AVID Media Composer 101 Certification Exam

AVID Media Composer 101 Certification Exam Where does Media Composer store the project files for private projects? 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? The Folder Browse button Name the four principal windows of the Avid interface Composer window, Timeline, Project Window, Bin window Which window serves as the central hub of your project? project window What is a bin? 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? 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? "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? windows workspaces save current Which setting allows you to change the look of your interface? project window settings tab interface setting What is saved during an Autosave? bins Shortcut to Activate the Project window Ctrl+9 Shortcut to Step backward eight frames/ten frames 1 Shortcut to Step forward eight frames/ten frames 2 Shortcut to Step backward one frame 3, left arrow Shortcut to Step forward one frame 4, right arrow Shortcut to Play forward 5, space bar Shortcut to Jump to first frame Home Shortcut to Jump to last frame 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 Ctrl+L Shortcut to Reduce height of Timeline tracks Ctrl+K Shortcut to Save ctrl+s Shortcut to quit application ctrl+q What is the difference between linking and importing media? 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. false Where can you get additional AMA plug-ins? 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? alt (opt on Mac)+drag clips from desktop to open bin Name two ways to load a clip in the Source monitor. double-click it in the bin OR drag clip(s) from the bin What function is associated with the space bar by default? play/pause What is the value of using the J-K-L keys to control playback? 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. mark IN - E, I mark OUT - R, O How can you save your work? 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 ctrl+N shortcut to shuttle JKL keys Shortcut to Select all (clips) ctrl+A Shortcut to Enlarge heights of timeline tracks, enlarge clip frames, and enlarge image in a selected monitor ctrl+L What is the principal goal of the rough cut? 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? 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? 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? 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? 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? - 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? navigation tools that jump the position indicator from edit to edit Describe the process of backtiming an edit. 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 What is the difference between Lift and Extract? When might you use one or the other? lift-removes material from the timeline leave filler in its place; use if you want to maintain rhythm or synchronization of sequence extract-removes material from the timeline and closes the gap left by its removal What is filler? Filler refers to the empty space in a sequence/timeline; used to placehold. You can still apply effects and transitions to filler. Shortcut to Add new mono track ctrl+U Shortcut to add new stereo audio track ctrl+shift+U Shortcut to enlarge height of timeline tracks that are enabled ctrl+L Shortcut to reduce height of timeline tracks that are enabled ctrl+K Shortcut to enlarge the waveform display ctrl+alt+L Shortcut to reduce the waveform display ctrl+alt+K Shortcut to enable/disable all waveform displays alt-click the waveform button Shortcut to lift Z Shortcut to extract X Shortcut to splice-in V Shortcut to overwrite B Shortcut to jump to next edit point go to next event - S Shortcut to jump to previous edit point go to previous event - A Shortcut to toggle digital audio scrub caps lock Shortcut to temporarily enable digital audio scrub shift What type of edit is performed by default when you drag a clip from Source Monitor to the Timeline? splice-in Why do images A and D appear identical? What type of edit is being performed? the frames are adjacent to each other in the original footage; splice into existing segment With the Smart Tool configured this way, what determines the active tool while working in the Timeline? location of the mouse pointer Name two ways to add audio or video tracks to a sequence? 1. drag segment above or below existing one 2. Command + Y (video)/U (audio) How can you enable solo on an audio track? What is the result? click "S" on the left of the audio track; only that audio track will play If the music is too loud, how can you lower the volume of just the music? use clip gain; fader button click and drag to adjust Why is the Segment Mode Lift/Overwrite well-suited for editing audio? Because it maintains sync between audio and video tracks. Why are audio waveforms useful to see while editing? Because you can identify peaks and troughs in music/dialogue; useful for editing. Name one method or shortcut to adjust the clip gain in the Timeline besides dragging the mini-fader. Click and use up/down arrow keys OR type in the amount you want What is Digital Audio Scrub? How is it enabled? Digital Audio Scub Plays Audio as you scrub over the video. To Enable: Hold Shift and Scrub or you can Turn Cap Locks on and Scrub over video. Describe the steps to overwrite a segment to the Timeline using drag-and-drop.