Pro Tools HD 7.2 offers new workflows
updated 03:30 pm EDT, Wed August 2, 2006
Pro Tools HD 7.2 released
Digidesign today began shipping Pro Tools HD 7.2, offering an enhanced feature set that includes a comprehensive automation package and extended video capabilities. Pro Tools HD 7.2 features new workflows with multi-channel field recorders, built-in dubber/stem recorder functionality, and the new SignalTools DigiRack metering plug-ins. Pro Tools HD 7.2 is an essential upgrade for Pro Tools|HD and ICON users working in music or post, according to Digidesign. Upgrades are priced at $200.
Pro Tools HD 7.2 Software
One of the most significant software upgrades for ICON and Pro Tools|HD systems to date, Pro Tools HD 7.2 software introduces several new features and enhancements designed to give audio post professionals more speed, power, and flexibility. Upgrade features include:
- Enhanced integrated video capabilities
- Edit video as easily as audio
- Work with multiple video clips, tracks, and playlists
- Play QuickTime video through AVoption|V10™ or Avid Mojo®
- Bounce edited audio and video to QuickTime format
- Edit video as easily as audio
- Integrated multi-channel field audio features
- Replace guide tracks with multi-channel audio from field recorders
- Select alternate channel audio with automatic fade rebuilding
- Browse, search, and edit iXML metadata in regions and Broadcast WAV files
- Replace guide tracks with multi-channel audio from field recorders
- New destructive punch record mode
- Punch into mix tracks without creating additional files
- Use third-party paddle controllers for input/output/record switching
- Punch into mix tracks without creating additional files
- Powerful, efficient new mixing and automation features
- VCA-style groups
- Pan controls grouping and plug-in parameters linking
- Flexible new automation modes
- Real-time graphical display of automation data being updated
- VCA-style groups
- New SignalTools multi-channel metering and analysis
- Comprehensive level and phase metering up to 7.1 surround
- Choose from multiple international metering standards
- Full LeqA analysis
Streamlined Avid-to–Pro Tools Workflows
Leveraging enhanced export capabilities in Avid systems, Pro Tools editors can enjoy, among other improvements, the simplicity of importing a single “mixed-down” video file while still viewing all of the clip names and cuts from the Avid sequence for easy navigation and frame-accurate selections. The update brings the ability to import both a mixed-down video sequence and the cut information (Pro Tools HD software), as well as updated “Send to Pro Tools” templates simplify AAF sequence exports (Avid systems).
Users can also send an audio mixdown from an Avid editor along with all other audio tracks (Avid systems) and consolidate media to any local or network storage location (Avid systems). The upgrade supports the use of the integrated “Send via DigiDelivery" command, which automatically includes all relevant media files with the sequences (Avid systems).
- Comprehensive level and phase metering up to 7.1 surround
