ProTools – HD Suites Surround 5.1 Session Start up with the AVID Artist Interface

Go to >Apple> System Prefs
Choose EUCON
Choose the Network Interface Ethernet 2
Go ahead and Stop the EUCON application by clicking on Stop. YOU WILL NEED ADMIN TO DO THIS! GO FIND TECH STAFF OR A PROCTOR	YOU WILL ONLY HAVE TO DO THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME YOU TRY TO USE THE CONTROL SURFACE. AFTER THAT YOUR LOG IN SHOULD RECOGNIZE IT
Once stopped Click Start to start the application
Once the application is running Choose the EUCON application and go to >Window> EuControl Settings
The Surfaces control setting should look like this
Workstations Tab should see the computer that is connected
Open ProTools>Create Session or open existing session
Choose Create Blank Session and or Open an existing session 24 Bit 48Khz and use I/O Last Used Click OK
Go to >Setup> Peripherals
Choose to Enable EUCON Click OK
Lastly choose to lock the application to Protools by clicking on the checkboxes at the bottom of the Assign Tab
ProTools will ask you where the Waves Plugins are. Go to Applications> Waves> Plugins V9 Click Open
If you would like to import a .aaf file use this workflow wiki.	https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/comm/ProTools+-+Open+a+.aaf+or+.omf+and+Quicktime+in+ProTools
Title the session and choose a destination to save the session. DO NOT USE THE DESKTOP TO SAVE!!! CLICK Save
Go to >Setup >Session>and change the Clock Source to SYNC HD
SYNC Clock Reference is now Locked Click OK
Next go to >Setup>Playback Engine
Choose HDX 256 Samples Voices 256 all default settings Click OK
Next go to >Setup>Hardware
Go to Main Tab Input should be set to Analog 1-2 Can change this to whatever you have plugged into the snake Output should be set to Analog 1-2 Analog 3-4 Analog 5-6 Analog 7-8
Analog In Tab should be set to this
Analog Out tab should be set to this> Make sure the TRS Mirrors is set to Analog Out 1-2
Go to the Monitor Tab and make sure the MAIN AND ALT are set to "None" as shown here Click OK
Mixer settings Click OK
Next to to Setup > I/O
Click on Output Tab
Click on Import Settings
Navigate to the ProTools 4 or ProTools 5 Storage> Templates> Choose UT_RTF_Default.pio
Yes to Delete existing unused paths?
Output will change to the default 5.1 surround settings as shown here Click OK You can delete the stereo A1 and A2 tracks if you still have them listed
Next Import the video into the project Choose Import Video
Navigate to the video file that you want to view in the ProTools session
Choose New Track Import Audio Click OK
Choose to import at Session Start
Choose to enable the Video Engine Click Yes here
If you would like to use the audio off the video file choose to save it to the default Audio Drive folder Click OK when prompt
Video Engine will launch and you should be able to see the image on the projector automatically
Go to the "Edit Window View Selector" drop down Choose I/O
Once the track is imported into the ProTools session change the format of the clip to 720p/23.976 so it plays out to the projector.
Next make sure the Video Track is Online and that the menu states that Video Hardware is Enabled. If Disable Video Hardware is showing it is okay
Next Go to the Output and set all the tracks to Main (5.1)>Main