{"id":33365,"date":"2010-06-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=33365"},"modified":"2010-06-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-06-14T00:00:00","slug":"what-difference-between-save-save-copy-protools","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/what-difference-between-save-save-copy-protools\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the difference between Save As and Save Copy In in ProTools?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Save As: only makes a copy of the session document, and should normally be saved inside the original session folder. This function is most useful when creating alternate mixes or edits that will share the same audio files.<\/p>\n<p>This function should not be used to move a session to another drive or used in place of true templates, as this will often times result in confusion as to where the original files are located and loss of audio files.<\/p>\n<p>Save Copy: In allows you to change file versions as well as file type, sample rate and bit depth.<\/p>\n<p>If you change file attributes, it forces All Audio Files as Items to Copy.<\/p>\n<p>If All Audio Files as Items to Copy is enabled, a complete new file structure is created for this session. 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