Pro Tools 2020.5 GUI FREAK OUT on Windows 10

[jrgillam]

I tried changing the scaling settings on all 3 of my screens to be between 125% and 175%. I couldn't even get Pro Tools to launch -- it just glitched out and crashed each time I tried (photos attached).

Pro Tools launched without issue after I restored the scaling to 100% in Windows settings, but I still get the glitches when I search for a plugin.

[jrgillam]

Here's a screenshot of my high DPI settings for Pro Tools.

[polycorn]

I did not try the actual suggestion by that other thread, but that did point me in the (seemingly) right direction for my case.

Still hoping that it's related.

I messed with these settings (see image)

[jrgillam]

Yeah those are the same screen scaling settings I fiddled with that made Pro Tools crash.

[polycorn]

Damn... I’m out of suggestions.

[jrgillam]

I appreciate your input!

I'll report back when I hear from Avid.

[jrgillam]

Latest development in this is that I had a few sips of sauvignon blanc and ordered a Mac Mini. It's a step down, but bloody hell. I have another unresolved GUI issue on Windows with MIDI note editing lag, described here: https://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?...17#post2552117

When I contacted Avid support about that they pretty much told me I was imagining it.

Anyway I know I'm a schmuck and should just stick with Cubase, but I guess I'm a glutton for punishment.

[ChuckS]

Rather than scaling to a percentage in Windows it’s better to change the display resolution for the attached monitors in the Windows Display settings or in the video driver. Also don’t set any high dpi and scaling options for the exe file In properties.

[mkosacek]

I'm glad to see someone is finally seeing a similar issue to the one I reported on 2020.3 (although sorry to hear its got you too...). Avid support was horrible. I felt like I was talking to a robot - maybe I was. about every 5 days I'd get some generic response telling me to change settings that I clearly had already told them I had tried. eventually they just closed the issue with no fix. Useless.

I could not use it and had to go back to 2019.12 (which works great for me). Since I'm paying for support through 2021 I thought I'd give 2020.5 a try. I uninstalled 2019.12 (as recommended by others) and manually uninstalled the pieces it does not clean up (avid link, etc.) then installed 2020.5.

as soon as I bounce a file all hell breaks loose. I had a 4 minute song and about 3 min into the bounce, the first sign is always that time remaining gets a black box on it and you can't read it any more (black text on black background..). Once the bounce is done, the screen is so freaked out that you can;t save and close using the mouse - I can only use shortcuts to try to save and exit. in this case memorize "CTRL+S" and CTRL+Shift+W to exit safely. CTRL+ALT+W will close any "floating windows" like plugins if they are on top.

Sometimes during the bounce all goes wild and parts of the display start flashing. completely insane.

I disabled all scaling on my graphics card (Nvidia GT730) and set the compatibility "override high DPI settings" to "system" as prescribed in the 2020.5 Readme, even though I am not using display scaling or a 4K monitor. I have dual monitors and each is 1920x1080 (that's 1080p, not 4K). Did not make any difference. I also disabled the GPU under preferences. again, no difference.

the screenshots here are from a session that was mostly midi/virtual instruments but it happens in a straight up audio session too. i am not using video files at all.

Looks like I will be going back to 2019.12 once again. sigh....

[thebeatless]

I've been having this issue as well when searching for plugins. The moment I press return to select the plugin I want, the screen goes nuts. I switched to windows back in december, and this is THE ONLY issue I ever have to deal with. I've found that I can sometimes press cancel and save on my dock to snap it out of it, but I normally have to close/force quit pro tools and then relaunch. At least I don't have to reboot the computer. My last few macs had many more complications, so I almost don't mind this one thing that happens maybe once daily. That said, I'd love a fix, and it's good to hear that I'm not the only one dealing with it!

I am using a 4k monitor, and I've played with all kinds of scaling options, but they don't seem to make a difference.