AVID MC 210 Certification Exam Study Guide
What three (3) operations/processes can a Dynamic Media Folder be instructed to perform?
*Select three (3) answers below.
Merge
Copy
Flatten
Consolidate
Collapse
Transcode
Splice
Overwrite
Trim - ANS-Copy
Consolidate
Transcode
True or False: Dynamic Media Folders (DMF) works together with Background Services,
therefore Avid Media Composer must be running in order to use the Background Services
feature. - ANS-False
BACKGROUND:
Avid loves to give things fancy names and/or acronyms. One example is a feature they named
"Dynamic Media Folders" (DMF). Rather than that fancy name, another term that is much more
commonly used in post production is "Watch Folder." Here's the overview of how a DMF/Watch
Folder works:
1. You create a folder and place it in a convenient location (e.g. the Desktop).
2. Using Avid's DMF Window you will give Avid's Background Services some instructions about
what process(es) it should perform whenever a file(s) are placed inside of that folder. That's
where it gets the name "Watch Folder" — it's watching for someone to put a file(s) in there. The
specific instructions we tell Avid's Background Services to carry out when a file is placed in the
,DMF/"Watch Folder" are called "Profiles." So, to say it like Avid would: "You apply a DMF
"Profile" to a folder.
QUESTION:
What selection below best describes a Dyn - ANS-A folder created by the User that has a set of
processing instructions applied to it (such as 'Copy'), so that when a file(s) is placed inside of it,
it will trigger Background Services to perform whatever the instructions tell it to.
What is the official name that Avid has given to the instructions that are applied to a Dynamic
Media Folder (DMF) which tell Background Services what it should do when someone puts a file
inside the DMF? — My analogy is that they are the instructions given to/applied to a folder,
while the book's author makes the analogy that they are a Script.
Charles
Command
Buddy
Order
Profile
Directive
Procedure
Process
Emmett - ANS-Profile
BACKGROUND:
The picture, above, illustrates one of the two (2) places that various windows can be opened
that relate to using Dynamic Media Folders, and Background Services. The three (3) windows
available to be opened are the "Background Queue" window; the Background Services Dialog
window; and the Dynamic Media Folders window. Before you can actually use Background
Services you must "Start" them.
Clicking this Background Services icon will reveal a menu where you can do things such as
Start/Stop Background Services; or view the "Background Queue;" or even Quit Background
Services entirely, as seen in the screen shot, below:
QUESTION:
,Which of the icons below is the Background Services icon, that can be accessed even when
Media Composer is not running??—— Note: on a Mac the icon will be in the menus across the
top of the screen, while on a PC it will be located in what they call the "Taskbar." - ANS-the
dotted lined arrows going right symbol
BACKGROUND:
The Dynamic Media Folders window can be opened by Right-clicking the circle-shaped icon, as
shown in the picture, above.
QUESTION:
What other method for opening the Dynamic Media Folder (DMF) window is mentioned in the
reading?
Composer menu > Dynamic Media Folders
File menu > Dynamic Media Folders
Clip menu > Dynamic Media Folders
File menu > Media > Dynamic Media Folders
Tools menu > Dynamic Media Folders
Windows menu > Dynamic Media Folders
Avid Link > Dynamic Media Folders - ANS-Tools menu > Dynamic Media Folders
BACKGROUND:
When creating a DMF you first create a folder that will be "watched" by Background Services.
After creating that folder, you have to give Background Services its instructions about what you
want it to do when someone puts a file(s) in that folder. Avid refers to the saved set of individual
instructions you create as a "Profile."
In order to add the individual instructions that make up the Profile you have to click the
incredibly small button with a "+" symbol on it (see yellow arrow in the picture).
QUESTION:
I keep referring to "individual instructions;" that make up the overall "Profile," however, what is
the actual term that Avid uses for these "individual instructions?"
Operations
Commands
, Actions
Manipulations
Lists
Procedures
Executions
Walter - ANS-Actions
A file format known as Digital Picture Exchange is often used to exchange film/video from one
application to another — for example: when visual effects work is done using two or more
computer applications.
They are typically a collection of files (i.e. an Image Sequence). Each file equals one frame of
film or video. So, if your project is at 24 fps (frames per second), then 240 files = 1 shot that is
10 seconds long.
What is the abbreviation for this type of file?
X-DPP
DPG
MFX
DPX
DOH!
None of the above - ANS-DPX
BACKGROUND:
You and your assistant are on a network (meaning that you're both connected to the same
server), and are both able to connect to, and work with, the exact same project at the very same
time (one of many cool things you can do with Avid Media Composer).
While you are busy editing, your assistant calls or messages to tell you that they have added
some new footage to the DMF/"watch" folder.
QUESTION:
What three (3) operations/processes can a Dynamic Media Folder be instructed to perform?
*Select three (3) answers below.
Merge
Copy
Flatten
Consolidate
Collapse
Transcode
Splice
Overwrite
Trim - ANS-Copy
Consolidate
Transcode
True or False: Dynamic Media Folders (DMF) works together with Background Services,
therefore Avid Media Composer must be running in order to use the Background Services
feature. - ANS-False
BACKGROUND:
Avid loves to give things fancy names and/or acronyms. One example is a feature they named
"Dynamic Media Folders" (DMF). Rather than that fancy name, another term that is much more
commonly used in post production is "Watch Folder." Here's the overview of how a DMF/Watch
Folder works:
1. You create a folder and place it in a convenient location (e.g. the Desktop).
2. Using Avid's DMF Window you will give Avid's Background Services some instructions about
what process(es) it should perform whenever a file(s) are placed inside of that folder. That's
where it gets the name "Watch Folder" — it's watching for someone to put a file(s) in there. The
specific instructions we tell Avid's Background Services to carry out when a file is placed in the
,DMF/"Watch Folder" are called "Profiles." So, to say it like Avid would: "You apply a DMF
"Profile" to a folder.
QUESTION:
What selection below best describes a Dyn - ANS-A folder created by the User that has a set of
processing instructions applied to it (such as 'Copy'), so that when a file(s) is placed inside of it,
it will trigger Background Services to perform whatever the instructions tell it to.
What is the official name that Avid has given to the instructions that are applied to a Dynamic
Media Folder (DMF) which tell Background Services what it should do when someone puts a file
inside the DMF? — My analogy is that they are the instructions given to/applied to a folder,
while the book's author makes the analogy that they are a Script.
Charles
Command
Buddy
Order
Profile
Directive
Procedure
Process
Emmett - ANS-Profile
BACKGROUND:
The picture, above, illustrates one of the two (2) places that various windows can be opened
that relate to using Dynamic Media Folders, and Background Services. The three (3) windows
available to be opened are the "Background Queue" window; the Background Services Dialog
window; and the Dynamic Media Folders window. Before you can actually use Background
Services you must "Start" them.
Clicking this Background Services icon will reveal a menu where you can do things such as
Start/Stop Background Services; or view the "Background Queue;" or even Quit Background
Services entirely, as seen in the screen shot, below:
QUESTION:
,Which of the icons below is the Background Services icon, that can be accessed even when
Media Composer is not running??—— Note: on a Mac the icon will be in the menus across the
top of the screen, while on a PC it will be located in what they call the "Taskbar." - ANS-the
dotted lined arrows going right symbol
BACKGROUND:
The Dynamic Media Folders window can be opened by Right-clicking the circle-shaped icon, as
shown in the picture, above.
QUESTION:
What other method for opening the Dynamic Media Folder (DMF) window is mentioned in the
reading?
Composer menu > Dynamic Media Folders
File menu > Dynamic Media Folders
Clip menu > Dynamic Media Folders
File menu > Media > Dynamic Media Folders
Tools menu > Dynamic Media Folders
Windows menu > Dynamic Media Folders
Avid Link > Dynamic Media Folders - ANS-Tools menu > Dynamic Media Folders
BACKGROUND:
When creating a DMF you first create a folder that will be "watched" by Background Services.
After creating that folder, you have to give Background Services its instructions about what you
want it to do when someone puts a file(s) in that folder. Avid refers to the saved set of individual
instructions you create as a "Profile."
In order to add the individual instructions that make up the Profile you have to click the
incredibly small button with a "+" symbol on it (see yellow arrow in the picture).
QUESTION:
I keep referring to "individual instructions;" that make up the overall "Profile," however, what is
the actual term that Avid uses for these "individual instructions?"
Operations
Commands
, Actions
Manipulations
Lists
Procedures
Executions
Walter - ANS-Actions
A file format known as Digital Picture Exchange is often used to exchange film/video from one
application to another — for example: when visual effects work is done using two or more
computer applications.
They are typically a collection of files (i.e. an Image Sequence). Each file equals one frame of
film or video. So, if your project is at 24 fps (frames per second), then 240 files = 1 shot that is
10 seconds long.
What is the abbreviation for this type of file?
X-DPP
DPG
MFX
DPX
DOH!
None of the above - ANS-DPX
BACKGROUND:
You and your assistant are on a network (meaning that you're both connected to the same
server), and are both able to connect to, and work with, the exact same project at the very same
time (one of many cool things you can do with Avid Media Composer).
While you are busy editing, your assistant calls or messages to tell you that they have added
some new footage to the DMF/"watch" folder.
QUESTION:
