AVID Media Composer 101 – Beginner’s Guide to Video Editing

AVID Media Composer 101 – Beginner’s Guide to Video Editing


Where does Media composer store the project les for private projects?

Correct answer: OS Documents folder



Which button in the Select Project Dialogue Box is used to navigate to the location of an
external project?

Correct answer: The Folder Browse Button



Name the 3 principle windows of the AVID interface

Correct answer: Composer Window, Bin Container, Timeline Window



Name the 3 views of a bin

Correct answer: Text, Frame, Script



Explain AMA linking

Correct answer: AMA means the media is linked to an external location.



How can you save the entire project?

Correct answer: Click on the bin container - then CTRL + S



Short cut key for jumping to the rst frame in the timeline

Correct answer: Home Key



Name the modier for dragging AMA footage into the bin

Correct answer: Alt + drag

,What are ways to create a sequence?

Correct answer: Right click in the timeline >New>Sequence

Timeline>Sequence



What type of edit does Splice-in perform

Correct answer: Insert. All segments move downstream



To snap to the head of a segment

Correct answer: CTRL + left click the mouse



To turn on the waveforms

Correct answer: Open Track Control Panel>click on the waveform icon



How do you solo an audio track? What is the result?

Correct answer: Click the small S icon next to the audio track. All other audio tracks are
muted.



What is Digital Audio scrub? How is it enabled?

Correct answer: Realtime audio playback on the timeline while scrubbing. Shift key & drag
or map to the keyboard



Purpose of the Add Edit

Correct answer: Cuts the segment



What is Match Frame

, Correct answer: An edit point created by the Add Edit function & no change has been
made



Purpose of the Sync Lock

Correct answer: Locks the sync on any track for audio & video recorded separately



Shortcut for Undo

Correct answer: Ctrl Z



How can you reduce/increase the size of the waveforms?

Correct answer: ALT + CTRL + K or L



What two items make up the project's format?

Correct answer: Raster & Frame Rate



A blue dot on an eect

Correct answer: The eect isn't real time and must be rendered



To create an eect template

Correct answer: Open the Eect Editor>drag the eect icon to a bin



To change the Interface

Correct answer: 1. File>Settings>User>Interface

2. Windows>settings



Short cut for trim mode