Multiple bit depths in PT: WHEN??

[John McDaniel]

Does anybody care about Pro Tools being able to handle multiple bit depths in the same session? This is a big issue for me because I have to deal with material coming from many sources; some that max out at 16 bit (AVIDs for example). Importing lots of 16 bit files into a 24 bit session is a big PITA. Digi, where is this on the priority list? What's difficult about it?

later, John McDaniel

[meshtheflesh]

Yes digi ...please get this happening. I remember a digi eng. dood saying it was not that difficult, and they didn't realise it was a big deal to us..
Ones again DIGI....IT IS!!!
Our SFX libraries are at 16 bit, so its a bit difficult for us to change over to 24 bit at this stage for our TV work.


mesh

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[Corey Shay]

Yeah I can't tell you how many times I have had projects brought to me on 16 bit ADAT and they want to record more stuff (vocals, etc.) with me into PT. That means I have to convert the 16 bit originals to 24 bit because I refuse to record anything at 16 bit anymore. Besides what does the 888|24 do when you record in 16 bit. Does it chop off the last 8 bits or does it actually dither? Anyway I just think its a real waste of a third of my hard drive to put 8 zeroes on the end of every sample just so I can do more recording/bouncing in 24 bit.

It's very important, and should only take a day to figure out. Write the code please!

[Marc Edwards]

Logic has been able to do this for quite some time ...

[Peter Duemmler]

Yes, but not with TDM, only with their native (or ASIO) drivers AFAIK).

Peter

[PBerolz]

Yes. Please, Digi guys, this is a big deal. Please Do!!

Paul Berolzheimer

[philter]

Yeah, because it's using DAE. That's the issue.

Originally posted by Peter Duemmler:
Yes, but not with TDM, only with their native (or ASIO) drivers AFAIK).

Peter

[John McDaniel]

The silence from Digi on this thread/topic is matched only by their reply (lack thereof) to my direct email.

bumping up.

j mcd