AVID MEDIA COMPOSER 110
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS AND FULL ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
⩥ Shortcut to Jump to first frame? Answer: Home
⩥ Shortcut to Jump to last frame? Answer: 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? Answer: Ctrl+L
⩥ Shortcut to Reduce height of Timeline tracks? Answer: Ctrl+K
⩥ Shortcut to Save Answer: ctrl+s
⩥ Shortcut to quit application Answer: ctrl+q
⩥ What is the difference between linking and importing media? Answer:
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. Answer: false
⩥ Where can you get additional AMA plug-ins? Answer: 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? Answer: alt (opt on Mac)+drag clips from
desktop to open bin
⩥ Name two ways to load a clip in the Source monitor. Answer: double-
click it in the bin OR drag clip(s) from the bin
⩥ What function is associated with the space bar by default? Answer:
play/pause
⩥ What is the value of using the J-K-L keys to control playback?
Answer: 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. Answer: mark
IN - E, I
mark OUT - R, O
⩥ How can you save your work? Answer: 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 Answer: ctrl+N
⩥ shortcut to shuttle Answer: JKL keys
⩥ Shortcut to Select all (clips) Answer: ctrl+A
⩥ Shortcut to Enlarge heights of timeline tracks, enlarge clip frames, and
enlarge image in a selected monitor Answer: ctrl+L
⩥ What is the principal goal of the rough cut? Answer: 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?
Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: splice-in and
extract because they push the downstream material back or pull the
material back forward; ripple effects
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS AND FULL ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
⩥ Shortcut to Jump to first frame? Answer: Home
⩥ Shortcut to Jump to last frame? Answer: 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? Answer: Ctrl+L
⩥ Shortcut to Reduce height of Timeline tracks? Answer: Ctrl+K
⩥ Shortcut to Save Answer: ctrl+s
⩥ Shortcut to quit application Answer: ctrl+q
⩥ What is the difference between linking and importing media? Answer:
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. Answer: false
⩥ Where can you get additional AMA plug-ins? Answer: 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? Answer: alt (opt on Mac)+drag clips from
desktop to open bin
⩥ Name two ways to load a clip in the Source monitor. Answer: double-
click it in the bin OR drag clip(s) from the bin
⩥ What function is associated with the space bar by default? Answer:
play/pause
⩥ What is the value of using the J-K-L keys to control playback?
Answer: 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. Answer: mark
IN - E, I
mark OUT - R, O
⩥ How can you save your work? Answer: 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 Answer: ctrl+N
⩥ shortcut to shuttle Answer: JKL keys
⩥ Shortcut to Select all (clips) Answer: ctrl+A
⩥ Shortcut to Enlarge heights of timeline tracks, enlarge clip frames, and
enlarge image in a selected monitor Answer: ctrl+L
⩥ What is the principal goal of the rough cut? Answer: 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?
Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: splice-in and
extract because they push the downstream material back or pull the
material back forward; ripple effects
