Posted on 11-22-2021 07:04 PM
There is a known issue with Pro Tools 2021.6+ for which the workaround requires manual intervention via an administrator account. As this obviously will not scale to 100 installations, I am looking for a scriptable solution. Here is the Avid's summary of the problem:
“Error launching video engine” reported with non-admin accounts. (UME-1631)
To resolve this:
Switch to an Administrator account
Launch Pro Tools and enable the Video Engine
Switch back to the Standard User (non-admin) account and check the Video Engine setting again
(Note that this is documented in the Read Me for Pro Tools 2021.6.)
My Pro Tools post-install script is as follows: https://github.com/jfiliceatcsumb/Scripts/blob/d7d0e061c0fd828d5744ab9f13067b895cae6ad2/ProTools12_P...
Posted on 11-29-2021 12:29 PM
I just found that Avid's KB article failed to mention that this problem was fixed in Pro Tools v.2021.7. https://avid.secure.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/ReadMe/Pro-Tools-2021-7-Release-Notes