ptulsconv 1.0.0

Parse and convert Pro Tools text exports

ptulsconv

Read Pro Tools text exports and generate PDF reports, JSON output.

Theory of Operation

Avid Pro Tools can be used to make spotting notes for ADR recording sessions by creating spotting regions with descriptive text and exporting the session as text. This file can then be dropped into Excel or any CSV-reading app like Filemaker Pro.

ptulsconv accepts a text export from Pro Tools and automatically creates PDF and CSV documents for use in ADR spotting, recording, editing and reporting, and supplemental JSON documents can be output for use with other workflows.

Reports Generated by ptulsconv by Default

1. "ADR Report" lists every line in an export with most useful fields, sorted by time.
2. "Continuity" lists every scene sorted by time.
3. "Line Count" lists a count of every line, collated by reel number and by effort/TV/optional line designation.
4. "CSV" is a folder of files of all lines collated by character and reel as CSV files, for use by studio cueing workflows.
5. "Director Logs" is a folder of PDFs formatted like the "ADR Report" except collated by character.
6. "Supervisor Logs" creates a PDF report for every character, with one line per page, optimized for note-taking.
7. "Talent Scripts" is a minimal PDF layout of just timecode and line prompt, collated by character.

Installation

The easiest way to install on your site is to use pip:

% pip3 install ptulsconv

This will install the necessary libraries on your host and gives you command-line access to the tool through an entry-point ptulsconv. In a terminal window type ptulsconv -h for a list of available options.