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Source Properties
The Import Session Data dialog displays proper-
ties for the source session. These properties in-
clude source session name, session type, start
time of the session, audio bit depth, and sample
rate. For Pro Tools 5.1 or higher sessions, the
program that created the session and the ses-
sion’s audio file type are listed.
Audio Media Options
Refer to Source Media (Where Possible)
This op-
tion lets you avoid duplicating audio files by re-
ferring to the original files when possible. If the
source files do not reside on supported playback
media (such as a CDs or DVDs), or if they re-
quire bit depth or sample rate conversion, the
source files are copied instead. This option al-
lows the current session to refer to files that do
not match the current session’s audio file for-
mat.
Copy from Source Media
This option copies all
audio files related to the imported tracks from
the source media to a new specified location,
and converts the files to the current session’s au-
dio file format, bit depth, and sample rate if nec-
essary. This is useful if you are importing tracks
from a source such as CD or DVDs or shared
storage, and you want to place the audio files on
a different hard drive.
Consolidate from Source Media
This option con-
solidates audio while copying it. This is useful if
you want to copy only the regions of the audio
files used in the source tracks, without copying
unused audio. This option copies and converts
consolidated audio to the current session’s au-
dio file format, bit depth, and sample rate if nec-
essary.
When you choose this option, you can also
choose the size of the handle (in milliseconds)
applied to consolidated audio.
Handle is the
amount of the original audio file that is pre-
served before and after each region in case you
need to make any edits to the new regions.
Force to Target Session Format This option cop-
ies and converts any files that do not match the
current session’s file format, bit depth, and sam-
ple rate. Files that do match the current session’s
file type, bit depth and sample rate are referred
to directly and not copied.
Video Media Options
You can either choose to leave video media files
in their original locations or copy them to a new
location. This is useful if you are importing
tracks from a source such as CDs or DVDs or
shared storage, and you want to place video files
on a different drive.
Time Code Mapping Options
You can specify where the imported tracks are
placed in the current session. Times are indi-
cated in time code for Pro Tools|HD and
Pro Tools LE with DV Toolkit 2, and min-
utes:seconds for other Pro Tools LE systems.
From the Import Session Data dialog, the fol-
lowing Import Mapping Options are available:
Maintain Absolute Time Code Values This option
places tracks at the locations where they were lo-
cated in the source session. For example, if the
current session starts at 00:01:00:00, and the ses-
sion from which you are importing starts at
10:00:00:00, the earliest imported tracks can ap-
pear in your session is 9 hours and 59 minutes
after the start of the session.