AVID MEDIA COMPOSER 101 CERTIFICATION EXAM
LATEST ACTUAL EXAM ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
What are the three principal windows of the Avid interface? - ANSWER: Timeline
Window, Composer Window, Bin Container Window
Which window serves as the central hub of your project? - ANSWER: Timeline
Window
What is a bin? - ANSWER: A container file that holds the assets in your project
How do you combine one open bin with another open bin? - ANSWER: Open two
bins in one window. Double click on a bin in the left hand panel, which by default
opens the bin on the same bar under a different tab. Click and drag to subdivide.
What are the two ways to create your own user profile? - ANSWER: 1. File Menu >
Settings > User Tab
2. Select Project Window
How can you save changes to a workspace? - ANSWER: 1. Windows > Workspaces >
Save Current.
2. Workspace toolbar on right side of user interface
3. Disclosure Triangle under the currently selected workspace has an option to Save
Current, and the small triangle in the circle at the bottom of the toolbar.
Which setting allows you to change the look of your interface? - ANSWER: File >
Settings > User Tab
What is saved during an auto-save? - ANSWER: A copy of your bins in the backup file
called the Attic.
What is the difference between linking and importing media? - ANSWER: Importing
creates new media (copies and moves), linking does not.
True or false: When linking media, you can remove the original source drive or
camera card containing the media and your media will remain online. - ANSWER:
False
Where can you get additional AMA plug-ins? - ANSWER: Download new AMA plug-
ins > Avid Link > AMA plug-ins.
, If you want to drag clips from the desktop to a Media Composer bin, and you want to
link the clips rather than import them, which modifier key must you press? -
ANSWER: Option
What are two ways to load a clip in the Source monitor? - ANSWER: Double click the
clip icon.
What function is associated with the spacebar by default? - ANSWER: Play
What is the value of using the J-K-L keys to control playback? - ANSWER: Mouse free
scrubbing: normal speed, reverse, frame by frame
What are the default keys for marking IN and OUT marks? - ANSWER: I and O
How can you save your work? - ANSWER: Work saves automatically, but to save it
manually you can:
1. CMD+S
2. File>Save All
3. Just a bin: CMD+SHIFT+9.
4. Fast Menu
What is the principal goal of a rough cut? - ANSWER: To get all the best footage
(audio and video) in the timeline in chronological order.
How can you view the audio waveforms of your source material? - ANSWER: 1.
Switch source mode by pressing the Toggle Source Button
2. Press the disclosure triangle next to the timecode above the timeline
What is Auto-Patching? How does it work? - ANSWER: Auto patching lets you
automatically patch tracks based on track activation.
How can you create more definition in your waveforms? - ANSWER: 1. Select two
tracks
2. CMD+OPTION+K
With which editing function(s) are you more likely to break sync? - ANSWER: Splice in
What is one way to ensure you maintain sync when editing segments into a
sequence? - ANSWER: Maintain sync between all tracks in the timeline
What do the Go to Previous Event and Go to Next Event functions do? - ANSWER:
Makes the position indicator jump forward or backward
How would you mark a source clip so it is back-timed from its OUT point when
editedbetween marks in a sequence? - ANSWER: 1. Add only the out point
2. Move the position indicator to where you want the clip to bein
LATEST ACTUAL EXAM ALL 300 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
What are the three principal windows of the Avid interface? - ANSWER: Timeline
Window, Composer Window, Bin Container Window
Which window serves as the central hub of your project? - ANSWER: Timeline
Window
What is a bin? - ANSWER: A container file that holds the assets in your project
How do you combine one open bin with another open bin? - ANSWER: Open two
bins in one window. Double click on a bin in the left hand panel, which by default
opens the bin on the same bar under a different tab. Click and drag to subdivide.
What are the two ways to create your own user profile? - ANSWER: 1. File Menu >
Settings > User Tab
2. Select Project Window
How can you save changes to a workspace? - ANSWER: 1. Windows > Workspaces >
Save Current.
2. Workspace toolbar on right side of user interface
3. Disclosure Triangle under the currently selected workspace has an option to Save
Current, and the small triangle in the circle at the bottom of the toolbar.
Which setting allows you to change the look of your interface? - ANSWER: File >
Settings > User Tab
What is saved during an auto-save? - ANSWER: A copy of your bins in the backup file
called the Attic.
What is the difference between linking and importing media? - ANSWER: Importing
creates new media (copies and moves), linking does not.
True or false: When linking media, you can remove the original source drive or
camera card containing the media and your media will remain online. - ANSWER:
False
Where can you get additional AMA plug-ins? - ANSWER: Download new AMA plug-
ins > Avid Link > AMA plug-ins.
, If you want to drag clips from the desktop to a Media Composer bin, and you want to
link the clips rather than import them, which modifier key must you press? -
ANSWER: Option
What are two ways to load a clip in the Source monitor? - ANSWER: Double click the
clip icon.
What function is associated with the spacebar by default? - ANSWER: Play
What is the value of using the J-K-L keys to control playback? - ANSWER: Mouse free
scrubbing: normal speed, reverse, frame by frame
What are the default keys for marking IN and OUT marks? - ANSWER: I and O
How can you save your work? - ANSWER: Work saves automatically, but to save it
manually you can:
1. CMD+S
2. File>Save All
3. Just a bin: CMD+SHIFT+9.
4. Fast Menu
What is the principal goal of a rough cut? - ANSWER: To get all the best footage
(audio and video) in the timeline in chronological order.
How can you view the audio waveforms of your source material? - ANSWER: 1.
Switch source mode by pressing the Toggle Source Button
2. Press the disclosure triangle next to the timecode above the timeline
What is Auto-Patching? How does it work? - ANSWER: Auto patching lets you
automatically patch tracks based on track activation.
How can you create more definition in your waveforms? - ANSWER: 1. Select two
tracks
2. CMD+OPTION+K
With which editing function(s) are you more likely to break sync? - ANSWER: Splice in
What is one way to ensure you maintain sync when editing segments into a
sequence? - ANSWER: Maintain sync between all tracks in the timeline
What do the Go to Previous Event and Go to Next Event functions do? - ANSWER:
Makes the position indicator jump forward or backward
How would you mark a source clip so it is back-timed from its OUT point when
editedbetween marks in a sequence? - ANSWER: 1. Add only the out point
2. Move the position indicator to where you want the clip to bein
