Pro Tools 8.0.4cs2 Update

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Pro Tools 8.0.4cs2 Update

• Pro Tools HD 8.0.4cs2 for Mac
• Pro Tools HD 8.0.4cs2 forWindows
• Pro Tools LE 8.0.4cs2 for Mac
• Pro Tools LE 8.0.4cs2 for Windows
• Pro Tools M-Powered 8.0.4cs2 for Mac
• Pro Tools M-Powered 8.0.4cs2 for Windows

Pro Tools 8.0.4cs2 Release Notes
For Pro Tools HD, LE, and M-Powered 8.0.4 on Mac OS X and Windows

October 19, 2010

This update requires previous installation of Pro Tools HD, LE, or M-Powered 8.0.4 software:

* Pro Tools 8.0.4 Downloads and Details


For the most recent CS updates, see the following page:

* Pro Tools CS Updates


Release Note: There was no Pro Tools 8.0.4cs1 release. The Pro Tools HD, LE, and M-Powered 8.0.4cs2 release is concurrent with the Pro Tools HD 8.1cs2 release.

What's included in Pro Tools 8.0.4cs2?

On Windows, Pro Tools LE was recording audio to the timeline early by approximately twice the H/W buffer size. (PTSW-130757)

* Audio was recorded early depending on the hardware buffer size selected. This problem was specific to Pro Tools LE 8.0.4 on Windows. Fixed in the included Pro Tools LE Avid Audio Drivers installer.


On Windows, 002 and 003 optical signal is not monitored when Low Latency Monitoring (LLM) is enabled. (PTSW-130422)

* Optical signal was not passing through to Main Output on 002 and 003 when LLM was enabled. This problem was specific to the 002 and 003 devices running Pro Tools LE 8.0.4 on Windows. Fixed in the included Pro Tools LE Avid Audio Drivers installer.


Volumes named using multi-byte language characters, such as Katakana, don't mount in DigiBase. (PTSW-58406, PTSW-131482)

* One can now use the full set of language options provided by the OS when naming audio volumes.


Control Surfaces could display "Pro Tools has a Dialog on Screen" when there is no dialog on screen. (PTSW-130634)

* When any progress bar dialog is active, hiding Pro Tools until the progress bar finishes, then un-hiding Pro Tools makes Pro Tools think the progress bar dialog is still active. In this state Pro Tools appeared to be mostly unresponsive.


Pro Tools would not launch on a user account configured for Open Directory access. (PTSW-130444)

* Application failed to launch on OS X systems configured for Network Home Directories (i.e. Open Directory). In 8.0.4, launching Pro Tools on a user account resulted in an assertion error when loading plug-ins, whereas in 8.0.3, Pro Tools crashed with "Pro Tools has unexpectedly quit" dialog.


Tracks created using "Expand to New Tracks" would not allow audio to play back. (PTSW-125445)

* "Expand to New Tracks" now creates tracks muted, but with full metering functionality and audio playback.


QuickTime playback of DV-PAL codec through Mojo stutters. (PTSW-130719)

* The stuttering of QuickTime playback was especially noticeable when manipulating the Pro Tools GUI during playback or having a video sync offset that wasn't divisible by four.


Access violation occurs when applying a fade out on 1 sample region when the fade overlaps adjacent regions. (PTSW-131127)

* This access violation no longer occurs.


On Windows, the Alt and Win keys get "stuck" on. (PTSW-124654)

* The Alt and Win keys can get into a state in which they appear to be pressed down all the time, with the only known solution to quit Pro Tools. On Windows XP, the problem is not eliminated but now it should be a simple matter of pressing the affected key once to disengage the "stuck" mode and return to normal operation. If some Pro Tools operations still appear unresponsive, wait 30 seconds until normal operation is restored.


Audio routing could be lost when turning off DSP Cache during playback. (PTSW-130638)

* DSP Cache on/off switch is not accessible during playback. There is no need to toggle this parameter during playback as it only affects session close/open behavior.


On Windows, runtime errors and crash when using ZIO ADR Express with Pro Tools and recording to ISIS volume. (PTSW-125770, PTSW-125771, PTSW-129529)

* Pro Tools would crash or a runtime error would be encountered while using ZIO ADR Express with Pro Tools during recording to ISIS volume, or immediately after recording to ISIS volume while editing, undoing, or scrubbing.


Recording gets lost if timeline selection markers are moved during QuickPunch or TrackPunch record. (PTSW-128879)

* Moving the timeline selection markers during QP record would cause deletion of the file being recorded.


DigiTrace log files (.dlog) not written when the user is not an Administrator account. (PTSW-53712)

* DigiTrace files were being placed next to the Pro Tools application, but this path was not allowed for non-admin users. To fix this, .dlog files are written to a new location:
o Mac OS X: /Users/<User>/Library/Logs/AvidLogFiles
o Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\<user>\AvidLogFiles
o Windows 7: \Users/<user>\AvidLogFiles


On Windows, when selecting the Audio Plug-ins Guide link in the Help menu, the wrong guide is opened. (PTSW-129920)

* The correct guide is now opened.


When selecting Audio Plug-ins Guide in the Help menu, a dialog appears: "Could not find help file DigiRack Plug-Ins Guide.pdf!" (PTSW-129870)

* This problem is fixed.


The "Support FAQ.pdf" in Documentation -> Pro Tools is the wrong version. (PTSW-129915)

* The correct version is now installed. This problem affected Windows Pro Tools M-Powered only.


Installation Instructions

To update to Pro Tools 8.0.4cs2:

1. Verify that Pro Tools HD, LE, or M-Powered version 8.0.4 is installed on your system.
2. Quit the Pro Tools application if it is open.
3. Locate the Pro Tools HD, LE, or M-Powered 8.0.4cs2 update installer and launch it.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.
5. When installation is complete, restart your computer
6. Pro Tools LE Windows users should run the separate "Avid Audio Drivers Setup" installer (included with the download) after updating to Pro Tools LE 8.0.4cs2 for Windows.