When I try to bounce an MP3 file in ProTools, I get the message, "The MP3...

When I try to bounce an MP3 file in ProTools, I get the message, “The MP3 option cannot be enabled because: Module initialization failed for MP3.bundle. The MP3 demo period may have expired.”

That error appears if the MP3 option is not installed or the demo has expired:

To resolve the MP3 Export Option error message:

Delete the MP3 folder from your hard drive (if there is one there)

On Mac, this is located in:
Macintosh HD/Applications/Digidesign
/Pro Tools/Codecs.

In Windows, this is located in:
C:\Program Files\Common Files
\Digidesign\DAE\Codecs.

For new versions of ProTools, it is best to download the latest version from digidesign.com
For example, MP3 option for ProTools 8 can be found here:
http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?navid=54&itemid=36634&mkt=ALL&downloadid=56630&eid=0&printview=N&

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