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Where does Media composer store the project files for private projects?? |
In the OS Documents folder |
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Which button in the Select Project Dialogue box is used to navigate to the location of an external project ? |
The Folder Browse button |
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Name the four principle windows of the AVID interface |
Composer Window |
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The Bin can be displayed in three layouts: name them |
Text, Frame, Script |
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What is the difference between AMA linking and importing? |
AMA links to clips from a specified location (desktop, harddrive etc) |
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Name the default keys for setting IN and OUT |
E and R or I and O |
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How can you save a bin? How can you save the entire project |
CTRL + S for the Bin |
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What is the short cut key for Jumping to the first frame in the timeline? |
Home Key |
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What modifier do you use to drag AMA footage into the bin from an external folder? (Importing) |
Alt-drag |
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What are two ways to create a sequence? |
Right click in the timeline > New Sequence
Clip > New Sequence .... any more?? |
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What type of edit does a Splice -In perform |
Inserts the new clip into the timeline at specified point - pushing other clips down the timeline. |
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Which modifier key allow you to snap to edit points on the timeline? |
CTRL |
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How can you add audio or video tracks to a sequence? |
CTRL + Y |
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Why are Audio waveforms useful to see while editing? |
So you can edit along to the music - see the obvious peaks and troughs. So you can adjust timing etc |
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How do you solo an audio track? what is the result? |
Click the small S icon next to the track - result is other tracks are muted |
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What is Digital Audio scrub? How is it enabled? |
Realtime audio playback on the timeline while scrubbing. Use the Caps Lock key to enable it. |
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True or False - Splice In never affects track (sequence) duration? |
False |
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What is this button? |
Add Edit |
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What is this button? |
Match Frame |
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What are sync locks? How can you enable or disable them? (where is the button located?) |
Lock the Audio and Video of segments, prevents segments going out of sync during edit operations (splice in or ripple trim) Use the Sync Lock button on the appropriate tracks. |
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What are the shortcuts for Undo and Redo? |
Ctrl Z - undo |
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How can you remove a segment using Lift / Overwrite? What is the result |
Mark the Clip - set IN and OUT marks around the segment.
Use the Lift command to remove the segment. The result is filler left in its place. |
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What does Lasso left to right in segment mode do? |
Selects segments |
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What is the shortcut key to enter and exit rim mode? |
U |
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What does the forward slash (/) key do in trim mode? |
Trim right eight or ten frames |
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What do the M, Comma, Period, Forward slash keys do in segment mode? |
Nudge left or right one frame & eight or ten frames. |
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True of False - it is necessary to render a dissolve before you can see it ? |
False. |
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How do you open the Avid title tool ? two ways. |
Right click > create new title (Bin) |
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What is the value of adding a drop shadow to text or titles? |
Adds to the style of title - as well as improving readability over varying exposure in footage. |
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What is the keyboard shortcut to Duplicate? |
ctrl D |
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How do you display the start timecode of your clips ? |
Add the Timecode column to the current bin.
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How do you add a custom column to a bin in text view? |
Click to the right of the last column, and start typing the name of the new column. |
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What is the shortcut to view a pop-up menu containing previously entered values in a custom column? |
Alt click on empty cell |
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What is the difference between duplicating a clip and cloning a clip? |
Duplicating - creates a new master clip that is a copy of the original |
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You need to track rights releases for some of the actors on your set - how could you do this in the bin? |
Add a custom column with a Yes / No option for rights release - then sort or sift the clips looking for the No option. |
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Why might you need to sync audio and video clips? |
Clean audio recorded on a separate source to the video clip. |
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You have audio and video clips that do not share a common timecode - is it still possible to sync these clips? how do you do it? |
Yes - you can use the IN or OUT method. |
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What is a group clip? What is the advantage of using them? |
For a multicam edit - is more efficient to use a group clip as it allows multiple camera sources to be sync'd with a single audio source. |
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What is the shortcut key to move the active text entry field down one row in a column? |
Return or Enter |
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What is the shortcut for creating a new sequence? |
CTRL SHIFT N (Windows) CMD SHIFT N (Mac) |
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Shortcut key to Duplicate? |
CTRL D |
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Shortcut to clone a clip from one bin to the other? |
Alt + drag the clip to the new bin |
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What is the shortcut to add a new mono audio track? What is the shortcut to add a new stereo track? |
CTRL U Mono |
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What editing functions are more likely to break sync? Yellow or Red |
Yellow - functions as the insert or Extract into / from the timeline and push other segments along - which could mismatch the clip audio.
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When navigating by timecode, what is the difference between typing +30:00 and 30:00 ? |
+30:00 will move the position indicator 30 seconds from the current time |
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Describe the process of backtiming an edit |
Set IN and OUT marks in the Source window, and then set an OUT point in the sequence - then Overwrite the clip into the sequence. |
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What do FF and RW do? |
Jump the position indicator to the next or previous edit point in source / record mode. |
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What is the principle goal of the rough cut? |
To lay out the story edit as quickly as possible for review and to see if it works. You can use an EDL (edit decision list) |
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What function can be used to create a series of jump cuts in your edit? |
Extract |
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How can you view the audio waveforms of your source material? |
load the clip into your source monitor, then use the Toggle Source/Record button at the bottom of the timeline. |
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What are the shortcut keys to increase or decrease the height of tracks |
Highlight tracks and use Ctrl L to increase and Ctrl K to decrease. |
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What is the default shortcut key to perform a Lift operation? |
Z |
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What is the default shortcut to perform an Extract operation? |
X |
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Name two ways to enter Trim mode without using the Smart Tool |
U on the keyboard |
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Name the keys on the keyboard used to select the A side or B side or dual-roller trim... |
P - A side |
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Which keys are used to trim eight or ten frames to the left and right? |
M - left |
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What function is associated with the Play button when in Trim mode? |
Play Loop |
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What is a split edit ? what are the benefits of using split edit techniques? |
Common split edits are also known as J or L cuts. |
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Describe what a radio edit is and why it is useful? |
A radio edit is building up a quick edit, using only the audio from your video sources. This can be a great way to build a dialogue scene quickly based on timing and performance without being distracted by the video.
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What key do you use to play the A side only when in Trim loop? |
Q |
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What keys are used to jump to the next or previous edit while in trim mode? |
A and S |
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What keys can be used to Play and trim simultaneously while in Trim mode? |
J K L - in Trim mode |
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What is the default key to copy material from a sequence? |
C |
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How can you define the material you want to copy from a sequence? |
Mark I and Out |
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What is the default type of edit for a Copy / Paste operation? |
Splice in / Insert |
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How do you open the Clipboard monitor? |
Tools > Clipboard monitor |
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What are two ways to create a sub-sequence? |
Click and drag the clip icon at the top of the source or record monitor |
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What function is most like Top or Tail? e. Extend |
D - Extract |
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How is Extend similar to Trim? What kind of Trim? |
Allows you to perform edits or split edits without entering Trim mode. Most like the dual roller trim. |
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From where do you open the Audio EQ window? |
Tools > Audio EQ |
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The Audio EQ tool is which of the following, a. A midrange band EQ |
C - A Three Band EQ |
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True or False - Audio Suite plugins are real-time plugins that do not require rendering? |
False - Audio Suite plugins do need to be rendered in the timeline. |
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True or False - Audio Suite Plugins can only be applied to segments in a sequence? |
False - Audio suite plugins can be applied in the Bin to master clips too. |
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Name the difference between RTAS and Audio suite plugins |
RTAS plugins are real time and can also be applied to entire tracks in a sequence. |
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What modifier key do you use to reset any of the knobs in audio tools? |
Alt Click on the knob to reset to the default value |
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Name two ways to select multiple keyframes in one of the audio timelines (panning or volume etc) |
Lasso around the keyframes |
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Name two tools that can be helpful for live review sessions |
Audio Tool |
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What are two things you might look for while critically reviewing a sequence? |
Pacing |
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True or false - A video mix down flattens the sequence but does not create new media |
False - Video mix down creates a new clip of the designated portion of the timeline |