Avid Media Composer Test

How will this graphic import into Avid?

as a white background with transparent areas for the text

as white text over a transparent background

as black text over a white background

as black text over a transparent background

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

Which bin views are available when working with or organizing media? (Select three items.)
A. Text view
B. Overview view
C. Frame view
D. Script view
E. Master view

B, C, D

A, C, E

A, B, C

A, C, D

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

In the image below, what does the curved line indicate?

decreased gamma

increased gamma

increased saturation

no change in the image

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

What happens to the media on your hard drive when invoking the Delete command with the options shown below?

none of these answers

Both the instructions for the clip and the media are permanently deleted.

The master clip is retained but the audio and video files are removed from your drive.

The information for the clip is removed from your project only. Media stays on your drive.

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

In the state shown below, what happens when you press Command+N (Mac) or Ctrl+N (Windows)?

A new bin is created.

none of these answers

A new script is created.

A new project is created.

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

You want to free up space from your project. Place the following steps in the correct order to manage media.
A. Select the sequence you want reference.
B. Open the bins you want to manage.
C. Click in the Media Tool fast menu and select Reverse selection.
D. Select Bin > Select Media Relatives.
E. Press the Delete key.

B, A, E, C, D

C, B, A, D, E

E, A, C, D, B

B, A, D, C, E

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

In the image below, which bin options are in use?

Frame view and Bin Map

Script view and Bin Map

Script view and Frame view

Text view and Bin Map

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

In the image below, which view is in use?

Color Match

Transition Corner Display

Blend Mode

Trim Mode

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

In the image below, where would you click to select a preset to set up the resolution of a new project?

C

D

B

A

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

What are the three central goals of color correction (as distinct from color grading)? (Select three items.)
A. to emphasize mood
B. to fix color balance issues
C. to compensate for logarithmic recording
D. to create a visual style
E. to match adjacent shots

B, C, E

B, D, E

A, B, C

A, D, E

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

The image you’re correcting has a strong orange tint in the brightest areas. Per the image below, in which direction should you drag the control point to neutralize the color cast?

B

D

C

A

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

What happens when you click the Trim Right button when the trim is set up as in the figure below?

The "Pipe in oven" shot is shortened.

The "Pipe in oven" shot slips downward in the Timeline.

The first shot has its Out point adjusted, and the third shot has its In point adjusted.

The "Pipe in oven" shot has its In and Out point adjusted equally.

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

Which option is supported when importing a multilayered Photoshop file?

OPACITY

LAYER MASK

LAYER STYLE

BLENDING MODE

What happens when you press and hold the L key while holding down the K key?

THE SEQUENCE PLAYS FORWARD IN SLOW MOTION.

THE SEQUENCE ADVANCES ONE FRAME BACKWARD.

THE SEQUENCE PLAYS BACKWARD IN SLOW MOTION.

THE SEQUENCE ADVANCES ONE FRAME FORWARD

If a hard drive or a directory goes missing, how does the Avid system alert you to the media becoming unavailable?

WITH A GRAPHIC LABELED MEDIA OFFLINE

WITH A GRAPHIC LABELED DRIVE OFFLINE

WITH A GRAPHIC LABELED MEDIA MISSING

WITH A GRAPHIC LABELED DRIVE MISSING

What are the correct dimensions for a UHD project?

7680 X 4320

4096 X 2160

1920 X 1080

3840 X 2160

How do you create a subsequence?

CREATE IN AND OUT POINTS IN THE TIMELINE AROUND THE SECTION YOU WANT. IN THE SOURCE MONITOR, CLICK AND DRAG THE CREATE SUBSEQUENCE ICON AND PLACE IT IN YOUR DESIRED BIN.

SELECT THE CLIPS YOU WANT IN THE TIMELINE, AND COPY AND PASTE THEM TO YOUR DESIRED BIN.

CREATE IN AND OUT POINTS IN THE TIMELINE AROUND THE SECTION YOU WANT. IN THE RECORD MONITOR, CLICK AND DRAG THE CREATE SUBSEQUENCE ICON AND PLACE IT IN YOUR DESIRED BIN.

LASSO THE CLIPS YOU WANT AS PART OF THE SUBSEQUENCE, THEN RIGHT-CLICK AND SELECT CREATE SUBSEQUENCE.

What does an asterisk or a diamond in the title bar of a bin mean?

THE BIN HAS BEEN ALTERED SINCE THE LAST SAVE.

THE BIN IS TARGETED FOR CAPTURE.

THE ACTIVE BIN WAS JUST SAVED USING THE AUTO-SAVE COMMAND.

NONE OF THESE ANSWERS

How can you record voice-over narration into the Timeline?

USE THE AUDIO EQ TOOL.

USE THE AUDIO MIXER TOOL.

USE THE AUDIOSUITE TOOL.

USE THE AUDIO PUNCH-IN TOOL.

Which transition effect blends the outgoing frame to the incoming frame over time?

FILM FADE

FILM DISSOLVE

DIP

REVEAL

How can you add a transition to multiple edit points at once?

SHIFT-CLICK THE ADD TRANSITION BUTTON.

USE THE QUICK TRANSITION BUTTON.

USE THE TRANSITION INSPECTOR.

USE THE MULTIPLE TRANSITION BUTTON.

Which mode lets you adjust and record volume and pan changes within a clip in the Timeline using the Audio Mixer tool?

CLIP VOLUME AND PAN

LIVE MIX

VOLUME AUTOMATION AND PAN

AUDIO GROUPING

Installing the Canon Avid Media Access plug-in grants immediate access to media in which format?

CANON DSLR VIDEO IN THE H.264 FORMAT

NONE OF THESE ANSWERS

CANON MXF CODEC

CANON XF CODEC

When viewing a sequence report, how do you change sequence timecode from drop frame to non-drop frame, or vice versa?

USE A SEMICOLON (;) TO INDICATE DROP FRAME AND A COLON (:) TO INDICATE NON-DROP FRAME.

SELECT OR CLEAR THE DROP FRAME BOX IN SEQUENCE SETTINGS.

SELECT OR CLEAR THE NON-DROP FRAME BOX IN SEQUENCE SETTINGS.

USE A SEMICOLON (;) TO INDICATE NON-DROP FRAME AND A COLON (:) TO INDICATE DROP FRAME.

In a sequence with five audio tracks, how do you solo two tracks and mute the remaining three?

CLICK THE SOLO BUTTON FOR THE TWO DESIRED TRACKS. THIS AUTOMATICALLY MUTES THE THREE REMAINING TRACKS.

SHIFT-CLICK THE SOLO BUTTON FOR THE TWO DESIRED TRACKS AND THE MUTE BUTTON FOR THE THREE REMAINING TRACKS.

CLICK THE SOLO BUTTON FOR THE TWO DESIRED TRACKS AND THE MUTE BUTTON FOR THE THREE REMAINING TRACKS.

SHIFT-CLICK THE SOLO BUTTON FOR THE TWO DESIRED TRACKS. THIS AUTOMATICALLY MUTES THE THREE REMAINING TRACKS.

Which transition category moves one video clip to fill the screen while the other video clip is moved off the screen?

PUSH

MOTION

REVEAL

BOX

What is the standard color space for a standard definition video sequence?What is the standard color space for a standard definition video sequence

RGB 601RGB 601

YCBCR 601YCBCR 601

YCBCR 709YCBCR 709

RGB 709

You want to export a multitrack sequence for exchange with a color grading tool like Resolve. Which file format is best for conveying the most information?

XML

OMF

EDL

AAF

Where can you find the dimensions of the current project?

FILE MENU

CONSOLE

SETTINGS > FORMAT

TIMELINE

What can you use to organize clips?

NONE OF THESE ANSWERS

BINS

FOLDERS

LOGS

Which color space works best for still graphics?

CMYK

SPOT COLOR

GRAYSCALE

RGB

How can you narrow search results when in the Effect Palette?

ENTER A SEARCH TERM IN THE QUICK FIND FIELD AND THEN CLICK A CATEGORY TO FURTHER REFINE.

NONE OF THESE ANSWERS

SELECT AN EFFECT TYPE AND THEN CLICK FIND SIMILAR.

RIGHT-CLICK A DESIRED EFFECT AND SELECT SHOW SIMILAR.

Which panel lets you review clips individually, before you edit them into a sequence?ant a transition to complete before the edit point. Which op

TIMELINE

NONE OF THESE ANSWERS

SOURCE MONITOR

RECORD MONITOR

How do you create reference tone?

SELECT CLIP > CREATE TONE MEDIA.

IN THE AUDIO TOOL, CLICK THE RESET PEAK BUTTON AND SELECT CREATE TONE MEDIA.

SELECT TOOLS > CREATE TONE MEDIA.

IN THE AUDIO TOOL, CLICK THE PEAK HOLD BUTTON AND SELECT CREATE TONE MEDIA.

Which graphic format supports the greatest amount of color detail?

PICT

JPG

PNG

TIFF

In Media Composer, what does the term "gamma" mean?

IT'S A RESPONSE CURVE THAT DEFINES THE RANGE BETWEEN SATURATED AND DESATURATED AREAS.

IT'S A CURVE THAT DEFINES THE INTENSITY OF THE SHADOWS.

IT'S A CURVE THAT DEFINES THE INTENSITY OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.

IT'S A RESPONSE CURVE THAT DEFINES THE TONAL RANGE BETWEEN WHITE AND BLACK.

Which effect is most useful to generate custom matte effects that you can apply to a segment or transition in a sequence based on a variety of brushes and painting tools?

ANIMATTE

PAINT

PLASMA WIPE

MATTE KEY

Which mode lets you temporarily override any existing volume and pan automation settings for the Audio Mixer tool?

VOLUME AUTOMATION AND PAN

LIVE MIX

CLIP VOLUME AND PAN

AUDIO GROUPING

What does the Safe Color Limiter do?

BOTH OF THESE ANSWERS

NEITHER OF THESE ANSWERS

IT ENSURES THAT COLOR SATURATION LEVELS MATCH A SPECIFIC LUT.

IT PREVENTS THE WHITE AND BLACK POINTS OF A GRAYSCALE IMAGE FROM EXCEEDING VIDEO SAFE.

What can you NOT do with transition parameters?

SET A DURATION FOR THE TRANSITION.

KEYFRAME THE TRANSITION.

ALL OF THESE ANSWERS

SET A CUSTOM START ALIGNMENT.

You want a transition to complete before the edit point. Which option should you select?

ENDING AT CUT

STARTING AT CUT

CUSTOM START

CENTERED ON CUT

What’s the default maximum duration that Avid considers a flash frame?

FEWER THAN 10 FRAMES

FEWER THAN 5 FRAMES

FEWER THAN 15 FRAMES

FEWER THAN 2 FRAMES

How do you enable additional formats using the AMA system?

WITH EMBEDDED METADATA

BY TRANSCODING MEDIA

WITH A SEPARATE APPLICATION

WITH A PLUG-IN ARCHITECTURE

How can you create a custom transition in Media Composer, based on a transition effect you have already configured in the Timeline?

SAVE A SEQUENCE TEMPLATE WITH THE TRANSITIONS YOU NEED AND REPLACE THE MEDIA.

THERE IS NO WAY TO DO THIS WITHOUT PLUG-INS.

RIGHT-CLICK THE TRANSITION IN THE QUICK TRANSITION BIN.

DRAG THE ICON FOR THE TRANSITION EFFECT FROM THE EFFECT EDITOR TO AN OPEN BIN.

When looking for black holes in a sequence, where does Media Composer search by default?

NONE OF THESE ANSWERS

FROM THE CURRENT LOCATION OF THE POSITION INDICATOR, MOVING BACKWARD

FROM THE CURRENT LOCATION OF THE POSITION INDICATOR, MOVING FORWARD

FROM THE START OF THE SEQUENCE, REGARDLESS OF THE POSITION INDICATOR

You want to determine whether a clip is locked in a bin. Which method will NOT work?

FOR THE BIN, ENABLE THE LOCK COLUMN.

SWITCH TO TEXT VIEW.

SWITCH TO SCRIPT VIEW.

SWITCH TO FRAME VIEW.

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Exam Type:	Avid Media Composer MCQ Skill Test
Questions Type:	Multiple Choice Questions
Total Questions:	46
Time Limit:	30 Minutes
Last Update	June, 2025

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Avid Media Composer Quiz

How will this graphic import into Avid? as a white background with transparent areas for the text as white text over a transparent background as black text over a white background as black text over a transparent background

Which bin views are available when working with or organizing media? (Select three items.) A. Text view B. Overview view C. Frame view D. Script view E. Master view B, C, D A, C, E A, B, C A, C, D

In the image below, what does the curved line indicate? decreased gamma increased gamma increased saturation no change in the image

In the state shown below, what happens when you press Command+N (Mac) or Ctrl+N (Windows)? A new bin is created. none of these answers A new script is created. A new project is created.

In the image below, which bin options are in use? Frame view and Bin Map Script view and Bin Map Script view and Frame view Text view and Bin Map

In the image below, which view is in use? Color Match Transition Corner Display Blend Mode Trim Mode

In the image below, where would you click to select a preset to set up the resolution of a new project? C D B A

What are the three central goals of color correction (as distinct from color grading)? (Select three items.) A. to emphasize mood B. to fix color balance issues C. to compensate for logarithmic recording D. to create a visual style E. to match adjacent shots B, C, E B, D, E A, B, C A, D, E

The image you’re correcting has a strong orange tint in the brightest areas. Per the image below, in which direction should you drag the control point to neutralize the color cast? B D C A

Which option is supported when importing a multilayered Photoshop file?

What happens when you press and hold the L key while holding down the K key?

If a hard drive or a directory goes missing, how does the Avid system alert you to the media becoming unavailable?

What are the correct dimensions for a UHD project?

How do you create a subsequence?

What does an asterisk or a diamond in the title bar of a bin mean?

How can you record voice-over narration into the Timeline?

Which transition effect blends the outgoing frame to the incoming frame over time?

How can you add a transition to multiple edit points at once?

Which mode lets you adjust and record volume and pan changes within a clip in the Timeline using the Audio Mixer tool?

Installing the Canon Avid Media Access plug-in grants immediate access to media in which format?

When viewing a sequence report, how do you change sequence timecode from drop frame to non-drop frame, or vice versa?

In a sequence with five audio tracks, how do you solo two tracks and mute the remaining three?

Which transition category moves one video clip to fill the screen while the other video clip is moved off the screen?

What is the standard color space for a standard definition video sequence?What is the standard color space for a standard definition video sequence

You want to export a multitrack sequence for exchange with a color grading tool like Resolve. Which file format is best for conveying the most information?

Where can you find the dimensions of the current project?

What can you use to organize clips?

Which color space works best for still graphics?

How can you narrow search results when in the Effect Palette?

Which panel lets you review clips individually, before you edit them into a sequence?ant a transition to complete before the edit point. Which op

How do you create reference tone?

Which graphic format supports the greatest amount of color detail?

In Media Composer, what does the term "gamma" mean?

Which effect is most useful to generate custom matte effects that you can apply to a segment or transition in a sequence based on a variety of brushes and painting tools?

Which mode lets you temporarily override any existing volume and pan automation settings for the Audio Mixer tool?

What does the Safe Color Limiter do?

What can you NOT do with transition parameters?

You want a transition to complete before the edit point. Which option should you select?

What’s the default maximum duration that Avid considers a flash frame?

How do you enable additional formats using the AMA system?

How can you create a custom transition in Media Composer, based on a transition effect you have already configured in the Timeline?

When looking for black holes in a sequence, where does Media Composer search by default?

You want to determine whether a clip is locked in a bin. Which method will NOT work?