Converting from Protools ---> Nuendo

[Froombosch]

Any guideline how to do this? I've got a client with Protools-files on a harddisk. How can we convert this to Nuendo?

Kind regards,



Harrie

[crypticglobe]

Easiest way is to save your project as an "AES" or "Open TL" project. Nuendo imports both of these perfectly.

Outside of that.... I always have people consolidate files... all starting at the same spot. Then, I just import them into Nuendo. When Nuendo imports them it even names the channels (based on the name of the file) automatically for ya....

Gotta love it.

oh... p.s. If you are going from Mac to PC... it's a good idea to have a copy of MacDrive installed. This reads all Mac formated drives natively. It's very nice.

p.s. If they used broadcast wav files (which EVERYONE should these days), and there weren't a bunch of edits... just a file for each track recorded... you can drop them into Nuendo's pool... and just say "insert at origin", and they will drop in right where they are supposed to be.

[Froombosch]

Thanx a lot! We'll try these options!


Harrie

[Andi Rauscher]

Originally Posted by crypticglobe

Easiest way is to save your project as an "AES" or "Open TL" project.

Pro Tools does not support these formats.
also it matters if the files com from Pro Tools HD or Pro Tools LE.
Pro Tools can save OMF Files. But for LE this is a paid option.
If you have further info, you might want to share that.

Cheers, Andi

[crypticglobe]

Originally Posted by Andi Rauscher

Pro Tools does not support these formats.
also it matters if the files com from Pro Tools HD or Pro Tools LE.
Pro Tools can save OMF Files. But for LE this is a paid option.
If you have further info, you might want to share that.

Cheers, Andi

I thought PT HD could save as AES???

Nuendo imports OMF as well... but not always as nicely without using digi-translator.

[neve1073]

Check this out:

http://www.steinbergcanada.com/suppo...port_progs.htm

And this thread,where I was given the above link, has some important tips too:

http://www.cubase.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=37230

good luck.

[Froombosch]

Thanx for all the info. The client has protools LE... So I guess I need to find a nice person/studio wanting to help me to convert the files to OMF/ openTL or AES31

[jonmatifa]

p.s. If they used broadcast wav files (which EVERYONE should these days),

Tangent: Why do you say that, just curious, I thought the only difference between Broadcast Wav and regular Wav was a bit more info (copyright sort of info) in the header.

[Chrisac]

Wouldnt it just be easy to bounce the tracks in LE and import the audio to Nuendo. Seems a bit obvious I know but no one else mentioned it. Its not like your importing automation and plugin settings. IF he doesnt have the OMF tool he will have to buy it and thats a few hundred.

[Henchman]

Originally Posted by Chrisac

Wouldnt it just be easy to bounce the tracks in LE and import the audio to Nuendo. Seems a bit obvious I know but no one else mentioned it. Its not like your importing automation and plugin settings. IF he doesnt have the OMF tool he will have to buy it and thats a few hundred.

Exactly.

Consolidate all regions to start at the same time. Import into Nuendo, and away you go.
Make them Wav. files though.

[Geert van den Berg]

If it's a post-pro session, then buy Digitranslator, because then it's handy to have edit-handles.

If it's a music session, don't bother with OMF/Digitranslator, but consolidate and export from PT. This only takes a couple of minutes to do.

(And then maybe use strip-silence, all added data is just digital zero's. I am sure Nuendo has a similar feature, this way you get back almost the same as the original session, without handles though, but if the content is good, it's good.)

[Froombosch]

The solution mentioned in http://www.steinbergcanada.com/suppo...port_progs.htm

looks very promising. We'll try that and will inform you how is goes.

[GearGeek]

I do this all the time. Like everyone else said, consolidate the files in Protools and import them in Nuendo. They don't have to be Wav though. Nuendo opens AIFF files just as well.

[andredb]

Are you guys using Nuendo in a AudioPost situatio (which makes sense) or using it just to get rid of the Cubase name.
I myself see people doing a strang face we I say Cubase and a delighted face wen Say Nuendo, I guess you know they are the same exact program (nuendo has a few audio post oriented features)

[Bob Olhsson]

I would avoid any kind of conversion formats because at best they have always been buggy.

When you consolidate the files as .wav, they will be timestamped Broadcast Wave files that absolutely ANY DAW application can work with on any platform. This is how everything ought to be archived so it can be opened up years from now.

[Geert van den Berg]

Originally Posted by Froombosch

The solution mentioned in http://www.steinbergcanada.com/suppo...port_progs.htm

looks very promising. We'll try that and will inform you how is goes.

That's the exact same method as Steve already mentioned in the first reply of this thread and many others after that.

It will work, period!

[Froombosch]

It IS Working! Great thanx for all the responces!

[neve1073]

Froom, did you save your PT session as wav or aif? I'm about to try the same thing this weekend.



Thanks

[De chromium cob]

Originally Posted by neve1073

Froom, did you save your PT session as wav or aif? I'm about to try the same thing this weekend.



Thanks

Like "GearGeek" said, it doesn't matter, Nuendo imports Aif. just as well as it does Wav. files.

[Roger Starr]

Just hijacking this one. How about SX to LogicPro and vice versa? OMF?

Regards,

Roger