AVID MEDIA COMPOSER 101 CERTIFICATION EXAM LATEST
ACTUAL EXAM
Where does Media Composer store the project files for private projects? - ANSWER:
in the logged on OS users' Documents folder
Which button in the Select Project dialog box is used to navigate to the location of an
external project? - ANSWER: The Folder Browse button
Name the four principal windows of the Avid interface - ANSWER: Composer
window, Timeline, Project Window, Bin window
Which window serves as the central hub of your project? - ANSWER: project window
What is a bin? - ANSWER: A bin is a container file that holds the assets in your
project, including audio and video master clips, subclass, sequences, titles, effects,
graphics, etc.
How do you combine one open bin with another open bin? - ANSWER: Click the tab
at the top of the tool window and drag it on top of the window with which you want
to combine it
What are the two ways to create your own User Profile? - ANSWER: "settings" >
"user profile" > "create user profile" > type a name in
Launch media composer and when the select project screen appears, click "user
profile menu" and select "Create user profile" and enter name.
How can you save changes to a Workspace? - ANSWER: windows > workspaces >
save current
Which setting allows you to change the look of your interface? - ANSWER: project
window > settings tab > interface setting >
What is saved during an Autosave? - ANSWER: bins
Shortcut to Activate the Project window - ANSWER: Ctrl+9
Shortcut to Step backward eight frames/ten frames - ANSWER: 1
Shortcut to Step forward eight frames/ten frames - ANSWER: 2
Shortcut to Step backward one frame - ANSWER: 3, left arrow
Shortcut to Step forward one frame - ANSWER: 4, right arrow
,Shortcut to Play forward - ANSWER: 5, space bar
Shortcut to Jump to first frame - ANSWER: Home
Shortcut to Jump to last frame - ANSWER: end
Shortcut to Enlarge height of timeline tracks, change the size of clip frames in a bin,
and change the zoom factor of the Source, Record, and Effects monitor - ANSWER:
Ctrl+L
Shortcut to Reduce height of Timeline tracks - ANSWER: Ctrl+K
Shortcut to Save - ANSWER: ctrl+s
Shortcut to quit application - ANSWER: ctrl+q
What is the difference between linking and importing media? - ANSWER: Linking--
connects media file to project in AVID; does not move or copy file
importing--copying media to predefined location and converts it to AVID media at
the same time; brand new file separate from original
True or false: When linking media, you can remove the original source drive camera
card containing the media and your media will remain online. - ANSWER: false
Where can you get additional AMA plug-ins? - ANSWER: Marketplace menu > AMA
plugins
You are going to drag clips from the desktop to a Media Composer bin, and want to
link the clips, rather than import. Which modifier key must you press to do this? -
ANSWER: alt (opt on Mac)+drag clips from desktop to open bin
Name two ways to load a clip in the Source monitor. - ANSWER: double-click it in the
bin OR drag clip(s) from the bin
What function is associated with the space bar by default? - ANSWER: play/pause
What is the value of using the J-K-L keys to control playback? - ANSWER: What is the
value of using the J-K-L keys to control playback?
offer refined playback speed; efficiency for editing (J-backward, K-stop, L-forward;
clicking J or L more than once will speed up in whatever direction)
Name the default keys for making IN and OUT marks. - ANSWER: mark IN - E, I
mark OUT - R, O
How can you save your work? - ANSWER: Single bin: Select bin > Ctrl+S
All bins: Project window or Ctrl+9 > Ctrl+S
or File > Save All
, Shortcut to Create a new bin - ANSWER: ctrl+N
shortcut to shuttle - ANSWER: JKL keys
Shortcut to Select all (clips) - ANSWER: ctrl+A
Shortcut to Enlarge heights of timeline tracks, enlarge clip frames, and enlarge image
in a selected monitor - ANSWER: ctrl+L
What is the principal goal of the rough cut? - ANSWER: Focuses on story structure to
see if the project works overall. Not detail oriented.
How can you view the audio waveforms of your source material? - ANSWER: Open
Track Control Panel (small triangle next to green timecode display) > Click Waveform
Button (for tracks you want to display audio waveforms)
What is AutoPatching? How does it work? - ANSWER: Autopatching is a setting that
allows you to automatically patch tracks based on the track activation. It works by
allowing you to patch tracks without reaching for the mouse.
Disable TRACKS in the record column, enable the desired TRACK by clicking on the
Record Track Selectors so that the source tracks will jump to the new enabled
Record Track.
The following figure shows the waveforms for a music track, but they are of little use
because there is almost no definition in the waveforms. How can you make them
more useful? - ANSWER: to reduce the size of the waveform, select the track >
Ctrl+Alt+K
With which editing function(s) are you more likely to break sync -- Splice-In,
Overwrite, Lift, or Extract? Why? - ANSWER: splice-in and extract because they push
the downstream material back or pull the material back forward; ripple effects
What are two ways you've learned about to ensure that you maintain sync when
editing segments into the sequence? - ANSWER: - be sure to add, or remove, the
same amount from all tracks that have to stay in sync
- Enable Sync Lock, or make sure all tracks are enabled when splicing in.
What do the functions Go to Previous Event and Go to Next Event do? - ANSWER:
navigation tools that jump the position indicator from edit to edit
Describe the process of backtiming an edit. - ANSWER: You mark IN and OUT points
in the timeline and mark an OUT point only in the Source Monitor, the system
automatically determines the start frame of the source clip
ACTUAL EXAM
Where does Media Composer store the project files for private projects? - ANSWER:
in the logged on OS users' Documents folder
Which button in the Select Project dialog box is used to navigate to the location of an
external project? - ANSWER: The Folder Browse button
Name the four principal windows of the Avid interface - ANSWER: Composer
window, Timeline, Project Window, Bin window
Which window serves as the central hub of your project? - ANSWER: project window
What is a bin? - ANSWER: A bin is a container file that holds the assets in your
project, including audio and video master clips, subclass, sequences, titles, effects,
graphics, etc.
How do you combine one open bin with another open bin? - ANSWER: Click the tab
at the top of the tool window and drag it on top of the window with which you want
to combine it
What are the two ways to create your own User Profile? - ANSWER: "settings" >
"user profile" > "create user profile" > type a name in
Launch media composer and when the select project screen appears, click "user
profile menu" and select "Create user profile" and enter name.
How can you save changes to a Workspace? - ANSWER: windows > workspaces >
save current
Which setting allows you to change the look of your interface? - ANSWER: project
window > settings tab > interface setting >
What is saved during an Autosave? - ANSWER: bins
Shortcut to Activate the Project window - ANSWER: Ctrl+9
Shortcut to Step backward eight frames/ten frames - ANSWER: 1
Shortcut to Step forward eight frames/ten frames - ANSWER: 2
Shortcut to Step backward one frame - ANSWER: 3, left arrow
Shortcut to Step forward one frame - ANSWER: 4, right arrow
,Shortcut to Play forward - ANSWER: 5, space bar
Shortcut to Jump to first frame - ANSWER: Home
Shortcut to Jump to last frame - ANSWER: end
Shortcut to Enlarge height of timeline tracks, change the size of clip frames in a bin,
and change the zoom factor of the Source, Record, and Effects monitor - ANSWER:
Ctrl+L
Shortcut to Reduce height of Timeline tracks - ANSWER: Ctrl+K
Shortcut to Save - ANSWER: ctrl+s
Shortcut to quit application - ANSWER: ctrl+q
What is the difference between linking and importing media? - ANSWER: Linking--
connects media file to project in AVID; does not move or copy file
importing--copying media to predefined location and converts it to AVID media at
the same time; brand new file separate from original
True or false: When linking media, you can remove the original source drive camera
card containing the media and your media will remain online. - ANSWER: false
Where can you get additional AMA plug-ins? - ANSWER: Marketplace menu > AMA
plugins
You are going to drag clips from the desktop to a Media Composer bin, and want to
link the clips, rather than import. Which modifier key must you press to do this? -
ANSWER: alt (opt on Mac)+drag clips from desktop to open bin
Name two ways to load a clip in the Source monitor. - ANSWER: double-click it in the
bin OR drag clip(s) from the bin
What function is associated with the space bar by default? - ANSWER: play/pause
What is the value of using the J-K-L keys to control playback? - ANSWER: What is the
value of using the J-K-L keys to control playback?
offer refined playback speed; efficiency for editing (J-backward, K-stop, L-forward;
clicking J or L more than once will speed up in whatever direction)
Name the default keys for making IN and OUT marks. - ANSWER: mark IN - E, I
mark OUT - R, O
How can you save your work? - ANSWER: Single bin: Select bin > Ctrl+S
All bins: Project window or Ctrl+9 > Ctrl+S
or File > Save All
, Shortcut to Create a new bin - ANSWER: ctrl+N
shortcut to shuttle - ANSWER: JKL keys
Shortcut to Select all (clips) - ANSWER: ctrl+A
Shortcut to Enlarge heights of timeline tracks, enlarge clip frames, and enlarge image
in a selected monitor - ANSWER: ctrl+L
What is the principal goal of the rough cut? - ANSWER: Focuses on story structure to
see if the project works overall. Not detail oriented.
How can you view the audio waveforms of your source material? - ANSWER: Open
Track Control Panel (small triangle next to green timecode display) > Click Waveform
Button (for tracks you want to display audio waveforms)
What is AutoPatching? How does it work? - ANSWER: Autopatching is a setting that
allows you to automatically patch tracks based on the track activation. It works by
allowing you to patch tracks without reaching for the mouse.
Disable TRACKS in the record column, enable the desired TRACK by clicking on the
Record Track Selectors so that the source tracks will jump to the new enabled
Record Track.
The following figure shows the waveforms for a music track, but they are of little use
because there is almost no definition in the waveforms. How can you make them
more useful? - ANSWER: to reduce the size of the waveform, select the track >
Ctrl+Alt+K
With which editing function(s) are you more likely to break sync -- Splice-In,
Overwrite, Lift, or Extract? Why? - ANSWER: splice-in and extract because they push
the downstream material back or pull the material back forward; ripple effects
What are two ways you've learned about to ensure that you maintain sync when
editing segments into the sequence? - ANSWER: - be sure to add, or remove, the
same amount from all tracks that have to stay in sync
- Enable Sync Lock, or make sure all tracks are enabled when splicing in.
What do the functions Go to Previous Event and Go to Next Event do? - ANSWER:
navigation tools that jump the position indicator from edit to edit
Describe the process of backtiming an edit. - ANSWER: You mark IN and OUT points
in the timeline and mark an OUT point only in the Source Monitor, the system
automatically determines the start frame of the source clip
