AVID Certification Test
Where does Media Composer store the project files for private projects? - ✔✔On the logged on
user's documents folder
Which button in the Select Project dialog box is used to navigate to the loc
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AVID Certification Test
Where does Media Composer store the project files for private projects? - ✔✔On the logged on
user's documents folder
Which button in the Select Project dialog box is used to navigate to the location of an external
project? - ✔✔External button
Name four principal windows of the Avid interface - ✔✔Composer, project, timeline, bin
Which Window serves as the central hub of your project? - ✔✔Project window
What is a bin? - ✔✔A bin is a container that holds all of the assets of your project
How do you combine one open bin with another? - ✔✔click the tab of the bin and drag and drop
onto the other bin
What are two ways you can create your own user profile? - ✔✔Click settings tab of the project
window
Click user profile and create user profile
Settings in project window
User profile pop up menu and select preferred user profile
How do you save changes to a workspace? - ✔✔Command + S
Which setting allows you to change the look of your interface? - ✔✔Interface Settings
What is saved during an autosave? - ✔✔Bins
Left monitor is called __________ - ✔✔Source
Right monitor is called __________ - ✔✔Record
Left and right monitors make the ________ panel - ✔✔Track
The Fast Menu looks like a _________ - ✔✔Hamburger lol
3 Different kinds of bin views: - ✔✔Text, Frame, Script
Command _ makes the timeline larger - ✔✔L
Command _ makes the timeline smaller - ✔✔K
Key to play and pause? - ✔✔Space
Key to go ten frames back? - ✔✔1
Key to go ten frames forward? - ✔✔2
Key to go one frame back? - ✔✔3
Key to go one frame forward? - ✔✔4
Command+_ to save - ✔✔S
Private drive: - ✔✔Saves in the documents folder of the current OS user
External drive: - ✔✔Saves wherever you want
Can you rename projects? - ✔✔Nope
Is a project a single file? - ✔✔No, its a folder
Project folder contains: - ✔✔Project file, settings file and a bin file
Project format is a combination of what? - ✔✔frame size and frame rate
What key to rename multiple bins? - ✔✔Return
Trash = - ✔✔Recycling
Menu to empty trash? - ✔✔Fast Menu
A clip that references a selected portion of the master clip? - ✔✔Subclip
Clip that references an unrendered effect that you create? - ✔✔Effect
A file in the bin that references effect media files generated when you create motion effects? -
✔✔Motion effects
Ways to get media into your media composer? - ✔✔Tape Capture, Import, Link
Tape capture: - ✔✔cabled input
Copies media file and creates avid native media at the same time. Creates brand new file which
is a separate copy from the original - ✔✔Import
Connects media file to the project in media composer - ✔✔Link
Link and import options are found where? - ✔✔Source browser
How to make a folder a favorite? - ✔✔Star
Two types of media files: - ✔✔Camera native, Avid Native
Camera Native: - ✔✔media from camera via plug ins
Avid Native: - ✔✔media files created by avid when you import
advantage of importing files? - ✔✔all media files are safe in avid's managed media directory and
overall system performance is better
T/F when linking media you can remove the original source drive or camera card containing the
media and your media will remain online? - ✔✔FALSE
Where can you get additional AMA plug ins? - ✔✔Marketplace menu -> AMA plug ins
Name two ways to load a clip into the source monitor - ✔✔double click the file
drag file to source monitor
what function is associated with the space bar by default - ✔✔play/pause
L key does what in playback? - ✔✔Forward
K key does what in playback? - ✔✔Pause
J key does what in playback? - ✔✔Rewind
Default keys for marking in - ✔✔E, I
Default keys for marking out - ✔✔O, R
Create a new sequence: - ✔✔Right click in Timeline and choose NEW> NEW SEQUENCE
Select TIMELINE> NEW> NEW SEQUENCE
Command + Shift + N
Max audio tracks? - ✔✔64
Max video tracks? - ✔✔24
Creating a new mono track - ✔✔Timeline > New > Audio Track > Mono
Right click in timeline New> Audio Track> Mono
Command + U
Patching tracks allows you to - ✔✔edit a source track onto any track in the sequence
To display audio waveforms - ✔✔Open TRACK CONTROL PANEL by clicking the small
triangle next to the timecode display
Click waveform in the track control panel
Hold OPTION to activate waveforms on all tracks simultaneously
To display waveforms from source audio in timeline - ✔✔Load master clip into source monitor
Bottom left corner of timeline, click TOGGLE SOURCE/RECORD IN TIMELINE
Click DISCLOSURE TRIANGLE next to Timecode to open Track Control Panel
Press OPTION and Enable waveforms
_______-in adds more material to the sequence - ✔✔Splice
__________ replaces material that is already there - ✔✔Overwrite
Key for splice-in - ✔✔V
Key for overwrite - ✔✔B
_______ is used if you want to maintain the rhythm of a sequenc - ✔✔Lift
Key for Lift - ✔✔Z
Key to select whole clip - ✔✔T
_______ removes material from the timeline and closes the gap left by its removal -
✔✔Extracting
Key for extracting - ✔✔X
Key to snap position indicator to head of frame - ✔✔Command
Key to snap position indicator to tail frame - ✔✔Command+Option
What is the principal goal of the rough cut? - ✔✔Full assembly of the scene or video that focuses
on story structure with an understanding that polish still needs to take place
How can you view the audio waveforms of your source material? - ✔✔Load master clip into
source monitor
Bottom left corner of timeline, click TOGGLE SOURCE/RECORD IN TIMELINE
Click DISCLOSURE TRIANGLE next to Timecode to open Track Control Panel
Press OPTION and Enable waveforms
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