Avid MC101 Certification Practice Test

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• To save a created lower-third as a reusable template in Media Composer, which action should you perform?
• Which statement about a clip's handle is true?
• Which action increases waveform height without altering track height?
• When performing an Extract edit, what happens to the gap?
• Which statement about filler in the timeline is accurate?
• The Avid MediaFiles folder is stored in the following location on an internal drive: drive:\Users\Public\Documents\Avid Media Composer\Avid MediaFiles\MXF\[numbered folder(s)]. True or False?
• Which statement about a Dip to Color transition's color change method is true?
• Auto-Patching lets you automatically patch tracks based on track activation's
• In the Quick Transition dialog box, which option should be activated to apply a transition to all relevant positions?
• When setting up for automatic color correction, what is the suggested Curves correction order?
• To directly adjust a transition's duration or timeline position on the Timeline, which tool should you enable?
• What is filler in the timeline?
• Can you monitor sequence audio in simple nesting view?
• Where are private project files stored in Media Composer?
• What are the two different ways to view the effects inside a nest?
• To move a tabbed bin into its own floating Bin Container window, you should
• Where do you go to create a new project?
• When some of your media is offline, which of the following are good troubleshooting steps?
• Where is the toggle for Source Record in the timeline located?
• How can you ensure you add a Quick Transition to a video cut point and NOT an audio cut point?
• Which of the following lists all three motion effects?
• Which export format is generally preferred for YouTube uploads?
• If you see an Insufficient Source dialog box when adding crossfades, what is the cause?
• To center justify two lines of text, which steps are used?
• The Transition Corner display shows the first, middle, and last frames of the transition's A-side and B-side handle
• Which button clears both marks?
• Which editing function is more likely to break sync?
• What does Expanded Nesting View let you do?
• Which action activates the simple nesting view?
• You use Fit to Fill option to fit a 2-second clip into a 4-second gap in the Timeline. Which of the following is true?
• Which of the following best describes the Source Browser's role in Media Composer?
• Where does the "Apply to all Transitions (IN -> OUT)" setting belong?
• How do you apply an effect to multiple segments?
• How can you change the order of effects inside a nest?
• What does this button do? ≡§ (Link Selection Toggle)
• Which of the following is a correct frame view name?
• Which action does the Add Edit button perform?
• Which User setting includes an option for changing the default Segment tool?
• True or False: After a clip is stabilized, you can disable active parameter groups in the Effect Editor to compare the stabilized version with the original video.
• Which button opens Motion Effects Editor?
• Which of the following are the described nest viewing options?
• Which statement about the Ripple tool is true?
• When creating a new project, choosing a format determines:
• What happens when you link to media?
• What is the procedure called that lets you add an effect on top of an existing effect?
• Where is the Save As button located in the UME File Export (Export Settings) dialog box?
• Using Fit to Fill to place a 2-second clip into a 4-second gap results in the clip playing back at what speed?
• Which statement is true about exporting to YouTube from Media Composer?
• FluidMorph real-time status?
• Which feature can fade a title in and out?
• What is a purpose of the Source Browser?
• Which method will not open Avid Titler+?
• For interlaced footage, why set how the freeze frame processes the two fields?
• To create a constant speed motion effect, what action in the Source Monitor is required?
• What is one way to verify your sequence's image size, such as 1920x1080?
• When creating a motion effect, which render method works best for 24p footage?
• How do you add an effect to a clip in the Timeline on top of an existing effect?
• There are three Frame Views. Which statement is true?
• 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 segment is removed as expected. Why?
• In automatic color correction, Curves corrections, which statement is true?
• What is Auto-nesting?
• How do you enable Digital Audio Scrub temporarily?
• Which editing operation inserts material into the timeline at the current position and can disrupt alignment between tracks?
• Which tool lets you rearrange video segments in the Timeline?
• Is FluidMorph a real-time effect? How can you determine this?
• Which action ensures you import only audio from a Clip into the Timeline?
• How do you enable the Solo option on an audio track?
• Which statement best describes the Extract/Splice-In tool's primary use?
• Where does Media Composer store backups of a project's bins?
• Which setting lets you change Media Composer's brightness?
• What is four-frame display and how do you activate it?
• Which tool lets you adjust a clip's audio level?
• Your sequence contains audio but the exported MP4 file does not. Which option could have caused this?
• Which keyboard shortcut saves the current bin on Windows?
• If you want to link to media rather than import using the drag-and-drop method from the OS level to Media Composer, which modifier key do you press?
• Which statement best describes a Bin Container?
• From which panel do you drag the Avid Titler+ icon to the bin to save a title as a template?
• What does the Reduce button do in the Effect Preview monitor?
• What does the Lift function do in the timeline?
• Which method allows you to set a clip's gain by typing a value into a numeric field?
• If the music in a sequence is too loud, how can you lower its level?
• Which statement describes how to compare the stabilized version with the original?
• Which action loads a clip into the Source monitor by double-clicking the clip's thumbnail or icon?
• Which keyboard shortcut saves a bin in Media Composer on Windows?
• Which of the following is NOT a description of J-K-L playback?
• To backtime from a source clip's OUT point when edited between marks, what should you do to the IN point?
• Which action opens Avid Titler+ by applying it directly to a timeline segment?
• Which video codec family does YouTube recommend?
• What happens if you drag a transition effect from the Effect Palette onto an existing transition in the Timeline?
• To create a freeze frame after loading in the Source Monitor, which menu path should you use?
• What happens when you use Extract/Splice-In to remove a segment?
• To maintain sync when editing segments into a sequence, you should enable all record tracks containing elements that need to stay in sync.
• What does the Extract function do in the timeline?
• What is the difference between deleting from a bin versus the Media Tool?
• What does Simple Nesting View do?
• Which tool is recommended for moving a segment to another track?
• What impact does Ripple Trim have on an active track?
• Which button activates Quick Transition?
• To identify which cuts will receive a dissolve when adding dissolves to multiple cuts, how do you identify them?
• How do you delete a keyframe?
• What duration-related effect do IN and OUT marks define in Titler+ workflows?
• Which function do you use to reconnect to imported media files?
• What happens when you import media?
• Which statement describes a valid approach to relinking offline clips to camera-native media?
• To delete a keyframe, which action would you perform?
• Which setup step is essential to have a Titler+ title span across multiple timeline segments?
• What is a bin?
• If you add a Dip to Color transition effect, how do you change its color?
• Which of the following is a valid method to create your own user profile?
• Which of the following is a Frame View name?
• What is the primary purpose of the Logged-on User's Documents Folder in Media Composer?
• Handle is the unused portion of a source clip.
• How many Frame Views are there?
• Where do you drag to reorder effects inside a nest?
• Which button would you press to place a mark on the timeline?
• What is the effect of enabling all record tracks that contain elements to stay in sync?
• Which segment tool works best for inserting a clip between two Timeline segments?
• Which function shows the location of a clip's media on disk?
• Besides dragging the mini fader, which method adjusts the clip gain in the Timeline?
• What is the difference between the Lift and the Extract functions?
• How do you add only an interview clip's audio, without its video to a Sequence?
• Which menu path opens Avid Titler+?
• From which path can you create your own user profile using the File menu?
• How do you create a new project in Media Composer?
• How many nesting view options are mentioned?
• Which button activates Trim Mode?
• Which action creates a floating Bin Container window for a tabbed bin?
• When exporting a video for YouTube upload, should you select the Scale from Legal to Full Range button in the Color Space section?
• Which button activates Transition Manipulation?
• To edit source content to the timeline between an IN and OUT region, hold the Ctrl key while dragging and dropping. Which statement is correct?
• What is the method to add audio crossfades to a sequence?
• Which option ensures you can apply a transition to the correct video track destination?
• What does this button do? [::::] | [::::] (add edit)
• How do you create a freeze frame clip within Media Composer?
• When setting up for automatic color correction, what is the suggested HSL correction order?
• How can you scale and maintain a clip's aspect ratio while resizing it in the Effect Preview monitor?
• When moving a segment to another track, which tool works best?
• Where can you find the database files?
• What action does the Clear Both Marks button perform?
• To create a freeze frame, you must load a clip into which panel?
• What happens when you press Backspace/Delete on a selected segment while using Lift/Overwrite?
• Where is the waveform toggle button located for showing waveforms for a clip?
• What is the difference between linking to media and importing media?
• With segment mode configured as a Smart tool, which of the following is true?
• How many marks are used to create Fit to Fill motion?
• Which key is pressed to delete a selected keyframe in the Effect Preview monitor?
• Which statement about applying an effect to multiple segments is true?
• NOT a Frame View?
• Which mode allows selecting multiple segments to apply an effect?
• In the export dialog, which option controls which audio tracks are included in the final MP4?
• In the Select Project window, which control switches the project directory displayed in the Project list?
• Which button marks a clip?
• What must you do to adjust the Size parameter in the Avid Titler+ tool?
• Which statement is true about audio in nesting views?
• Does Media Composer include an export template option?
• The Ripple tool can cause which of the following issues?
• How do you remove a shot from the sequence and leave a gap (or filler)?
• In a Smart tool setup, which action correctly activates the Lift/Overwrite function?
• What is the function of Go to Previous Event and Go to Next Event?
• Which button activates Effect Mode?
• Which of the following describes a relinking method to connect offline clips to camera-native media?
• Which action activates the expanded nesting view?
• In Titler+, what is the function of the [ T ] and [ ╬ ] buttons?
• Once you set up your timeline for creating a title, how can you open the Avid Titler+ tool?
• Where can you find the Export command in Media Composer?
• Which of the following statements describes the function of the Avid Attic?
• What are the three types of motion effects?
• Which of the following is NOT one of the three principal windows of the Media Composer interface?
• What do you enable before you directly adjust a transition effect's duration or Timeline position?
• Do clips in your bin contain the actual video and audio media?
• How do you access the Export settings dialog box in Media Composer?
• Which action best describes the effect of the Add Edit button on a segment, compared to a simple cut?
• Which statement is true about Simple Nesting View?
• When linking media, you cannot remove the original source drive or camera card containing the media because your media will be labeled offline. True or False.
• What does Media Offline mean?
• How do you lock down a shot with the Stabilize effect?
• How can you save a transition as a template?
• Which statement is true about saving workspace changes?
• What is the principal goal of a rough cut?
• You want a title to cover multiple Timeline segments. How do you efficiently set up Avid Titler+ for this?
• Which Export As option works best for YouTube uploads?
• Which window serves as your project's central hub?
• To save changes to a workspace, go to which menu path?
• If the Avid MediaFiles folder is renamed or moved, media can go offline. Which of the following is a likely effect?
• How can you view the audio waveforms for a clip loaded in the Source monitor?
• Auto-Save settings control how often Media Composer automatically saves a copy of your bin(s).
• You want a clip to play back at twice its normal speed. Which of the following will generate that result?
• Your linked clips go offline. What is one way you can relink to the camera-native media files?
• What keystroke switches from Text mode to Move mode in Avid Titler+?
• If you see a message that a file directory cannot be imported, is it correct that you cannot use that video media in Media Composer?
• In the Effect Preview monitor, where do you interact to delete a keyframe?
• What is Handle?
• Which effect can hide jump cuts?
• Which action would stack a new effect over an existing one on a clip?
• Which button is labeled for Transition Manipulation?