Avid Media Composer Lesson 5 & 6 Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
How can you remove a shot from the sequence and leave a gap (or filler)? - Answers 1. Select
Lift/Overwrite, the Red Arrow in the Smart Tool
2. Click a Video Segment to select it
3. While pressing the Command Key, drag the Segment to a new location.
4. Release the Segment
What is this button? (film reel w line) - Answers Add Edit Button-
creates edit point called "match frame edit"; allows you to divide segments in the timeline
What is this button? (3 boxes with connectors) - Answers link selection toggle; if it is active, when you
select a video segment, the system automatically selects its audio segments too
Why is the yellow segment mode often well-suited for video and the red for audio? - Answers Yellow
Arrow--->Extract/Splice-In or Yellow Segment Mode is well suited for video because it allows you move a
shot or series of shots from one location to another within the sequence. it makes space for the video
wherever it's dropped
Red Arrow---> Lift/Overwrite or Red Segment Mode is well-suited for audio because everything in the
sequence stays locked in place while the segment moves to the new location.
What is the danger of performing a Ripple Trim? - Answers It may cause clips to go out of sync
What are Sync Locks?
How can you enable/disable them? - Answers lock the sync relationship between audio and video on
any tracks for which they are enabled.
To enable: Click the button on each track you wish to lock together.
or
Click the button on the TC1 track to Lock All Tracks
What is the shortcut for Undo? - Answers Command + Z
What are Match-Frame Edits?
How can you remove them? - Answers unwanted edit points on other tracks that weren't disabled when
adding edits
How can you remove a shot from the sequence and leave a gap (or filler)? - Answers 1. Select
Lift/Overwrite, the Red Arrow in the Smart Tool
2. Click a Video Segment to select it
3. While pressing the Command Key, drag the Segment to a new location.
4. Release the Segment
What is this button? (film reel w line) - Answers Add Edit Button-
creates edit point called "match frame edit"; allows you to divide segments in the timeline
What is this button? (3 boxes with connectors) - Answers link selection toggle; if it is active, when you
select a video segment, the system automatically selects its audio segments too
Why is the yellow segment mode often well-suited for video and the red for audio? - Answers Yellow
Arrow--->Extract/Splice-In or Yellow Segment Mode is well suited for video because it allows you move a
shot or series of shots from one location to another within the sequence. it makes space for the video
wherever it's dropped
Red Arrow---> Lift/Overwrite or Red Segment Mode is well-suited for audio because everything in the
sequence stays locked in place while the segment moves to the new location.
What is the danger of performing a Ripple Trim? - Answers It may cause clips to go out of sync
What are Sync Locks?
How can you enable/disable them? - Answers lock the sync relationship between audio and video on
any tracks for which they are enabled.
To enable: Click the button on each track you wish to lock together.
or
Click the button on the TC1 track to Lock All Tracks
What is the shortcut for Undo? - Answers Command + Z
What are Match-Frame Edits?
How can you remove them? - Answers unwanted edit points on other tracks that weren't disabled when
adding edits
