@ semicntrldchaos. I had the exact same problem. My memory is a little shady on how I fixed it, but here is what I think I did.
First I went to the plugins folder and made sure I removed the old MP3 option (I think). Then I used the mp3 Option installer. Authorized my Ilok, it fixed it for me. @appledude: Why pay $20 for the MP3 options.
Pro Tools is a digital audio workstation developed and released by Avid Technology for. Pro Tools can handle WAV, AIFF, AIFC, mp3, and formerly SDII audio files. Users of Sound Designer to download and install the entire Emulator II sound. The Pro Tools LE (Limited Edition) line is discontinued as of the release of. Optional Digidesign Software — Pro Tools M-Powered 6.8 for Windows XP. Information on MP3 Option, installation instructions, and free updates for existing owners of MP3 Export or MP3 Option can be found here. DV Toolkit for Pro Tools LE; For a list of plug-ins from Digidesign & Digidesign Development Partners, see the Pro Tools M.
Convience, and effeciency. I like to keep my 'studio' work seperate from my itunes collection. It is very convenient for me to just bounce down an MP3 from PT right into my session folder without mucking up my itunes.
Plus the MP3 option lets you input ID3 Tag information when you generate the file. So it comes out tagged and ready to email to a client or place in mp3 player. Really thats all I use MP3 out of ProTools for, is to email tracks. That is hardly the format for my finished product. Also it lets you import MP3's directly into Pro Tools.
This is cool just for my personsal use. I like to make my own ringtones or custom mms messages. Grab an mp3 of my song. Load it, cut it (30 sec), export as mp3, send it to my phone. I dont need high quality for that. Thanks Nomad.
I have tried this with no luck. I also agree that for convenience this feature rules. I also just use it to print off a quick mix without any hassle. Digi: I do get the authorization screen saying that my time has expired. I have tried to re install the mp3 option, and i have the same problem.
I can get through a bit of the authorization process until i get to the challenge and response screen in the manual activation. It basically just states that my response didn't match. I am so lost without this feature. MP3 Option Not working in PT 8.1 HD. I own the MP3 option I bought from the Digi store, but PT doesn't seem to recognize it's there. I downloaded the Mp3 option mentioned in this thread, but when I try to install it, it says I can't install it because there is a newer version of the software already installed. Where is the Mp3 option installed at on my Mac (vers.
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I don't see it in the plugins folder. Thought I'd try removing whatever version is installed and try re-installing it.
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