CH 6 - Importing and Working with Media

Question 1

What audio file formats can be imported to Pro Tools without requiring conversion?

Answer 1

WAV and AIFF

Question 2

What condition would cause a file in one of Pro Tools’ native formats to require conversion on import?

Answer 2

If it didn’t have the right sample rate

Question 3

Name some common audio file formats that Pro Tools can convert on import?

Answer 3

MP3, AIFC, WVM

Question 4

What are some video file formats that can be imported by Pro Tools?

Answer 4

.MOV (QuickTime Movie)

.MXF (Avid Movie File)

Question 5

What is the difference between split mono and interleaved stereo?

Which is/are supported for importing into Pro Tools?

Answer 5

Split Mono = Separate mono left/right

Interleaved Stereo = Takes left and right of file to make one file

Both

Question 6

What is the difference between the Add button in the Import Audio dialog box and the Copy button?

Which button will force-copy the files into your session’s Audio File folder?

Answer 6

Add button does not make a copy

Copy Button

Question 7

What happens in the Workspace browser to import audio that is not compatible with your session’s parameters? (in other words, audio that requires conversion?)

What happens when you import audio that does not require conversion?

Answer 7

Auto Converts

Adds File = reference audio instead of duplicate

Question 8

What steps are required to conduct a search for an audio file using the Workspace browser?

Answer 8

Window > Import > Video

Click “Advanced Search”

Chose “Volume”

Search column

Select file

Question 9

How would you go about importing a QuickTime movie file to Pro Tools while simultaneously importing the audio embedded in the file?

Answer 9

File > Import > Video

Question 10

How many video files can be associated with a standard Pro Tools session at once?

Answer 10

One