecs on an Individual Video Track96Video Track Controls96Video Track Type Icons96Differences in Video Tracks with QuickTime Movies and Avid Video97Record Enable Button97Locking Video Tracks97Setting the Video Engine Rate98New Video Engine Rate Indicator98Selecting the Main Video Track98New Video Online Button99New Options for Importing Video99Importing Video into Pro Tools Using the New Import Video Command99Importing Video into Pro Tools with Drag and Drop100Configuring Video Import Options100Destination Section101Location Pop-up Menu101Additional Video Import Options101Video Overlay on Import Session Data102Extracting Audio from QuickTime Movies102Video Regions103Video Regions in the Region List103Showing or Hiding Video Regions in the Region List103General Video Editing104General Editing Operations Not Applicable to Video Regions105Editing Caveats105Selecting and Editing Across Multiple Audio and Video Tracks105Selecting within Video Frame Boundaries105Renaming Video Disk Files106Inserting Black106Video Region Groups106Multiple Undo for Video Operations106Video Window107Video Window Pop-Up Menu107Resizing the Video Window108Video in the Universe Window108Increasing or Decreasing the Size of Video Frames108Selecting Zoom Resolutions in the Video Universe109Selecting Ranges in the Video Universe109Selecting Zoom Resolutions and Ranges Simultaneously in the Video Universe110Updates to FireWire Playback of QuickTime DV Movies110Playback of HD QuickTime Movies110Setting Session Time Code Rate for HD QuickTime Movie Import110Compensating for Video Monitoring Delays111Bouncing the Video Track to a QuickTime Movie111Sharing a Pro Tools 7.2 Session with a Previous Version of Pro Tools112New Pro Tools Features for Avid Video Peripherals113Matching File Suffixes for Digitized Video and Audio113Support for Importing Additional Types of AAF Sequences113Importing AAF Sequences with Video Mixdown and Metadata113New Avid Export Options114Importing Audio from AAF Sequences with Unsupported Video Formats114Importing IMX MPEG30 and MPEG40 Video Files114Playback of QuickTime Movies through Avid Video Peripherals115Adjusting Video Black Output Level115Looping Audio with Avid Video Present116Control Surface Features117Ethernet Drivers for Control Surface Support Installed Automatically117General Control Surface Enhancements117Scrolling in Pro Tools Windows117Continuous Zooming in the Edit Window118Scrubbing in the Edit Window118Selecting with the Scrubber118Automation Mode Indication118D-Control and D-Command Automation Indicators118ProControl and Control|24 Automation Indicators119Selecting an Automation Mode119ICON New Features and Enhancements119Solo Safe Indication119Two-Knob Surround Panning120Latching Global Controls120Nudging Track Position with the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel120Moving Windows On-Screen with the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel120Making Edit Selections with the Scrub/Shuttle Wheel120Focusing Tracks121Default Plug-in Preferences121Automation Capture Feature122Capturing Automation Values122Storing and Recalling Captured Automation Values122Punching Recalled Automation Values123AutoMatching Individual Controls123Focusing Plug-ins in Custom Fader Plug-in Mode123VCA Master Tracks Display of Slave Tracks124Displaying VCA Master Tracks in Custom Faders124Displaying VCA Master Tracks124Displaying Slave Tracks for a VCA Master in Custom Faders124Focusing VCA Masters When Their Slave Tracks Are Spilled124Selecting Mix/Edit Groups and Custom Groups in Custom Fader Mode125Selecting Mix/Edit Groups and Custom Groups on D-Control125Selecting Mix/Edit Groups and Custom Groups on D-Command125Setting Custom Fader Bank Size125New Soft Key Displays125Management Controls126Console Preferences126Automation Controls127Modes Switch127Prefs Switch127Audio Files Switch128Show/Hide Switch128Displaying VCA Master Tracks128Size: 3.89 MBPages: 130Language: EnglishOpen manual
