SurCode Plugin Printmaster Workflow Using ProTools 4 CMB4.108A and ProTools 5 CMB 4.122

When finished mixing and ready to make the 5.1 and the ltrt tracks.

Go to File>Import>Session Data

Navigate to the Printmaster Template save in the Documents Folder of the Mac HD

Open this folder and select the ProTools session

Import Session Data Settings. Select all 4 tracks to import as New Tracks>Copy from source media>Link to source media and Maintain absolute time code values

Click No on this window

After the 4 tracks import, select all the tracks in the session (holding down the alt/option key and selecting a track will select all the tracks)

Then change the output of each track by again holding down the alt/option key and selecting the Out 1-2 or Output path in the "Audio Path Selector"

Change the output path to bus to the 5.1 Rec (5.1) path

Set the 5.1Printmaster and the LtRt Rec track to "R" record Note the routing on the Printmaster and LtrtEncoder and Ltrt Rec All channels out feed the 5.1 Rec out and 5.1 Rec out feeds the Ltrt Encoder that track is encoded using the SurCode Plug in and that track feeds the Ltrt Rec track that feeds out via the 5.1 path for monitoring Must be set just like this example to work.
See this example to show the panning of all the audio outputs for 5.1-all channels should have a panning assignment like this
Example of how the "Surcode" Plug in should be set
Open the Transport tool Go to Window> Transport
Click the Red Record button and then the blue Play button to start the playback and recording of the LtRt and 5.1 outputs
The outputs will be created in real time and can be monitored in the mix window so one can see the process working.
Once finished the tracks will look like 6 channels shown here. But want to export the LtRt as an interleaved .wav
To do this right click on the LtRt track and choose Split into Mono

Next select the LtRt L and the LtRt R in the Edit window and the will be highlighted in the side bar Regions window when selected. Drag them from the Regions window to the LtRt track with nothing in it.

So the track looks like this

The next step is to export the selected "Regions" as files.
Make sure the tracks are selected in the edit window which will highlight them in the "Regions" window. Then click on the "Regions" title bar

Choose "Export Regions as Files"
Selecting the tracks here will highlight them in the "Regions" column

Choose the Export Selected as a WAV Stereo 24 Bit 48 K choose a destination directory and click on Export
These are the files that each student needs to output true 5.1 and LtRt 6 tracks of 5.1 audio labeled properly and an LtRt labeled properly.