AVID MEDIA COMPOSER 101 VIDEO
EDITING PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Does a bin hold the media files
Answer: No. It's just a container.. It's just Metadata & points to the
folder (MXF) that has the media files.
◉ Name the first 3 letters of the database files
Answer: MSM
◉ What is the best export method for Youtube
Answer: MP4 in the UME export mode
◉ What is the best render method for Interlaced footage when
creating a Freeze Frame or Motion effect
Answer: Interpolated
◉ Name the 3 types of motion effects?
Answer: Freeze Fame, Motion Effect & Timewarp
◉ What is the Fade Effect
Answer: It embeds a dissolve in titles
,◉ What does insufficient source mean
Answer: There isn't enough handle to add the transition
◉ What is a keyframe
Answer: A holding point that allows for movement in effects &
titles
◉ The best way to delete media associated with a project
Answer: Media Tool
◉ What is Metadata
Answer: Information about the project
◉ One step to troubleshoot media offline
Answer: Delete the 2 databases
◉ How many marks (in & out) does it take for Fit To Fill
Answer: 4 (in & out for the source clip. in & out for the timeline)
◉ What must be activated to adjust a transition on the timeline
Answer: Transition Manipulation
◉ To increase/decrease the size of the tracks
, Answer: CTRL + K or L
◉ 2 ways to view a nest
Answer: Simple nest & expanded nest
◉ The disadvantage of the simple nest
Answer: You only see 1 track at a time & you can't hear the audio.
◉ How can you reorder effects
Answer: Open the Effects Editor & drag the icon of the effect that
you want to move
◉ When using the resize effect, to maintain aspect of the segment
Answer: 1. Select the "Fixed Aspect" checkbox
2. Drag the upper right corner box
◉ To view a stabilized effect before the effect has been added
Answer: Disable the "Scaling" Parameter button
◉ What is the difference between lift & Extract
Answer: Lift leaves a hole & Extract fills in the hole and all
segments downstream shift to the left.
EDITING PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ Does a bin hold the media files
Answer: No. It's just a container.. It's just Metadata & points to the
folder (MXF) that has the media files.
◉ Name the first 3 letters of the database files
Answer: MSM
◉ What is the best export method for Youtube
Answer: MP4 in the UME export mode
◉ What is the best render method for Interlaced footage when
creating a Freeze Frame or Motion effect
Answer: Interpolated
◉ Name the 3 types of motion effects?
Answer: Freeze Fame, Motion Effect & Timewarp
◉ What is the Fade Effect
Answer: It embeds a dissolve in titles
,◉ What does insufficient source mean
Answer: There isn't enough handle to add the transition
◉ What is a keyframe
Answer: A holding point that allows for movement in effects &
titles
◉ The best way to delete media associated with a project
Answer: Media Tool
◉ What is Metadata
Answer: Information about the project
◉ One step to troubleshoot media offline
Answer: Delete the 2 databases
◉ How many marks (in & out) does it take for Fit To Fill
Answer: 4 (in & out for the source clip. in & out for the timeline)
◉ What must be activated to adjust a transition on the timeline
Answer: Transition Manipulation
◉ To increase/decrease the size of the tracks
, Answer: CTRL + K or L
◉ 2 ways to view a nest
Answer: Simple nest & expanded nest
◉ The disadvantage of the simple nest
Answer: You only see 1 track at a time & you can't hear the audio.
◉ How can you reorder effects
Answer: Open the Effects Editor & drag the icon of the effect that
you want to move
◉ When using the resize effect, to maintain aspect of the segment
Answer: 1. Select the "Fixed Aspect" checkbox
2. Drag the upper right corner box
◉ To view a stabilized effect before the effect has been added
Answer: Disable the "Scaling" Parameter button
◉ What is the difference between lift & Extract
Answer: Lift leaves a hole & Extract fills in the hole and all
segments downstream shift to the left.
