Avid Media Composer 101 Certification Exam
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Where does Media composer store the project files for private projects?
OS Documents folder
Which button in the Select Project Dialogue Box is used to navigate to the
location of an external project?
The Folder Browse Button
Name the 3 principle windows of the AVID interface
Composer Window, Bin Container, Timeline Window
Name the 3 views of a bin
Text, Frame, Script
Explain AMA linking
AMA means the media is linked to an external location.
How can you save the entire project?
Click on the bin container - then CTRL + S
Short cut key for jumping to the first frame in the timeline
Home Key
Name the modifier for dragging AMA footage into the bin
Alt + drag
What are ways to create a sequence?
Right click in the timeline >New>Sequence
Timeline>Sequence
What type of edit does Splice-in perform
Insert. All segments move downstream
To snap to the head of a segment
CTRL + left click the mouse
To turn on the waveforms
Open Track Control Panel>click on the waveform icon
How do you solo an audio track? What is the result?
Click the small S icon next to the audio track. All other audio tracks are muted.
What is Digital Audio scrub? How is it enabled?
Realtime audio playback on the timeline while scrubbing. Shift key
Purpose of the Add Edit
Cuts the segment
What is Match Frame
An edit point created by the Add Edit function
Purpose of the Sync Lock
Locks the sync on any track for audio & video recorded separately
Shortcut for Undo
Ctrl Z
How can you reduce/increase the size of the waveforms?
ALT + CTRL + K or L
What two items make up the project's format?
Raster & Frame Rate
, A blue dot on an effect
The effect isn't real time and must be rendered
To create an effect template
Open the Effect Editor>drag the effect icon to a bin
To change the Interface
1. File>Settings>User>Interface
2. Windows>settings
Short cut for trim mode
U
Shortcut for Splice-in
V
Shortcut for Overwrite
B
Shortcut for Extract
X
Shortcut for Lift
Z
Shortcut for Quick Transition
\ (back slash)
Which function allows you to move segments on the timeline without overwriting
any segment
Segment: Splice/Extract (yellow arrow)
Which function allows you to move segments on the timeline but can delete
segments
Segment: Overwrite/lift (red arrow)
How do you lock down a segment using the stabilize effect
Disable the SteadyGlide button
To retrieve a saved bin or sequence
Avid Attic
Does a bin hold the media files
No. It's just a container.. It's just Metadata & points to the folder (MXF) that has the
media files.
Name the 3 letters of the database files
MSM
What is the best export method for Youtube
MP4 in the UME export mode
What is the best render method for Interlaced footage when creating a Freeze
Frame or Motion effect
Interpolated
Name the 3 types of motion effects?
Freeze Fame, Motion Effect & Timewarp
What is the Fade Effect
It embeds a dissolve in titles
What does insufficient source mean
There isn't enough handle to add the transition
What is a keyframe
Study Cards
Where does Media composer store the project files for private projects?
OS Documents folder
Which button in the Select Project Dialogue Box is used to navigate to the
location of an external project?
The Folder Browse Button
Name the 3 principle windows of the AVID interface
Composer Window, Bin Container, Timeline Window
Name the 3 views of a bin
Text, Frame, Script
Explain AMA linking
AMA means the media is linked to an external location.
How can you save the entire project?
Click on the bin container - then CTRL + S
Short cut key for jumping to the first frame in the timeline
Home Key
Name the modifier for dragging AMA footage into the bin
Alt + drag
What are ways to create a sequence?
Right click in the timeline >New>Sequence
Timeline>Sequence
What type of edit does Splice-in perform
Insert. All segments move downstream
To snap to the head of a segment
CTRL + left click the mouse
To turn on the waveforms
Open Track Control Panel>click on the waveform icon
How do you solo an audio track? What is the result?
Click the small S icon next to the audio track. All other audio tracks are muted.
What is Digital Audio scrub? How is it enabled?
Realtime audio playback on the timeline while scrubbing. Shift key
Purpose of the Add Edit
Cuts the segment
What is Match Frame
An edit point created by the Add Edit function
Purpose of the Sync Lock
Locks the sync on any track for audio & video recorded separately
Shortcut for Undo
Ctrl Z
How can you reduce/increase the size of the waveforms?
ALT + CTRL + K or L
What two items make up the project's format?
Raster & Frame Rate
, A blue dot on an effect
The effect isn't real time and must be rendered
To create an effect template
Open the Effect Editor>drag the effect icon to a bin
To change the Interface
1. File>Settings>User>Interface
2. Windows>settings
Short cut for trim mode
U
Shortcut for Splice-in
V
Shortcut for Overwrite
B
Shortcut for Extract
X
Shortcut for Lift
Z
Shortcut for Quick Transition
\ (back slash)
Which function allows you to move segments on the timeline without overwriting
any segment
Segment: Splice/Extract (yellow arrow)
Which function allows you to move segments on the timeline but can delete
segments
Segment: Overwrite/lift (red arrow)
How do you lock down a segment using the stabilize effect
Disable the SteadyGlide button
To retrieve a saved bin or sequence
Avid Attic
Does a bin hold the media files
No. It's just a container.. It's just Metadata & points to the folder (MXF) that has the
media files.
Name the 3 letters of the database files
MSM
What is the best export method for Youtube
MP4 in the UME export mode
What is the best render method for Interlaced footage when creating a Freeze
Frame or Motion effect
Interpolated
Name the 3 types of motion effects?
Freeze Fame, Motion Effect & Timewarp
What is the Fade Effect
It embeds a dissolve in titles
What does insufficient source mean
There isn't enough handle to add the transition
What is a keyframe
