AVID Media Composer 101 Questions and Answers Graded A+

AVID Media Composer 101 Questions and Answers Graded A+ Where does Media composer store the project files for private projects?? In the OS Documents folder Which button in the Select Project Dialogue box is used to navigate to the location of an external project ? The Folder Browse button Name the four principle windows of the AVID interface "Composer Window,Bin Window,Timeline Window,Composer Window" The Bin can be displayed in three layouts: name them Text, Frame, Script What is the difference between AMA linking and importing? "AMA links to clips from a specified location (desktop, harddrive etc) Importing will rewrap / encode footage to the specified format - it will store this new media in the Avid Media Files project folder in the root drive." Name the default keys for setting IN and OUT E and R or I and O How can you save a bin? How can you save the entire project "CTRL + S for the Bin. Closing the project window saves the project - auto save is another option.... can you think of another?" What is the short cut key for Jumping to the first frame in the timeline? Home Key What modifier do you use to drag AMA footage into the bin from an external folder? (Importing) Alt-drag What are two ways to create a sequence? "Right click in the timeline > New SequenceClip > New Sequence... any more??" What type of edit does a Splice -In perform Inserts the new clip into the timeline at specified point - pushing other clips down the timeline. Which modifier key allow you to snap to edit points on the timeline? CTRL How can you add audio or video tracks to a sequence? "CTRL + Y CTRL + U.Right click add new Video or Audio track" Why are Audio waveforms useful