110: 03 Managing Session Data and Media Files

Question 1

What is required to play QuickTime movies out of the computer’s FireWire port? How would you enable it in protools?

Answer 1

External DV transcoder

Options> video out

Question 2

Name the four types of DigiBase browsers in pro tools.

Answer 2

Workspace browser
Volume browsers
Catalog browsers
Project browser

Question 3

What are the steps involved in importing a file from the Workspace browser?

Answer 3

Find or cmd f
Locate files
Drag and drop to clip list in the edit window or into an existing track.

Question 4

How can you audition files from a browser? How can you audition them in context with your session?

Answer 4

Click on the speaker icon or anywhere on the clip.

If space bar toggle file preview is enabled in the browser menu, space bar can be used to start and stop auditions.

Activate playback then activate preview. Preview will start at next bar. Audio files conform to current session must be enabled.

Question 5

What are some of the different types of files you can import into pro tools?

Answer 5

AIFF
WAV or BWF
SD I and SD II
MP3
AAC
AIFL Mac only
WMA windows only
QUICKTIME
REALAUDIO
MXF
REX 1 and 2
ACID files

Question 6

What command allows you to import entire tracks from another protools session into your current session?

Answer 6

For> import> session data

Question 7

What types of clips can be grouped together as a clip group? Can clips of different clip types be grouped together into a single clip group?

Answer 7

Audio, midi, instrument, video. Yes.

Question 8

How many clips are required for a clip group? Can clip groups contain silence?

Answer 8

One or more. Yes.

Question 9

What does the ungroup all command do? How would you go about reassembling a clip group after using the ungroup all command?

Answer 9

Ungroups all clip groups. Clip> regroup or option cmd R

Question 10

How is the workspace browser opened?

Answer 10

Window> workspace

Or option ;

Question 11

Where is the global wavecache file stored?

Answer 11

Pro tools> databases

Question 12

How can a waveform be calculated?

Answer 12

Select files or folder

From the browser menu in the toolbar select calculate waveform

Question 13

How can files be auditioned?

Answer 13

Click on the speaker icon or anywhere on the clip.

If space bar toggle file preview is enabled in the browser menu, space bar can be used to start and stop auditions.

Question 14

How can files be auditioned at a session’s current tempo?

Answer 14

Enable the metronome button in the toolbar. Also called the audio files conform to session tempo button.

Question 15

How can continuous playback be enabled for previewing files?

Answer 15

Select loop preview from the browser menu or right click and select loop preview.

Question 16

How can you force copy?

Answer 16

Setup> preferences> processing> automatically copy all files on import

Or hold option while dragging

Question 17

How can items be imported to new tracks?

Answer 17

Shift drag to edit window
Or
Drop into track list
Or
Drop into empty space below tracks in edit window

Question 18

What are the import command shortcuts?

Answer 18

Cmd shift I

Question 19

How can you batch import?

Answer 19

Drag and drop however this can only be done with 1 file type.

Question 20

How can you group and ungroup clips?

Answer 20

Clip> group or option cmd G

Clip> ungroup or option cmd U

Question 21

What are some of the features of the complete production toolkit?

Answer 21

7.1 surround
Extended disk cache
Track input monitoring
Track punch and destructive punch for recording
Snapshot automation
Glide automation
Video editing features
ICON support

Video:

Import multiple clips
Multiple video tracks
Editing
Multiple playlists for video tracks
Store video in clip list
Video clip groups