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Chapter 20: Importing and Exporting Session Data 453
Importing Clip Groups with
Pro Tools Menu Commands
To import a clip group with Pro Tools menu
commands:
1 Choose File > Import > Clip Groups and select
the clip group you want to import.
2 In the Clip Group Import Options dialog,
choose where the clip group will go:
New Track Creates a new track where the clip
group will be imported.
Clips List Imports the clip group into the Clips
List, where it will be where it will be available to
place into tracks.
3 If you chose to create a new track, choose a lo-
cation for the imported group in the track.
Session Start Places the group at the start of the
session or project.
Song Start Aligns the beginning of the group to
the Song Start point.
Selection Aligns the beginning of the group to the
edit cursor or to the beginning of a selection in the
Timeline.
Spot Displays the Spot dialog, which lets you spot
the group to a precise location based on any of the
Time Scales.
4 If desired, enable the Import Tempo Map from
Clip Group File
option, which replaces the ses-
sion tempo map with the tempo map of the clip
group). This option is only available when im-
porting the clip group to the Session Start.
5 Click OK.
Importing Clip Groups with Drag
and Drop
You can drag and drop clip groups from a
Workspace browser, or from Windows Explorer or
the Mac Finder to the Timeline, to a track, to the
Tracks List, or to the Clips List.
To import clip groups into the Clips List:
1 Select one or more clip groups in a Workspace
browser, or Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.
2 Drag the files onto the Clips List of the current
session.
To import clip groups into an existing track:
1 Select one or more clip groups in a Workspace
browser, or from Windows Explorer or Mac
Finder.
2 Drag the files onto an existing track in the Edit
window of the current session or project.
To import clip groups into new tracks:
1 Select one or more clip groups in a Workspace
browser, Windows Explorer or Mac Finder.
2 Do one of the following:
• From the Workspace browser, Shift-drag the
files anywhere in the Edit window of the current
session or project.
• Drag the files onto any empty space in the Edit
window of the current session or project.
• Drag the files to the Tracks List.
Clip Group Import Options dialog