Pro Audio Support

Q:
Files exported from Pro Tools in WAV format are not recognized by some applications. Does Pro Tools not properly adhere to the WAV file specification?
 
A:
Pro Tools generated wave files are in full compliance with the WAV file standard. However some applications which claim to support the wav standard don't actually fully support it. They may read simple wav files (containing only format information and PCM data) but may fail to handle broadcast wave compliant files which contain additional meta data in the header such as the region definitions used by Pro Tools.