ProTools – Recording Workflow CMB 1st Floor

Make sure the Thunderbolt cable is plugged into the Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro as shown here.

Go to the
>Apple>System Preferences

Go to the Blackmagic Design setting

Click on Blackmagic Design Intensity Extreme settings button

Set the following settings in this frame grab

Output>HDMI and Component

Default Video standard as HD 720p 60

Open ProTools>File>
Create New Session or open existing session

Create a session

Name it

Choose 24 Bit

48 kHz

Choose a location to save the file and then select

Create

Track>New Track one track

Create a Mono Track

On every track

Go to the "Edit Window View Selector" drop down

Choose I/O

Set all channels to Output to Stereo Monitor (Stereo) or Stereo Monitor L and or R depending on your needs.

Next, Import the video into the project

Choose Import Video

Turn on the two Dell Monitors. 1 in sound booth and 1 in control room

Navigate to the video file that you want to view in the ProTools session

Choose to import at Session Start

When recording audio to eliminate the headphone latency you can turn on

"Low Latency Monitoring"

Select A1 as the source for the track you would like to record

Record as needed using normal ProTools recording procedure by hitting play on the transport window while the record button is enabled.

Your track should also be "record enabled"

Should see input levels in ProTools I/O view. Set inputs so the levels are in the green to yellow areas.

If levels are going into red then turn down P1 on HD OMNI hardware