Pro Tools: Simple Keyboard macro to "bounce to quick time"

Hi Cory,

what Pro Tools and MacOS version are you on?
I think from Catalina on the menu item "Bounce to QuickTime..." is not longer existent.
So "Bounce to MIx..." and hen switching to "MOV" as "File Type" has to be used. Like it is done in the Package PT Utilities.
This also works in previous MacOS versions. I'm not sure about Pro Tools versions before 2023.3 though.

If you need to adapt the macro from the package, you can click "Make Editable Copy" ad it to one of your packages and adjust to your needs/system.

If you are still on an older MacOS version you can also program this simple macro.
But be aware that this is not future proof and will lose functionality once upgraded beyond Catalina.

If your are just stuck on how to set keyboard triggers, this handy video will help:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keu057Byy6A

Hey @Cory_Milano,

Give this script a try! It should click "Bounce Mix..." from the PT menu, select "MOV" as the file type for the bounce, and click "bounce"

// Activate Pro Tools Window and Invalidate
if (!sf.ui.proTools.isRunning) throw `Pro Tools is not running`;

sf.ui.proTools.appActivateMainWindow();
sf.ui.proTools.mainWindow.invalidate();

function bounceMOV() {
    // Click "Bounce Mix..." from File Menu
    sf.ui.proTools.menuClick({
        menuPath: ["File", "Bounce Mix..."],
    }, `Could not click "Bounce Mix" in Pro Tools`);

    // Define Bounce Window
    const bounceWin = sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Bounce Mix").first;

    // Wait for Bounce Window to Appear
    bounceWin.elementWaitFor({
        waitType: "Appear",
    });

    // Set File Type to MOV
    if (sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Bounce Mix").first.popupButtons.first.value.value !== 'MOV') {
        try {
            sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Bounce Mix").first.popupButtons.first.popupMenuSelect({ menuPath: ['MOV'] });
        } catch (err) {
            sf.ui.proTools.windows.whoseTitle.is("Bounce Mix").first.buttons.whoseTitle.is("Cancel").first.elementClick();
            throw 'Please make sure there is a Video file active in the session and try again'
        }
    } else {
    }
    // Click Bounce
    bounceWin.buttons.whoseTitle.is("Bounce").first.elementClick();

    // Wait for Bounce Window to Disappear
    bounceWin.elementWaitFor({ waitType: "Disappear", timeout: -1, onError: "Continue" });
}

// Bounce Mix
bounceMOV();