Avid Media Composer 101 Certification
Exam Study Cards 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | 100% Solved
Where does Media composer store the project files for private projects? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔OS Documents folder
Which button in the Select Project Dialogue Box is used to navigate to the
location of an external project? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The Folder Browse Button
Name the 3 principle windows of the AVID interface - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Composer Window, Bin Container, Timeline Window
Name the 3 views of a bin - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Text, Frame, Script
Explain AMA linking - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔AMA means the media is linked to an
external location.
How can you save the entire project? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Click on the bin
container - then CTRL + S
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,Short cut key for jumping to the first frame in the timeline - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Home Key
Name the modifier for dragging AMA footage into the bin - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Alt + drag
What are ways to create a sequence? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Right click in the
timeline >New>Sequence
Timeline>Sequence
What type of edit does Splice-in perform - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Insert. All
segments move downstream
To snap to the head of a segment - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔CTRL + left click the
mouse
To turn on the waveforms - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Open Track Control Panel>click
on the waveform icon
How do you solo an audio track? What is the result? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Click
the small S icon next to the audio track. All other audio tracks are muted.
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, What is Digital Audio scrub? How is it enabled? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Realtime
audio playback on the timeline while scrubbing. Shift key & drag or map to
the keyboard
Purpose of the Add Edit - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Cuts the segment
What is Match Frame - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔An edit point created by the Add Edit
function & no change has been made
Purpose of the Sync Lock - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Locks the sync on any track for
audio & video recorded separately
Shortcut for Undo - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Ctrl Z
How can you reduce/increase the size of the waveforms? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔ALT + CTRL + K or L
What two items make up the project's format? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Raster &
Frame Rate
A blue dot on an effect - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The effect isn't real time and must
be rendered
To create an effect template - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Open the Effect Editor>drag
the effect icon to a bin
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Exam Study Cards 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | 100% Solved
Where does Media composer store the project files for private projects? -
🧠ANSWER ✔✔OS Documents folder
Which button in the Select Project Dialogue Box is used to navigate to the
location of an external project? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The Folder Browse Button
Name the 3 principle windows of the AVID interface - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Composer Window, Bin Container, Timeline Window
Name the 3 views of a bin - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Text, Frame, Script
Explain AMA linking - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔AMA means the media is linked to an
external location.
How can you save the entire project? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Click on the bin
container - then CTRL + S
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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,Short cut key for jumping to the first frame in the timeline - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Home Key
Name the modifier for dragging AMA footage into the bin - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Alt + drag
What are ways to create a sequence? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Right click in the
timeline >New>Sequence
Timeline>Sequence
What type of edit does Splice-in perform - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Insert. All
segments move downstream
To snap to the head of a segment - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔CTRL + left click the
mouse
To turn on the waveforms - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Open Track Control Panel>click
on the waveform icon
How do you solo an audio track? What is the result? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Click
the small S icon next to the audio track. All other audio tracks are muted.
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, What is Digital Audio scrub? How is it enabled? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Realtime
audio playback on the timeline while scrubbing. Shift key & drag or map to
the keyboard
Purpose of the Add Edit - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Cuts the segment
What is Match Frame - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔An edit point created by the Add Edit
function & no change has been made
Purpose of the Sync Lock - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Locks the sync on any track for
audio & video recorded separately
Shortcut for Undo - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Ctrl Z
How can you reduce/increase the size of the waveforms? - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔ALT + CTRL + K or L
What two items make up the project's format? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Raster &
Frame Rate
A blue dot on an effect - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔The effect isn't real time and must
be rendered
To create an effect template - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Open the Effect Editor>drag
the effect icon to a bin
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