AVID Media Composer 101 Exam

What are the three principal windows of the Avid interface? - Timeline Window, Composer Window, Bin Container Window Which window serves as the central hub of your project? - Timeline Window What is a bin? - A container file that holds the assets in your project How do you combine one open bin with another open bin? - Open two bins in one window. Double click on a bin in the left hand panel, which by default opens the bin on the same bar under a different tab. Click and drag to subdivide. What are the two ways to create your own user profile? - 1. File Menu Settings User Tab 2. Select Project Window How can you save changes to a workspace? - 1. Windows Workspaces Save Current. 2. Workspace toolbar on right side of user interface 3. Disclosure Triangle under the currently selected workspace has an option to Save Current, and the small triangle in the circle at the bottom of the toolbar. Which setting allows you to change the look of your interface? - File Settings User Tab What is saved during an auto-save? - A copy of your bins in the backup file called the Attic.What is the difference between linking and importing media? - Importing creates new media (copies and moves), linking does not. True or false: When linking media, you can remove the original source drive or camera card containing the media and your media will remain online. - False Where can you get additional AMA plug-ins? - Download new AMA plug-ins Avid Link AMA plug-ins. If you want to drag clips from the desktop to a Media Composer bin, and you want to link the clips rather than import them, which modifier key must you press? - Option What are two ways to load a clip in the Source monitor? - Double click the clip icon. What function is associated with the spacebar by default? - Play What is the value of using the J-K-L keys to control playback? - Mouse free scrubbing: normal speed, reverse, frame by frame What are the default keys for marking IN and OUT marks? - I and O How can you save your work? - Work saves automatically, but to save it manually you can: 1. CMD+S 2. FileSave All3. Just a bin: CMD+SHIFT+9. 4. Fast Menu What is the principal goal of a rough cut? - To get all the best footage (audio and video) in the timeline in chronological order. How can you view the audio waveforms of your source material? - 1. Switch source mode by pressing the Toggle Source Button 2. Press the disclosure triangle next to the timecode above the timeline What is Auto-Patching? How does it work? - Auto patching lets you automatically patch tracks based on track activation. How can you create more definition in your waveforms? - 1. Select two tracks 2. CMD+OPTION+K With which editing function(s) are you more likely to break sync? - Splice in What is one way to ensure you maintain sync when editing segments into a sequence? - Maintain sync between all tracks in the timeline What do the Go to Previous Event and Go to Next Event functions do? - Makes the position indicator jump forward or backward