ProTools - Video and Audio Monitoring Setup in CMB Grad Suite Edit Labs -
Audio will play through the speakers out of ProTools but must follow these steps
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Use the TV Remote> Turn on the Monitor and make sure you select the HDMI input | |
Select the Aux Input and Turn up the volume. Make sure Speaker A is also lit up | |
This Aux Input will also boost audio Make sure that the Aux button is not pushed in CUZ that'll make the audio not work | |
Go to >Apple>System Prefs | |
System Prefs>Blackmagic Desktop Video and click on it | |
Make sure you see the Intensity Shuttle Thunderbolt | |
or the AVID Artist DNxIO or the Ultrastudio 4K Extreme | |
Launch ProTools | |
Click OK Here | |
Click OK Here | |
When ProTools opens click "Cancel" on the Quick Start Dialog. We do not want to open a session yet. | |
Go To Setup > Playback Engine | |
On the Playback Engine Drop Down choose Blackmagic UltraStudio or Thunderbolt. . . Change the HW Buffer to 1024 Samples
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Now go to Input and Output setup | |
Click "Defautl" on the I/O setup | |
Now that the routing and hardware is set up open the ProTools session if you have one created already or make a new session. | |
Navigate to the session and open it or create a new session | |
To create a new Protools session Type - Session Name - (session name) File Type - .WAV Bit Depth: - 24 bit Sample Rate: - 48kHz I/O last used Location - set to your hard drive NOT THE DESKTOP!!!! | |
Next Import the video into the project | |
Navigate to the video file that you want to view in the ProTools session | |
Choose to import at Session Start | |
Choose to enable the Video Engine | |
If you would like to use the audio off the video file choose to save it to the default Audio Drive folder | |
Choose the video resolution of the file from the choices. Probably best to choose a 1920x1080 that is the most common | |
Make sure all the audio outputs are routed to the Built In Line Output 1-2 Stereo Mac Pros or Out 1-2 Stereo Built In Output 1-2 IMacs Then you should see image on the TV and hear audio the speakers |