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AVID Media Composer 101| latest
|COMPREHENSIVE MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |
GET IT 100% ACCURATE!!
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
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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.
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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
AVID Media Composer 101| latest
|COMPREHENSIVE MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |
GET IT 100% ACCURATE!!
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
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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.
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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
