In Part 1 we discussed the various setting and warning lights of delay compensation. In part II let’s explore a few more track specific options you have when dealing with delay compensation. …Read More
Post Production
Delay Compensation Explained! (Part 2 of 2)
by Major on June 2nd, 2011 in Features, Post Production, Session ManagementDelay Compensation Explained! (Part 1 of 2)
by Major on May 18th, 2011 in Features, Post Production, Session ManagementNow that Pro Tools 9 includes delay compensation as a standard feature (Finally!!!) I am getting a lot of questions about it. Here are the nuts and bolts of Delay Comp!
Repeat to Fill Selection. Repeat to Fill Selection. Repeat to Fill Selection. Repeat to Fill Selection.
by Major on August 24th, 2009 in Keyboard Shortcuts, Post Production“Repeat to fill selection” is one of the most useful commands to use while editing. It is located in the edit menu under “paste special”, and can also be accessed using the shortcut option+command+v.
There are 2 handy ways to use this command…
Quick Video Import
by Evan on August 17th, 2009 in Keyboard Shortcuts, Post ProductionHold down the option key while dragging a video file onto the timeline, or bin to bypass the video import dialog in Pro Tools and automatically accept the defaults. This can be very handy when importing lots of video files.
Note: This only works from a digibase browser. ie: Workspace or Project browser. While not quite as handy, it’s still a time saver. Sorry for the confusion!
Toggle Transport Master
by Major on August 13th, 2009 in Keyboard Shortcuts, Post ProductionFor those of you using machine control, you can forget this annoying menu:
To toggle through the transport master option (Pro Tools/Machine/MMC) hit Command+Backslash (/)
It will make you smiiiiiiiiile!
Audio Pull up/down
by Major on May 18th, 2009 in Post ProductionThis post is extremely post production related. So I apologize in advance if you are not in audio post. I would suggest however if you are a student, learn as much about video as you can now, because chances are you’ll end up in post anyway!
I. Frame Rates
The are several frame rates that you will come across in the post production world.


