Opening a Project with Audio File Names that Contain Illegal Characters
Pro Tools | First does not support audio file names that contain the following ASCII characters:
• / (Forward Slash)
• \ (Backslash)
• : (Colon)
• * (Asterisk)
• ? (Question mark)
• “ (Quotation marks)
• < (Less-than symbol)
• > (Greater-than symbol)
• | (vertical line or pipe)
• Any “high order” ASCII character (created with a key combination)
When opening projects that contain audio files with illegal characters, Pro Tools | First automatically creates a renamed copy of each file (replacing these characters with an underscore “_”). Renamed files are copied to the project.
Before the project opens, you are prompted to save a detailed report of the renamed files and their original file names to a Notes text file. Follow the on-screen instructions.