how do I take a protools session to a digital performer studio

[pookadilly]

Sorry for the silly question here but I need to send off some tracks to a studio that only has digital performer.

I am using PT 5.3.1 on OS9 for this project and I need to know how I can make sure that when I send the raw tracks and session file, the engineer will be able to open them as is (with plug-ins, edits, fades, etc.) on his digital performer (OS9 DP 3.11) workstation.

Thanks a ton for any and all replies.

[Atwiss]

The best way to preserve your edits and fades when going to DP (or any other DAW that supports the standard) is to create an OMF using Digitranslator, an OMF import/export option you can buy from Digi for ProTools. Digital Performer can then open the OMF and the Performer session will have the files laid out as they were in ProTools, along with all the edits, and I believe the fades as well. I don't think plug-in assignments and settings are transferrable via an OMF. (You'd have to document those settings by hand).

I don't know of any other way to maintain your edit and fade info between platforms. If you don't mind rendering your edits and fades, you can consolidate each track into 1 audio region, (make sure each track's region starts at the same time in the timeline so the other engineer can line them up easily in DP), burn those tracks to CD or DVDR, and let the other guy import them and line them up. Since they all should start at the same point, lining them up will be easy. Of course, you lose the ability to change your edits or fades.

hope that helps,

-atwiss

[georgia]

we have both systems in our facility. OMF is the best way to import /export to/from Protools and DP3....

cheers
georgia