AVID Certification Test Questions and
Answers
Where does Media Composer store the project files for private projects? - Answer-On
the logged on user's documents folder
Which button in the Select Project dialog box is used to navigate to the location of an
external project? - Answer-External button
Name four principal windows of the Avid interface - Answer-Composer, project, timeline,
bin
Which Window serves as the central hub of your project? - Answer-Project window
What is a bin? - Answer-A bin is a container that holds all of the assets of your project
How do you combine one open bin with another? - Answer-click the tab of the bin and
drag and drop onto the other bin
What are two ways you can create your own user profile? - Answer-Click settings tab of
the project window
Click user profile and create user profile
Settings in project window
User profile pop up menu and select preferred user profile
How do you save changes to a workspace? - Answer-Command + S
Which setting allows you to change the look of your interface? - Answer-Interface
Settings
What is saved during an autosave? - Answer-Bins
Left monitor is called __________ - Answer-Source
Right monitor is called __________ - Answer-Record
Left and right monitors make the ________ panel - Answer-Track
The Fast Menu looks like a _________ - Answer-Hamburger lol
3 Different kinds of bin views: - Answer-Text, Frame, Script
Command _ makes the timeline larger - Answer-L
, Command _ makes the timeline smaller - Answer-K
Key to play and pause? - Answer-Space
Key to go ten frames back? - Answer-1
Key to go ten frames forward? - Answer-2
Key to go one frame back? - Answer-3
Key to go one frame forward? - Answer-4
Command+_ to save - Answer-S
Private drive: - Answer-Saves in the documents folder of the current OS user
External drive: - Answer-Saves wherever you want
Can you rename projects? - Answer-Nope
Is a project a single file? - Answer-No, its a folder
Project folder contains: - Answer-Project file, settings file and a bin file
Project format is a combination of what? - Answer-frame size and frame rate
What key to rename multiple bins? - Answer-Return
Trash = - Answer-Recycling
Menu to empty trash? - Answer-Fast Menu
A clip that references a selected portion of the master clip? - Answer-Subclip
Clip that references an unrendered effect that you create? - Answer-Effect
A file in the bin that references effect media files generated when you create motion
effects? - Answer-Motion effects
Ways to get media into your media composer? - Answer-Tape Capture, Import, Link
Tape capture: - Answer-cabled input
Copies media file and creates avid native media at the same time. Creates brand new
file which is a separate copy from the original - Answer-Import
Answers
Where does Media Composer store the project files for private projects? - Answer-On
the logged on user's documents folder
Which button in the Select Project dialog box is used to navigate to the location of an
external project? - Answer-External button
Name four principal windows of the Avid interface - Answer-Composer, project, timeline,
bin
Which Window serves as the central hub of your project? - Answer-Project window
What is a bin? - Answer-A bin is a container that holds all of the assets of your project
How do you combine one open bin with another? - Answer-click the tab of the bin and
drag and drop onto the other bin
What are two ways you can create your own user profile? - Answer-Click settings tab of
the project window
Click user profile and create user profile
Settings in project window
User profile pop up menu and select preferred user profile
How do you save changes to a workspace? - Answer-Command + S
Which setting allows you to change the look of your interface? - Answer-Interface
Settings
What is saved during an autosave? - Answer-Bins
Left monitor is called __________ - Answer-Source
Right monitor is called __________ - Answer-Record
Left and right monitors make the ________ panel - Answer-Track
The Fast Menu looks like a _________ - Answer-Hamburger lol
3 Different kinds of bin views: - Answer-Text, Frame, Script
Command _ makes the timeline larger - Answer-L
, Command _ makes the timeline smaller - Answer-K
Key to play and pause? - Answer-Space
Key to go ten frames back? - Answer-1
Key to go ten frames forward? - Answer-2
Key to go one frame back? - Answer-3
Key to go one frame forward? - Answer-4
Command+_ to save - Answer-S
Private drive: - Answer-Saves in the documents folder of the current OS user
External drive: - Answer-Saves wherever you want
Can you rename projects? - Answer-Nope
Is a project a single file? - Answer-No, its a folder
Project folder contains: - Answer-Project file, settings file and a bin file
Project format is a combination of what? - Answer-frame size and frame rate
What key to rename multiple bins? - Answer-Return
Trash = - Answer-Recycling
Menu to empty trash? - Answer-Fast Menu
A clip that references a selected portion of the master clip? - Answer-Subclip
Clip that references an unrendered effect that you create? - Answer-Effect
A file in the bin that references effect media files generated when you create motion
effects? - Answer-Motion effects
Ways to get media into your media composer? - Answer-Tape Capture, Import, Link
Tape capture: - Answer-cabled input
Copies media file and creates avid native media at the same time. Creates brand new
file which is a separate copy from the original - Answer-Import
