mp3 Option

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just bought the mp3 option and it gave me a code and told me to get the program from the factory disk , I looked on the install disk and could not find it ...

[Rail Jon Rogut]

Which version of Pro Tools? Normally the installer will have an "MP3 Option" which you need to check. You can also download an updater installer which will let you install the MP3 option (uncheck all the other options and only install the MP3 Option).

Rail

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You can also download an updater installer which will let you install the MP3 option (uncheck all the other options and only install the MP3 Option).

thanks where is that ?

[Rail Jon Rogut]

Look in the Downloads section at the link below.

Rail

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Thanks ... got it off the 6.9 disk but it is not showing up in the bounce to disk section of ProTools .... what a pain why do they not just make this part of the program ! I am on the mac. not PC .

[Avid]

MP3 Option information, installation, and troubleshooting can be found on the Support->Downloads->MP3 Option page:
www.digidesign.com/download/mp3

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thanks I have read that about a 100 times .. what am I missing .. installed it again from the 6. 9 install disk but when I launch the program and try to bounce the mp3 options do not show up ... that is where it should show up in the program right ? when you go to bounce . Thanks for returnig the post so quickly !

[Avid]

That's where it should show up. Select a portion of audio, then go to the Bounce to Disk options. Details in the Pro Tools Reference Guide->Chapter 29: Mixdown.

It is possible that the MP3.dll could have been corrupted. To rule that out, delete all files from your Codecs/MP3 folder and reinstall MP3 Option from your 6.9 CD. If you are on Tiger, install it from the Pro Tools 6.9.2 web update.

If that still does not work, then try deleting your preferences per the instructions in the " OS X/Pro Tools 6.x Setup & General Troubleshooting" topic:
http://duc.digidesign.com/showflat.php?&Number=177661

[Rail Jon Rogut]

Under OS X it's not listed as "MP3" in the BTD list.. look for the option which says "MPEG Layer 3" (or something like that, I don't have a Mac with the option with me).

Rail

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thanks .............