Automator Services for Pro Tools (Mac)

[tonwurm]

Originally Posted by Oliver M

I believe there was an AppleScript bug in version 10 and early versions of 11 that prevents the "Create Track Preset" process from running successfully. I haven’t tried it lately but will see what I can find out.

Curious, are you running tools like Keyboard Maestro, too?

Thanks for answering

That would be nice and very appreciated. I´m using tons of Quickey-Shortcuts - otherwise i´d not be able to work with PT ;-)

[Oliver M]

Pro Tools already contains a Save Session Template function which I enhanced a little bit.
The “Create Session Template” Automator Service works pretty fast and is a nice alternative for saving templates as the user does not have to go through the various Pro Tools menus manually in order to save a template.


System requirements

OS X 10.8.4 or higher
Pro Tools 11.1 or higher


What it does

When you run this Automator Service from the Pro Tools/Services menu, it creates a Session Template of all the tracks in your current session and saves it in the directory
~/Documents/Pro Tools/Session Templates/User.
If the folder "User" doesn't exist, which may be the case if you never saved Session Templates with this Service before, it gets created automatically.


How it works

Invoke the Service, you are then being asked to enter the name for your new
Session Template.




After entering the name and clicking on the “Continue” button you can choose
whether or not to include Media (audio and/or video files) with the template.



When clicking the “Yes” or “No” button the process will be completed by saving
the new Session Template in ~/Documents/Pro Tools/Session Templates/User
and a Notification will inform you that the new Session Template has been saved.




This Session Template is immediately available from the Pro Tools New Session
Dialog Window under the category “User”.



Settings to make before you can use the Service

There are a few security settings to make in OS X Mountain Lion, Mavericks and Yosemite. Please read the “Security & Privacy settings to be made.pdf”.


How to access the Service

When you installed the contents with the installer the Service is available from the Pro Tools/Services menu.


Each Service can have its own shortcut attached. Just keep in mind that it should be one that is not currently used by Pro Tools.
In order to add your own shortcut go to System Preferences/Keyboard and select the “Shortcuts” tab on top, then “Services” in the left menu.
Scroll down the list to the right and find the “Create Session Template” Service at the end under the category “General”, select it and click on “add shortcut”.
Type the shortcut of your choice and close the Preferences window.




In the screenshot above I allocated the shortcut Option+Shift+T to the Service, this will invoke this Service within Pro Tools.


Download

Enjoy.


Oliver

[Oliver M]

Originally Posted by kkabel

Hi Oliver. Thank you so much for doing this! I Love it. Without sounding ungrateful I need to point out, that the script seems to have a couple of small bugs. It does not rename the preset files .ptxt . So the files are just called ptx and do not show up inside pro tools unless manually renamed (add the last 't').

Alright, finally had time to go through this.
Its a bug indeed but not a bug in my code but in Apple’s Automator!
I am not going to fix this as it may take me hours and hours to come up with a workaround and given the lack of response within this thread almost no one would care for a fix anyway, right.

@ kkabel: I have sent you an AppleScript Bundle version that works just fine. This is the fix for the “bug”.

In the future I will release some more automating stuff for Pro Tools but as AppleScript Bundles only, these can be used with Keyboard Maestro, FastScripts, QuicKeys and other apps that can trigger AppleScripts.
Automator is just too slow and too buggy and I really do not wanna waste my time with it any longer. ;-)

And btw, I am open for suggestions regarding things that should be automated within Pro Tools.


Oliver

[CME]

Don't want you to think no one is paying attention. I have been excited to try the new ones you posted. However I simply haven't had time to do so yet. I doubt I'm the only one.

And in retrospect I do owe you a big thanks for the work done so far. I do appreciate it.

[kkabel]

Thank you Oliver. Indeed we are some who are paying attention. These macros are of great value. I have just been busy mixing and had to take a break from this. Thanks again.

[Oliver M]

Thx guys, thats really nice of you.

[Oliver M]

Originally Posted by tonwurm

Is it possible to get your automator-services work in PT 10 ? This would be fantastic, since I´m still doing most of my work in 10

I checked this by now but no it ain't, I am sorry for the bad news.

[tonwurm]

okay

thanks for answering

[Oliver M]

Originally Posted by Oliver M

In the future I will release some more automating stuff for Pro Tools but as AppleScript Bundles only, these can be used with Keyboard Maestro, FastScripts, QuicKeys and other apps that can trigger AppleScripts.

I did by now, here is the link to this new thread.

[Frecord]

Hi

Works with Pro Tools 9 and OS10.7.5? Or is definitely not a good idea?

Thanks