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What is the difference between linking and importing media? |
Linking creates a link to the camera native file and importing creates new media called Avid Native. |
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True of False: When linking media, you can remove the original source drive or camera card containing the media and your media will remain online |
false |
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snapping to an edit point in the timeline is a critical editing tool that saves time and makes editing more precise. what is the keystroke? |
Command\drag to edit point |
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Where can you get additional plug-ins? |
In the marketplace menus in Media Composer |
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What modifier must you use when dragging clips from a finder folder to a bin to link rather than import? |
option |
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Name two ways to load a clip from a bin into the source monitor |
Drag Double click on the icon |
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What function is associated with the space bar by default? |
Play |
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What is the value of using the J-K-L keys to control playback? |
-Play clips or sequences forward or reverse at normal speed - Play clips or sequences forward or reverse at faster than normal speed - Play clips or sequences forward or reverse at slower than normal speed - Play clips or sequences forward or reverse one frame at a time |
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What are the default keys for marking IN and Out marks |
E\R I\O T |
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To input footage using the source browser |
select file>input>source browser right click in an open bin, and then select input>source browser |
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The source browser allows the folling |
Preview media files in link mode drag clips into a bin without using the modifier key load media files into the source monitor choose the resolution when creating new media |
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There are two big advantages to importing your footage |
all your media files will be safely in Avids managed media directory overall system performance is better with avid native media |
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There are several things to do before you get started |
watch the footage name the master clips and organize them into bins set in and out marks around selected sections
add comments or keywords |
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which button in the select project dialog box is used to navigate to the location of an external project |
the folder browse button |
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where does media composer store the project files for private projects |
in the OS users' documents folder |
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What are the four principle windows ofthe avid interface |
composer window timeline\sequence Bin window project window |
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with the bin in frame view, which keys chnge a clips representative frame |
1-2 |
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which window serves as the central hub or your project |
project |
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What is a bin used for? |
Bins contain clips that link to the actual media, bins are used to organize master clips, sub and audio clips, titles sequences etc bins are sued to organize master clips and other stuff. |
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How do you combine one open bin with another open bin? |
with both bins open, drag the tab and release it on the second drag the icon of a closed bin from project window to an open bin with no bins open select bins in the project window, right click and choose open bins in one window |
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what are the two ways you create your own user profile |
in the select project window open the user profile pulldown menu and choose create user profile in th eproject window click the settings button, open the user profile pulldown menu and choose create user profile |
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hOw do you save changes to a workspace |
arrange the workspace and select windows>workspaces>save current |
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which setting allows you to change the look of your interface |
interface |
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what are the 3 diffrent bin views |
text, frame, script |
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to customize the keyboard? |
click "keyboard" in project windows/settings and open the command palette from the tools menu |
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how can clip images be enlarged in the bin's frame view? |
command+L |
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if you want to add multiple dissolves to a series of cut points using the quick transition dialog box, how do you identify the cuts that will get the dissolves? |
place in and out points around the clips in the sequence |
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What is handle? |
handle is the used portion of the master clip to create a transition you must have source media beyond what is edited into the sequence |
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what are the two ways that can be used to ensure a quick transition is added only to a video cut point and not an audio cut point? |
in the track control panel select the track where the effect will be applied in the quick transition window select only the track where the transition will be applied |
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True or false the transition corner display shows the first, middle and last frames of the A- side and B-side of the transition |
true |
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true or false Dragging a transition for the effect palette onto an existing transition in the timeline replaces the existing transition |
true |
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How do you save an effect template |
drag the effect icon from the upper left corner of the effect editor into the effect palette. |
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what function must be enabled before dragging a transition effect in the timeline to change its duration or position? |
change the transition length |
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what is the shortcut on the keyboard to add a transition |
the backslash key |
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what does the dip to color transition tool look like? |
two sliders stacked parallel (its going to show a picture on the quiz) |
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what is the recommended way to apply an effect to multiple segments in a sequence? |
select tracks to which you want to apply the effect mark in and out click the quick transition button or press the backslash key to open the quick transition dialog box select apply to all transitions in>out click add |
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once a clip is stabilized, how can you compare the stabilized result with the original video? |
disable the active parameters in the effect editor |
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how do you "lock down" a shot with the stabilize effect? |
turn "steady Glide" off |
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when using automatic color correction, what is the suggested order of corrections in HSL? |
Auto contrast, then auto balance |
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when suing automatic color correction what is the suggested order of processing in curves? |
auto balance, then auto contrast |
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under what category is the fluid morph located in the effect palette? |
illusion fx |
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fluid morph is a real time effect |
false |
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How can you tell if an effect is real time? |
Green dot on the effect icon (or blue dot on the effect icon??) |
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what do the enlarge and reduce buttons do in the effect preview monitor? |
zooms in or out from the clip allowing you to work outside the frame |
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using a resize effect, how can you scale a clip in the effect preview monitor but maintain the aspect ratio |
drag the upper right handle |
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how do you delete a keyframe? |
select the keyframe and press the delete key. |
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what are the three types of motion effects or retiming effects? |
freeze frame, time warp, motion editing |
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How are freeze frames created? |
They are generated from a source clip |
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How are motion effects created? |
They are generated from a source clip. |
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How many edit points are needed to make a fit to fill motion effect? |
4 |
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What does the I in 1080i stand for? |
interpolated |
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which statement is true about the differences between 720 and 1080 hd formats? |
720 doesn't offer an interpolated format |
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which is the default render setting for retiming effects? |
duplicated field |
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you have shot some footage in a 1080p format. Which is the best render setting for your footage? |
both fields |
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You are creating a freeze frame effect. what is the best render setting for this process? |
both fields |
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what does the icon to create or edit retiming effects look like? |
a piece of film that is slanted and moving fast...(there will be a picture of the icon) |
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How do you add a video track to a sequence? |
right click in the sequence> new>video track Navigate:timeline>new>video track or Command+Y |
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why is it often necessary to add a video track to a sequence when working with titles? |
in order to be visible titles must be on ta track above other media |
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how do you open the avid title tool? |
tools>title tool application>title tool |
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How do you open the title too to revise a title? |
right click on the title in sequence> edit or add title> select NO (upgrade to marquee) |
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To soften a drop shadow within title tool what do you do? |
in the title tool highlight the title, navigate to object>soften shadow>enter the amount of softness desired>hit apply>ok |
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By default the title tool shows you the current frame from the timeline as a background. how can you disable this background? |
click the V button |
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Which tool in title allows you to create a banner background for a lower third? |
The rectangle |
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which tool is recommended for fading titles in title maker? |
the tool that is a box that is fading out on the left side black on left side of box, white on right, faded in middle(will show picture) but the book says its the one that looks like an "E" that is fading on the left side.... |
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what is the quick key for playing in to out? |
6 |
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in the avid title tool, what is the most efficient and precise way to center a text box in the title? |
select alignment>center in frame horizontally, then alignement>center in frame vertically |
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HOw many edit points are made by media composer to make an edit? |
3 |
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in which default bin view can you see a frame and type comments at the same time |
script view |
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what is the danger of performing a splice in edit? |
it can easily put timeline clips out of sync |
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how do you remove a shot from the sequence and leave a gap |
use the lift/overwrite in tool to highlight the shot and use the delete key. |
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what is a filler? |
filler refers to the empty space in a sequence/timeline |
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what is true about the effects of lift and extract? |
Lift leaves a hole where the deleted clip resided extract closes the hole by rippling the track |
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How many functions can FF and Fw be customized to perform |
stop at a head frame stop at a tail frame stop at markers |
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With which editing functions are you more likely to break sync-splice in, overwrite, lift or extract |
splice-in/extract |
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How can you decrease the size of audio waveforms? |
Select the tracks and then press command+K |
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how do you auto patch? |
if all the record tracks are disable, clicking on a record track selector will cause the source track to automatically jump/patch to that track record track. |
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How can you view the audio waveforms of your source material? |
click the toggle source/record in timeline button |
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which function removes material from the timeline leaving a gap in its place? |
red up arrow (picture will be displayed) |
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which function inserts new material in to the sequence, moving existing material? |
the yellow sideways arrow (pic will be shown) |
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what type of edit is performed by default when you drag a clip from source monitor to the sequence? |
splice-in |
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when a clip of a and d appear why are they similar (pic will be shown) this is from a splice in edit |
frame D is the next sequential frame after frame A |
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what is a digital audio scrub? |
allows hearing the audio track while moving the position indicator |
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Which buttons enable digital audio scrub? |
holding down shift or pressing capslock |
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when the smart toggle tool is off, why determines the active tool while working in the timeline |
where the cursor is physically placed on the clip |
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name 3 ways to add audio or video tracks to a sequence |
drag the segment to the space above or below the existing tracks right click in the sequence and choose new/video track command Y |
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what is the result of enabling the solo on an audio track? |
all other tracks are muted, the only track that is heard is the soloed track |
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why is overwrite mode well suited for editing audio? |
Overwrite is best suited because it only moves the selected clip in the track, all others remain untouched |
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what are the steps to overwrite a segment to the timeline using drag and drop? |
select the tracks where the overwrite will take place, disable splice in and enable overwrite in the fast tools menus and drag the source montior clip to the correct position on the track |
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why are audio waveforms useful to see while editing? |
waveforms allow visual identification of audio cues |
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can clip gain be changed in the timeline,without the use of the audio mixer tool |
yes |
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how can you adjust the gain on an audio segment in the timeline |
open the audio mixer>use the slider open the audio mixer>enter a number enable clip gain>use the slider enable clip gain> enter a number |
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what do little white numbers on clips in a sequence indicate? |
number of frames the media is out of sync |
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which two trim mode buttons are in the smart tool palette? |
overwrite trim and ripple trim |
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if you press U when you are in edit mode and the timeline window is active, what happens? |
media composer switches to trim mode the transition point nearest the position indicator is selected the composer window show the a side and b side of the selected transtion |
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which side of the transition point is the B side? |
the right side |
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what are the keyboard shortcuts to change the side of a transtion point that is selected for trim? |
P [ ] |
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In trim mode what function is associated with the spacebar by default |
play loop |
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which segments are limiting the trim? (diagram is shown) |
A3/A4 the ones where there is a giant gap in the audio |
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how can you remove a sot from the sequence and leave a gap (or filler)? |
select a clip with the overwrite tool and press the delete key |
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what does the button that looks like a film strip with a line down the middle do? (pic shown.) |
it adds an edit to a clip on the timeline |
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what does the button that is 3 dark rectangles stacked horizontally connected by lines on the side do? (pic shown) |
links audio and video tracks together |
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what is the danger of performing a ripple trim? |
it may cause clips to go out of sync |
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what does the sync lock look like? |
in the tracks the tiny diagnal line (pic shown) |
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what is the shortcut for undo? |
command Z |
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How are match frame edits created? |
use add edit tool in the sequence/timeline |
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match frame edits are removed by |
putting in and out points around the match frames and using timeline/remove match frame edits command |
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what do the keys M , . AND / do? |
they are trim functions |
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in the context of trimming, what is handle |
the unused portion of a master clip |
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your sequence contains audio but the quick time movies you just exported does not, which two export settings could have caused this? |
use enabled tracks setting/video and audio radio buttons |
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what is true about a quick time reference file |
it is a movie file that contains no media it links to the media from the original master clips |
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which color levels option should be sued when exporting a video for playback on a computer? |
scale from legal to full range |
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true or false: command +E is the default quick key for the the export command |
false |
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open the export window by doing the following |
navigate to file>output>export to file Right click on the record monitor>export |
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in which window can you change to codec used to export the video |
export settings dialogue box |
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how do you save your export settings as a new preset? |
in the export settings dialogue box, hit save as, name the new preset, click ok |
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what option needs to be selected to export only a portion of your sequence? |
use marks |
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what function can be used to find the media for a clip |
reveal file |
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true of false, the master clip in your bin contains the actual video and audio media |
false |
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true of false if you delete a master clip from the media tool, you will delete the media file |
true |
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some of your media is offline, which is a good troubleshooting step? |
delete the database files |
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name the function that is used to reconnect to linked media files? |
relink |
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which two file extensions are for media database files? |
.pmr /.mdb |
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where are your media database files stored? |
avid projects/MFX/1 |
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what is the correct procedure for deleting all of the media associated with a project? |
use the media tool to delete all associated media files |
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an editor is working on a project and accidentally deletes a sequence. How can the sequence be retrieved? |
select a previous version of the bin from the attic. |