How to use Dropbox Replay with Avid Pro Tools
The information in this article applies to an integration that’s only available to Replay users with an Avid Pro Tools account and the Replay app.
Dropbox Replay is a rich media review and approval tool that allows collaborators to mark up, comment, and finalize video, image, and audio projects. With the Dropbox Replay integration for Avid Pro Tools, you’re able to utilize the functions of Replay alongside Avid Pro Tools.
How to install the Dropbox Replay app for Avid Pro Tools
The Dropbox Replay app is only available to macOS users, and you must download and install it to use the Avid Pro Tools integration.
To install the Dropbox Replay app:
- Click the link to download Dropbox Replay. A new window will prompt you to download the Dropbox Replay app.
- Click the Download for macOS button.
- A zip file will download to your computer.
- Click the zip file to open it.
- You’ll find the zip file in your browser downloads folder.
- Double click Dropbox Replay from the options displayed.
- You’ll be prompted that Dropbox Replay is an app download.
- Click Open.
- Log in with your Dropbox credentials to link your account to the Replay app.
How to connect Avid Pro Tools to Dropbox Replay
To connect Avid Pro Tools to Dropbox Replay:
- Open a session in Avid Pro Tools.
- Open the Dropbox Replay app.
- When prompted, click Connect.
Your Dropbox Replay will now be connected to your Avid Pro Tools session.
How to upload Avid Pro Tools projects to Dropbox Replay
You can upload your Pro Tools Bounce mixes to Dropbox Replay for review, comment, and feedback.
To upload a Pro Tools Bounce Mix to Dropbox Replay:
- Create and save a Bounce Mix in Pro Tools.
- Open the Dropbox Replay app.
- Click Add files in the upper right corner.
- Select Local drive from the dropdown menu.
- Select the Bounce Mix you’d like to work on.
- Click Open.
Your Pro Tools Bounce Mix will appear in your Replay Workspace.
How to export comments from Dropbox Replay to an Avid Pro Tools project
The Dropbox Replay and Avid Pro Tools integration allows you to take comments from a review session and export them directly into your Pro Tools project.
To export Replay comments:
- Open the Dropbox Replay app.
- Open a Pro Tools session.
- Open the Replay project you’d like to export comments from.
- In the Comments panel on the right, click Export to Pro Tools.
Once the process is complete, your Replay comments will appear in your Pro Tools session as markers.
Notes:
- When exporting comments from Replay to Avid Pro Tools, users can only export comments from the current version of a file.
- If you check the box beside Import markers as comments when adding a new version from Avid Pro Tools to Replay, only new markers added in Avid Pro Tools will be imported. Comments that were originally imported from Replay will not be imported back into Replay, even if they were edited in Avid Pro Tools.
How to import comments into Avid Media Composer
If you export comments from Replay as an Avid Media Composer text file, you can import them into Media Composer.
- Open Media Composer.
- Click Tools.
- Select Markers.
- Right-click in the Markers box that appears, then select Import Markers.
- Find the Replay file you downloaded, click on it, then click Open.
You can now review any general comments, timestamp comments, and timestamp range comments from Replay within Media Composer.
Note: You won't be able to see replies or multi-line comments when you import comments into Media Composer. You'll only be able to see the initial comment.
