File extension PTS
| File type | Pro Tools Session Format |
| Developer | Avid Technology |
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What is a PTS file?
File with a .PTS extension contains information on a music project – one or many tracks in audio or MIDI format, effects imposed on the tracks, mixer settings and file references. Such files do not contain audio data directly, they store its directory.
PTS files are used by the Pro Tools application up to 6.9 version – for later versions, PTF is the default storing format. Pro Tools is the so-called digital audio software for workstations – DAW.
Program(s) that can open the .PTS file
Windows
Mac OS
How to open PTS files
If you cannot open the PTS file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports PTS among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the PTS file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the PTS format files
The inability to open and operate the PTS file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Pro Tools Session Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a PTS file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the PTS file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the PTS from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the PTS format
- The PTS file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the PTS file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a PTS file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the PTS file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the PTS file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the PTS file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
This extension
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.PTS) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected PTS file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the PTS file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. PTS) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.