AVID MEDIA COMPOSER 101 CERTIFICATION
Exam Study Cards Questions and Correct Answers
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Short cut key for jumping to the first frame in the timeline
Ans: Home Key
Name the modifier for dragging AMA footage into the bin
Ans: Alt + drag
What are ways to create a sequence?
Ans: Right click in the timeline >New>Sequence
Timeline>Sequence
What type of edit does Splice-in perform
Ans: Insert. All segments move downstream
To snap to the head of a segment
Ans: CTRL + left click the mouse
To turn on the waveforms
,Ans: Open Track Control Panel>click on the waveform icon
How do you solo an audio track? What is the result?
Ans: 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?
Ans: Realtime audio playback on the timeline while scrubbing. Shift key & drag
or map to the keyboard
Purpose of the Add Edit
Ans: Cuts the segment
What is Match Frame
Ans: An edit point created by the Add Edit function & no change has been made
Purpose of the Sync Lock
Ans: Locks the sync on any track for audio & video recorded separately
Shortcut for Undo
Ans: Ctrl Z
How can you reduce/increase the size of the waveforms?
Ans: ALT + CTRL + K or L
What two items make up the project's format?
Ans: Raster & Frame Rate
, A blue dot on an effect
Ans: The effect isn't real time and must be rendered
To create an effect template
Ans: Open the Effect Editor>drag the effect icon to a bin
To change the Interface
Ans: 1. File>Settings>User>Interface
2. Windows>settings
Short cut for trim mode
Ans: U
Shortcut for Splice-in
Ans: V
Shortcut for Overwrite
Ans: B
Shortcut for Extract
Ans: X
Shortcut for Lift
Ans: Z
Shortcut for Quick Transition
Exam Study Cards Questions and Correct Answers
Latest Update 2025 Already Graded A+
Short cut key for jumping to the first frame in the timeline
Ans: Home Key
Name the modifier for dragging AMA footage into the bin
Ans: Alt + drag
What are ways to create a sequence?
Ans: Right click in the timeline >New>Sequence
Timeline>Sequence
What type of edit does Splice-in perform
Ans: Insert. All segments move downstream
To snap to the head of a segment
Ans: CTRL + left click the mouse
To turn on the waveforms
,Ans: Open Track Control Panel>click on the waveform icon
How do you solo an audio track? What is the result?
Ans: 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?
Ans: Realtime audio playback on the timeline while scrubbing. Shift key & drag
or map to the keyboard
Purpose of the Add Edit
Ans: Cuts the segment
What is Match Frame
Ans: An edit point created by the Add Edit function & no change has been made
Purpose of the Sync Lock
Ans: Locks the sync on any track for audio & video recorded separately
Shortcut for Undo
Ans: Ctrl Z
How can you reduce/increase the size of the waveforms?
Ans: ALT + CTRL + K or L
What two items make up the project's format?
Ans: Raster & Frame Rate
, A blue dot on an effect
Ans: The effect isn't real time and must be rendered
To create an effect template
Ans: Open the Effect Editor>drag the effect icon to a bin
To change the Interface
Ans: 1. File>Settings>User>Interface
2. Windows>settings
Short cut for trim mode
Ans: U
Shortcut for Splice-in
Ans: V
Shortcut for Overwrite
Ans: B
Shortcut for Extract
Ans: X
Shortcut for Lift
Ans: Z
Shortcut for Quick Transition
