Setup guide

Pro Tools|HD Setup Guide32
Installing Pro Tools HD
Software
After your Pro Tools|HD hardware is installed
and connected, you are ready to install
Pro Tools software.
To install Pro Tools HD software:
1 Make sure you are logged in as an Administra-
tor for the account where you want to install
Pro Tools. For details on Administrator privi-
leges in Mac OS X, refer to your Apple OS X doc-
umentation.
2 Insert the Pro Tools Installer disc in your DVD
drive.
3 On the Installer disc, locate and double-click
the Install Pro Tools HD.mpkg file.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed
with installation.
5 Click Continue each time you are prompted.
6 At the Installation Type page, do one of the
following:
• To install all Pro Tools application files and
free plug-in suites (and associated content),
leave the default Installation options se-
lected and click Continue.
– or –
• Select (or deselect) a custom configuration
of Installation options (see “Installation
Options” on page 32) and click Continue.
7 Click Install.
8 If prompted, enter your Administrator pass-
word and click OK to accept the installation.
9 Select your work environment. This loads an
initial set of Pro Tools Preferences that include
some of the more popular settings for post pro-
duction, audio, or audio with MIDI.
10 Click Continue.
11 When installation is complete, click Restart.
Installation Options
Pro Tools HD Options
To install a subset of Pro Tools software and
plug-ins (and associated content), click the re-
veal triangle for the Pro Tools HD 8.0 option in
the installer, and deselect any of the following
options that you do not want installed.
Application Files (Required for Pro Tools) In-
stalls the Pro Tools application and supporting
library files needed to run Pro Tools. This option
also installs the Digidesign CoreAudio Driver.
This option must be selected to install Pro Tools.
DigiRack Plug-Ins Installs free plug-ins including
DigiRack plug-ins, free Bomb Factory plug-ins,
Eleven Free, TL Utilities, and Digidesign D-Fi
and Maxim plug-ins.
Pro Tools Creative Collection Installs a set of free
RTAS effects plug-ins and virtual instrument
plug-ins (including 4.4 GB of associated sample
content). For more information, see the Creative
Collection Plug-ins Guide.
Pro Tools Utilities Installs Calibration Mode
Templates for Pro Tools|HD systems, DigiTest,
and firmware updaters for SYNC I/O and
SYNC HD.
Do not install or operate Pro Tools while
logged in as a root-level user. File permis-
sions of a root-level user make it possible to
perform actions that may conflict with
Pro Tools file management tasks.
Preference settings can be customized at any
time in Pro Tools. See the Pro Tools Refer-
ence Guide for more information.