AVID MEDIA COMPOSER 101 CERTIFICATION NEWEST EXAM
2 VERSIONS 2024-2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
Where can you get additional AMA plug-ins? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔alt (opt on Mac)+drag
clips from desktop to open bin
Name two ways to load a clip in the Source monitor. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔double-click it in the bin OR drag clip(s) from the bin
What function is associated with the space bar by default? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔play/pause
What is the value of using the J-K-L keys to control playback? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔What is the value of using the J-K-L keys to control
playback?
offer refined playback speed; efficiency for editing (J-backward, K-stop,
L-forward; clicking J or L more than once will speed up in whatever
direction)
Name the default keys for making IN and OUT marks. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔mark IN - E, I
mark OUT - R, O
,How can you save your work? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Single bin:
Select bin > Ctrl+S
All bins: Project window or Ctrl+9 > Ctrl+S
or File > Save All
Shortcut to Create a new bin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ctrl+N
shortcut to shuttle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔JKL keys
Shortcut to Select all (clips) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ctrl+A
Shortcut to Enlarge heights of timeline tracks, enlarge clip frames, and
enlarge image in a selected monitor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ctrl+L
What is the principal goal of the rough cut? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
Focuses on story structure to see if the project works overall. Not detail
oriented.
How can you view the audio waveforms of your source material? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Open Track Control Panel (small triangle next to
green timecode display) > Click Waveform Button (for tracks you want
to display audio waveforms)
What is AutoPatching? How does it work? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
Autopatching is a setting that allows you to automatically patch tracks
based on the track activation. It works by allowing you to patch tracks
without reaching for the mouse.
Disable TRACKS in the record column, enable the desired TRACK by
clicking on the Record Track Selectors so that the source tracks will
jump to the new enabled Record Track.
, The following figure shows the waveforms for a music track, but they
are of little use because there is almost no definition in the waveforms.
How can you make them more useful? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔to
reduce the size of the waveform, select the track > Ctrl+Alt+K
With which editing function(s) are you more likely to break sync --
Splice-In, Overwrite, Lift, or Extract? Why? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
splice-in and extract because they push the downstream material back
or pull the material back forward; ripple effects
What are two ways you've learned about to ensure that you maintain
sync when editing segments into the sequence? - CORRECT ANSWER✔
✔- be sure to add, or remove, the same amount from all tracks that
have to stay in sync
- Enable Sync Lock, or make sure all tracks are enabled when splicing in.
What do the functions Go to Previous Event and Go to Next Event do? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔navigation tools that jump the position
indicator from edit to edit
Describe the process of backtiming an edit. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
You mark IN and OUT points in the timeline and mark an OUT point
only in the Source Monitor, the system automatically determines the
start frame of the source clip
What is the difference between Lift and Extract? When might you use
one or the other? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔lift-removes material from
the timeline leave filler in its place; use if you want to maintain rhythm
or synchronization of sequence
extract-removes material from the timeline and closes the gap left by
its removal
2 VERSIONS 2024-2026 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
Where can you get additional AMA plug-ins? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔alt (opt on Mac)+drag
clips from desktop to open bin
Name two ways to load a clip in the Source monitor. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔double-click it in the bin OR drag clip(s) from the bin
What function is associated with the space bar by default? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔play/pause
What is the value of using the J-K-L keys to control playback? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔What is the value of using the J-K-L keys to control
playback?
offer refined playback speed; efficiency for editing (J-backward, K-stop,
L-forward; clicking J or L more than once will speed up in whatever
direction)
Name the default keys for making IN and OUT marks. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔mark IN - E, I
mark OUT - R, O
,How can you save your work? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Single bin:
Select bin > Ctrl+S
All bins: Project window or Ctrl+9 > Ctrl+S
or File > Save All
Shortcut to Create a new bin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ctrl+N
shortcut to shuttle - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔JKL keys
Shortcut to Select all (clips) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ctrl+A
Shortcut to Enlarge heights of timeline tracks, enlarge clip frames, and
enlarge image in a selected monitor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ctrl+L
What is the principal goal of the rough cut? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
Focuses on story structure to see if the project works overall. Not detail
oriented.
How can you view the audio waveforms of your source material? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Open Track Control Panel (small triangle next to
green timecode display) > Click Waveform Button (for tracks you want
to display audio waveforms)
What is AutoPatching? How does it work? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
Autopatching is a setting that allows you to automatically patch tracks
based on the track activation. It works by allowing you to patch tracks
without reaching for the mouse.
Disable TRACKS in the record column, enable the desired TRACK by
clicking on the Record Track Selectors so that the source tracks will
jump to the new enabled Record Track.
, The following figure shows the waveforms for a music track, but they
are of little use because there is almost no definition in the waveforms.
How can you make them more useful? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔to
reduce the size of the waveform, select the track > Ctrl+Alt+K
With which editing function(s) are you more likely to break sync --
Splice-In, Overwrite, Lift, or Extract? Why? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
splice-in and extract because they push the downstream material back
or pull the material back forward; ripple effects
What are two ways you've learned about to ensure that you maintain
sync when editing segments into the sequence? - CORRECT ANSWER✔
✔- be sure to add, or remove, the same amount from all tracks that
have to stay in sync
- Enable Sync Lock, or make sure all tracks are enabled when splicing in.
What do the functions Go to Previous Event and Go to Next Event do? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔navigation tools that jump the position
indicator from edit to edit
Describe the process of backtiming an edit. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
You mark IN and OUT points in the timeline and mark an OUT point
only in the Source Monitor, the system automatically determines the
start frame of the source clip
What is the difference between Lift and Extract? When might you use
one or the other? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔lift-removes material from
the timeline leave filler in its place; use if you want to maintain rhythm
or synchronization of sequence
extract-removes material from the timeline and closes the gap left by
its removal
