Avid knowledge check
What is a Bin
A container file that holds the assets in your project
how do you remove shot from the sequence and gap ( or filler)
Activate Lift/Overwrite, click the shot and press backspace/delete
How do you add only an interview clip's audio, without its video to a sequence?
Activate the source-side audio track (green) and deactivate the source-side video track, then drag and drop
How can you ensure you add Quick Transition to a video cut point and not an audio cut point?
Deactivate the audio track selector(s)
What is filler?
Empty space in the timeline that you cannot alter; A tangible space in the timeline that you can manipulate in the same ways as video & audio segments; a tangible empty space in the timeline that you can trim but cannot apply affects to (all of the above)
Which of the following features can fade a title in and out? (Select all that apply)
Fade Effect; Quick Transition
True or False: When exporting a video from Youtube upload, select the Scale from Legal to Full Range button in the color space section
False
True or False: You can monitor sequence audio in simple nesting view
False
how do you apply an effect to multiple segments?
In effect mode or Segment mode, select multiple segments. Then drag and drop an effect from the Effect Palette to one of the highlighted segments
How do you create a constant speed motion effect?
In the Source monitor, click the Motion Effect Editor button you mapped.
What do the Go to Previous Event and Go to Next Event functions do?
Jumps the timeline position indicator forward or backward or backward from edit to edit
Which Export As menu option work best for YouTube upload?
MP4
Refer to the image. with segment mode configured as a smart tool, which of the following is true?
Media Composer automatically switches the active tool as you move the cursor up or down within a timeline segment; Positioning the cursor over the top half of a segment activates the Lift/Overwrite tool; Positioning the cursor over the bottom half of the segment activates the Extract/ Splice- in tool.
What does Media Offline mean?
Media Composer can't find a clip's corresponding media file on any drive
What impact does ripple Trim have on an active track
Moves all material to the clip you're trimming forward or backward
Do clips in your bin contain the actual video and audio media?
No
How can you increase waveform height without affecting track height?
Option + command + L (Mac)
Once you type text in the Effect Preview monitor, how can you switch from Text mode to Move mode?
Press the ESC key; Click the Avid Titler+ tool and press the M key; Click outside the text box
Your linked clips go offline. What are two ways you can relink to the camera-native media files?
Select the offline clips and use source browser to locate and link to the camera-native media files; Option drag the camera native files from the OS level to the bin containing the offline clips
How do you enable Digital Audio Scrub ?
Shift-drag through the timeline to enable temporarily; Alt- drag (windows) or Option - drag (Mac) to enable temporarily. Map the toggle Digital Audio Scrub button ( Play tab of the command palette) and enable it
What are the two different ways to view the effects inside a nest? (choose two)
Simple nesting; Expanded Nesting
which option in the select project window let you switch the project Directory displayed in the project list?
The location pop up menu
What happens if you drag a transition effect from the Effect Palette onto an existing transition in the Timeline?
The new transition effect replaces the existing one
True or False: After a clip is stabilized, you can disable active parameter groups in he Effect Editor to compare the stabilized version with the original video
True
True or False: Audio-Patching lets you automatically patch tracks based on track activations
True
True or False: Expanded nesting view lets you simultaneously view all sequence content and access nested effects in the Timeline
True
True or False: Simple nesting view lets you view lower effects in isolation.
True
True or False: The Avid media Files folder is stored in the following location on an internal drive: Users/Shared/Documents/AvidMediaComposer/Avid MediaFiles/MXF/[numbered folder(s)]
True
True or False: To center justify two lines of text, triple-click the text in the Effect Preview monitor and press the horizontal justify button in the Avid Titler+ tool
True
True or False: To produce a high quality result that doesn't jitter, its important to set how the freeze frame processes the two fields in interlaced footage
True
True or False: to delete a keyframe, click it in the Effect Preview monitor's position bar and press the delete key
True
True or false: To edit source content to the timeline between IN & OUT marks, hold the Ctrl (windows) or command (Mac) key while dragging and dropping
True
Truer or False: One way to ensure you maintain sync when editing segments into a sequence is to enable all record tracks containing elements that need to stay in Sync
True
Your sequence contains audio, but the exported MP4 file does not. Which option in the UME File Export (Export dialog box) could have caused this? (select all that apply)
Use selected tracks checkbox (checked); Include inactive audio Tracks checkbox (unchecked)
What's the difference between the Lift and extract functions
lift removes material from the timeline and leaves filler in its place Extract removes material from the timeline and closes the gap left by its removal
which setting let you change media composers brightness ?
interface
If the music in a sequence is too loud, how can you lower its level
click the musics clip's Fader button and drag the mini fader down.
how can you view the audio waveforms for a clip loaded in the source monitor
click the toggle/source record in timeline button (bottom of the timeline) and if necessary, click the waveform button in the Track Control Panel
if you want to add dissolves to multiple cuts, how do you identify which cuts will receive a dissolve
set in and out marks to select the group of cuts; in the quick transition dialog box, activate APPLY ALL TRANSITIONS (IN->OUT); Enable the destination video track selector
Which editing functions are more likely to break sync?
splice in & Extract
What do you enable before you directly adjust a transition effect's duration or Timeline position
the transition manipulation tool
True or False: The Transition corner display shows the first, middle, and last frames of the transition's A-side and B-side handle
true
True or false: Handle is the unused portion of a source clip
true
True or false: auto - save settings, control, how often media composer automatically saves a copy of your bin(s)
true
True or false: the principal goal of a rough cut is to assemble a full scene or video that focuses on a story structure while understanding that many details need to be polished later
true
True or false: to move a tabbed, then into its own floating bin, container window, drag the bin tab away from eligible edges, but keep it within the right panel of the bin container
true
true or false: when moving a segment to another track, the lift/overwrite tool works best
true
fill in the blank: to save changes to a workspace, go to _____ > workspaces > save current
windows
The ripple tool can cause which of the following issues?
Broken sync
How do you change effect order within a nest?
Drag an effect icon up or down in the Effect Editor
How can you scale and maintain a clip's aspect ratio while resizing it in the Effect Preview monitor?
Drag the control handle in the upper-right corner of the image
What are the three types of motion effects?
1. Freeze frames 2. Motion effects 3. Timewarp effects
You want a clip to play back at twice it's normal speed. Which of the following will generate that result?
200%
You want a title to cover multiple Timeline segments. How do you efficiently set up Avid Titler+ for this?
Add a track, set IN & OUT marks, add avid Titler+ to the new track
If you add a Dip to Color transition effect, how do you change its color?
Adjust the background color in the Effect Editor
What is the procedure called that lets you add an effect on top of an existing effect?
Auto-nesting
When creating a motion effect, which render method works best for 24p footage?
Both Fields
Some of your media is offline. Which of the following are god troubleshooting steps? (select all that apply)
Check media drive connections; verify that the Avid media directory wasn't renamed or otherwise changed; Delete the database files- msmFMID.pmr and msmMMOB.mdb
Besides dragging the mini fader, which of the following methods or shortcuts adjust the clip gain in the Timeline
Click a clip's fader icon and use the up and down arrow keys to adjust the gain in 0.1 bD increments; Click a clip's fader icon and then use number keys to enter a specific value; Shift + ALT + up/down (windows) or Shift + Option + Up/ down (Mac) arrow keys
You created a name/location lower-third title. How do you save it as a template to apply to additional interview subjects?
Click and drag the Avid Titler+ icon from the effect Editor to a bin
Once you set up your timeline for creating a title, how can you open the Avid Titler+ tool? select all that apply
Click the Avid Titler+ button in the timeline palette; Go to Tools> Avid Titler+ ; Go to Effect Palette > Title Category and drag the Avid Titler+ effect to a segment or a marked filler section in the Timeline
How do you access the Export settings dialog box
Click the Options button in the Export As dialog box
How do you add audio crossfades to your sequence?
Click the Quick Transition button and set your desired options.
How do you enable an audio track's Solo option on?
Click the S button in the Timeline Track Control panel
Which of the following activates a nesting view? select all that apply
Click the step In button to activate the simple nesting view; Option-click the Step In button to activate expanded nesting view
When setting up for automatic color correction, what is the suggested Curves correction order?
Curves Auto Balance, then Curves Auto Contrast
How do you lock down a shot with the Stabilize effect?
Disable SteadyGlide in the Tracking window
You try to adjust the Size parameter in the Avid Titler+ tool but nothing happens. What do you need to do?
Ensure move mode is active and the title is selected in the Effect Preview monitor
Which tool lets you rearrange video segments in the timeline
Extract/ Splice in
Which segment tool works best for inserting a clip between two Timeline segments?
Extract/ Splice-in
Which effect can hide jump cuts?
FluidMorph
Where can you find the Export command? (select all that apply)
Go to File > Output > Export; Right-Click the Record monitor and choose Output> Export Settings
Which video codec family does YouTube recommend?
H.264
When setting up for automatic color correction, what is the suggested HSL correction order?
HSL Auto Contrast, then HSL Auto balance
What does this button do?
Link selection toggle: when active, automatically selects associated audio if you click a video segment; Link selection toggle: when inactive, lets you select video or audio segments independently
How do you create a freeze frame clip within Media Composer?
Load a clip in the source monitor and go to Composer > Freeze Frame
You want to select a preset in the image section that matches your projects resolution. What are two ways to verify your sequences image size- 1920x1080 for example? (select 2)
Look at the project format in the Timeline's name display area; Review the source Raster section in the UME File Export (Export Settings) dialog box
Is FluidMorph a real-time effect? How do you determine this?
No, a blue dot appears next to the effect icon in the timeline.
Where can you find the database files?
OS level: Avid MediaFiles\MXF\1
How many marks do you set to create a Fit To Fill motion affect?
One in the record monitor
If you add audio crossfades to multiple cut points and an Insufficient Source dialog box appears, what's caused this?
One or more clips in the marked region doesn't have enough handle
How do you add an Effect to a clip in the Timeline on top of an existing effect?
Option-drag a segment effect from the effect palette onto a clip with an existing effect in the Timeline
What does the reduce button do in the Effect Preview monitor?
Reduces the Effect Preview monitor's area to make working outside the boundaries of the visible frames easier
Which function do you use to find the media for a clip?
Reveal File
You use the Fit To Fill option to fit a 2-second clip into a 4-second gap in the Timeline. Which of the following is true?
The new segment will play back at 50% speed
Where does Media Composer store the project files for private projects?
The Avid Attic
To remove an audio segment , you click it with the Lift/overwrite tool and press the delete key. the segment stays in place. You press delete a second time and the segments is removes as expected. Why?
The segment contains a clip gain adjustment, and the first deletion removes it
Which User setting includes an option for changing the default Segment tool?
Timeline
What are the three principle windows of the media composer interface?
Timeline, composer window, bin container
Does Media Composer include an export template option?
Yes, click the Save as button in the lower left corner of the UME File Export (Export settings) dialog box
what is four frame display and how do you activate it
activate the timeline settings to see a real time preview in the composer window as you drag a clip from the segment tool
which window serves as your projects central hub ?
bin, container
what happens when you use extract/splice in to remove a segment
deletes the segment and moves downstream content backward to close the gap
what does this button do? clip (line) clip picture
divides segment in timeline
Where does media composer store the files for private projects that other users cannot access?
in the lodged-on users documents folder
what are the two ways to create your own user profile?
in the select project window, select create user profile from the user profile pop-up menu. Go to file> settings, click the user tab, and select create user profile from the user profile pop-up menu
Which function do you use to reconnect to imported media files?
relink
Can you save a transition as a template? If so, how?
yes, drag the effect icon from the Effect Editor to a bin