AVID MEDIA COMPOSER 101 STUDY
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS
VERIFIED PASS
◉ Which button in the Select Project dialog box is used to navigate to
the location of an external project?
Answer: The Folder Browse button
◉ Name the four principal windows of the Avid interface
Answer: Composer window, Timeline, Project Window, Bin window
◉ Which window serves as the central hub of your project?
Answer: project window
◉ What is a bin?
Answer: A bin is a container file that holds the assets in your project,
including audio and video master clips, subclass, sequences, titles,
effects, graphics, etc.
◉ How do you combine one open bin with another open bin?
Answer: Click the tab at the top of the tool window and drag it on top of
the window with which you want to combine it
◉ What are the two ways to create your own User Profile?
,Answer: "settings" > "user profile" > "create user profile" > type a name
in
Launch media composer and when the select project screen appears,
click "user profile menu" and select "Create user profile" and enter
name.
◉ How can you save changes to a Workspace?
Answer: windows > workspaces > save current
◉ Which setting allows you to change the look of your interface?
Answer: project window > settings tab > interface setting >
◉ What is saved during an Autosave?
Answer: bins
◉ Shortcut to Activate the Project window
Answer: Ctrl+9
◉ Shortcut to Step backward eight frames/ten frames
Answer: 1
◉ Shortcut to Step forward eight frames/ten frames
Answer: 2
,◉ Shortcut to Step backward one frame
Answer: 3, left arrow
◉ Shortcut to Step forward one frame
Answer: 4, right arrow
◉ Shortcut to Play forward
Answer: 5, space bar
◉ Shortcut to Jump to first frame
Answer: Home
◉ Shortcut to Jump to last frame
Answer: end
◉ Shortcut to Enlarge height of timeline tracks, change the size of clip
frames in a bin, and change the zoom factor of the Source, Record, and
Effects monitor
Answer: Ctrl+L
◉ Shortcut to Reduce height of Timeline tracks
Answer: Ctrl+K
◉ Shortcut to Save
, Answer: ctrl+s
◉ Shortcut to quit application
Answer: ctrl+q
◉ What is the difference between linking and importing media?
Answer: Linking--connects media file to project in AVID; does not
move or copy file
importing--copying media to predefined location and converts it to
AVID media at the same time; brand new file separate from original
◉ True or false: When linking media, you can remove the original
source drive camera card containing the media and your media will
remain online.
Answer: false
◉ Where can you get additional AMA plug-ins?
Answer: Marketplace menu > AMA plugins
◉ You are going to drag clips from the desktop to a Media Composer
bin, and want to link the clips, rather than import. Which modifier key
must you press to do this?
Answer: alt (opt on Mac)+drag clips from desktop to open bin
◉ Name two ways to load a clip in the Source monitor.
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS
VERIFIED PASS
◉ Which button in the Select Project dialog box is used to navigate to
the location of an external project?
Answer: The Folder Browse button
◉ Name the four principal windows of the Avid interface
Answer: Composer window, Timeline, Project Window, Bin window
◉ Which window serves as the central hub of your project?
Answer: project window
◉ What is a bin?
Answer: A bin is a container file that holds the assets in your project,
including audio and video master clips, subclass, sequences, titles,
effects, graphics, etc.
◉ How do you combine one open bin with another open bin?
Answer: Click the tab at the top of the tool window and drag it on top of
the window with which you want to combine it
◉ What are the two ways to create your own User Profile?
,Answer: "settings" > "user profile" > "create user profile" > type a name
in
Launch media composer and when the select project screen appears,
click "user profile menu" and select "Create user profile" and enter
name.
◉ How can you save changes to a Workspace?
Answer: windows > workspaces > save current
◉ Which setting allows you to change the look of your interface?
Answer: project window > settings tab > interface setting >
◉ What is saved during an Autosave?
Answer: bins
◉ Shortcut to Activate the Project window
Answer: Ctrl+9
◉ Shortcut to Step backward eight frames/ten frames
Answer: 1
◉ Shortcut to Step forward eight frames/ten frames
Answer: 2
,◉ Shortcut to Step backward one frame
Answer: 3, left arrow
◉ Shortcut to Step forward one frame
Answer: 4, right arrow
◉ Shortcut to Play forward
Answer: 5, space bar
◉ Shortcut to Jump to first frame
Answer: Home
◉ Shortcut to Jump to last frame
Answer: end
◉ Shortcut to Enlarge height of timeline tracks, change the size of clip
frames in a bin, and change the zoom factor of the Source, Record, and
Effects monitor
Answer: Ctrl+L
◉ Shortcut to Reduce height of Timeline tracks
Answer: Ctrl+K
◉ Shortcut to Save
, Answer: ctrl+s
◉ Shortcut to quit application
Answer: ctrl+q
◉ What is the difference between linking and importing media?
Answer: Linking--connects media file to project in AVID; does not
move or copy file
importing--copying media to predefined location and converts it to
AVID media at the same time; brand new file separate from original
◉ True or false: When linking media, you can remove the original
source drive camera card containing the media and your media will
remain online.
Answer: false
◉ Where can you get additional AMA plug-ins?
Answer: Marketplace menu > AMA plugins
◉ You are going to drag clips from the desktop to a Media Composer
bin, and want to link the clips, rather than import. Which modifier key
must you press to do this?
Answer: alt (opt on Mac)+drag clips from desktop to open bin
◉ Name two ways to load a clip in the Source monitor.
