Avid Media Composer 101 Certification
Exam Study Cards Q&A 100% Solved
Where does Media composer store the project files for private projects? -
✔✔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 3 principle windows of the AVID interface - ✔✔Composer
Window, Bin Container, Timeline Window
Name the 3 views of a bin - ✔✔Text, Frame, Script
Explain AMA linking - ✔✔AMA means the media is linked to an external
location.
How can you save the entire project? - ✔✔Click on the bin container - then
CTRL + S
Short cut key for jumping to the first frame in the timeline - ✔✔Home Key
Name the modifier for dragging AMA footage into the bin - ✔✔Alt + drag
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,What are ways to create a sequence? - ✔✔Right click in the timeline
>New>Sequence
Timeline>Sequence
What type of edit does Splice-in perform - ✔✔Insert. All segments move
downstream
To snap to the head of a segment - ✔✔CTRL + left click the mouse
To turn on the waveforms - ✔✔Open Track Control Panel>click on the
waveform icon
How do you solo an audio track? What is the result? - ✔✔Click the small S
icon next to the audio track. All other audio tracks are muted.
What is Digital Audio scrub? How is it enabled? - ✔✔Realtime audio
playback on the timeline while scrubbing. Shift key & drag or map to the
keyboard
Purpose of the Add Edit - ✔✔Cuts the segment
What is Match Frame - ✔✔An edit point created by the Add Edit function &
no change has been made
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, Purpose of the Sync Lock - ✔✔Locks the sync on any track for audio &
video recorded separately
Shortcut for Undo - ✔✔Ctrl Z
How can you reduce/increase the size of the waveforms? - ✔✔ALT + CTRL
+ K or L
What two items make up the project's format? - ✔✔Raster & Frame Rate
A blue dot on an effect - ✔✔The effect isn't real time and must be rendered
To create an effect template - ✔✔Open the Effect Editor>drag the effect
icon to a bin
To change the Interface - ✔✔1. File>Settings>User>Interface
2. Windows>settings
Short cut for trim mode - ✔✔U
Shortcut for Splice-in - ✔✔V
Shortcut for Overwrite - ✔✔B
Shortcut for Extract - ✔✔X
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Exam Study Cards Q&A 100% Solved
Where does Media composer store the project files for private projects? -
✔✔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 3 principle windows of the AVID interface - ✔✔Composer
Window, Bin Container, Timeline Window
Name the 3 views of a bin - ✔✔Text, Frame, Script
Explain AMA linking - ✔✔AMA means the media is linked to an external
location.
How can you save the entire project? - ✔✔Click on the bin container - then
CTRL + S
Short cut key for jumping to the first frame in the timeline - ✔✔Home Key
Name the modifier for dragging AMA footage into the bin - ✔✔Alt + drag
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,What are ways to create a sequence? - ✔✔Right click in the timeline
>New>Sequence
Timeline>Sequence
What type of edit does Splice-in perform - ✔✔Insert. All segments move
downstream
To snap to the head of a segment - ✔✔CTRL + left click the mouse
To turn on the waveforms - ✔✔Open Track Control Panel>click on the
waveform icon
How do you solo an audio track? What is the result? - ✔✔Click the small S
icon next to the audio track. All other audio tracks are muted.
What is Digital Audio scrub? How is it enabled? - ✔✔Realtime audio
playback on the timeline while scrubbing. Shift key & drag or map to the
keyboard
Purpose of the Add Edit - ✔✔Cuts the segment
What is Match Frame - ✔✔An edit point created by the Add Edit function &
no change has been made
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, Purpose of the Sync Lock - ✔✔Locks the sync on any track for audio &
video recorded separately
Shortcut for Undo - ✔✔Ctrl Z
How can you reduce/increase the size of the waveforms? - ✔✔ALT + CTRL
+ K or L
What two items make up the project's format? - ✔✔Raster & Frame Rate
A blue dot on an effect - ✔✔The effect isn't real time and must be rendered
To create an effect template - ✔✔Open the Effect Editor>drag the effect
icon to a bin
To change the Interface - ✔✔1. File>Settings>User>Interface
2. Windows>settings
Short cut for trim mode - ✔✔U
Shortcut for Splice-in - ✔✔V
Shortcut for Overwrite - ✔✔B
Shortcut for Extract - ✔✔X
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