Opeing a PC session on a Mac. Will it work?

[SteveGarman]

I transferred the session file the fade files and the audio files from a PC 5.0 session into my 6.1 running on a G4 with OSX. I tried to open the 5.0 PC session on the Mac and got the error, "Could not complete your request because: logical end of file reached (-39)."

Is there any way for this to work? Can sessions be taken across platforms and different versions of ProTools?

If anyone has done it maybe you could give me some advice.
Thanks,
Steve

[Rail Jon Rogut]

I've had that happen with a bad CDR burn -- also make sure you're ruuning the Joliet extension if you're on OS 9. Check your file names/paths aren't too long for the Mac OS.

Rail

[emf1138]

Also.. the PC user has to select "Enforce PC/Mac Compatability" when doing a "save session copy in.." I get PC sessions that I use in OS X all the time and it works fine. The only thing is that it will try and recreate fades it'll fail. Mac PT won't "write" to PC session, you have to do ANOTHER "save session copy in" on your Mac, uncheck "PC Comaptability" and THEN in that new session, everything will be fine. Hope that's clear.

[Wolfgang Eller]

I have the same problem right now.
I got a PT5 file send by mail (so no joliet or corrupted CD problem) which shows me the same error message.
This file came from a PC with PT free on (I know, I know but the musician just wanted to edit 1 track) and there is no "Enforce PC/Mac Compatability" button when you save it.
I also tried to import tracks in excisting Mac session - same problem.
I found an old PC with W98 on it and installed PTfree. I can open it there. So my workaround is to bounce the edited files there and import the audio files in my Mac.
But if I could open the PT5 session on my Mac would be a lot faster.

Cheers Wolfgang