Avid MC-6 Effects Essentials Exam Questions

1) The Correct web address to locate the most recent Avid system requirements is..? 2) In which menu will you nd the Audio Eq effect? 3) To apply the Audio Eq effect to a portion of a segment in your timeline you can set in/out points to dene the span of the effect. True or False? 4) What must you do in the timeline before the option to Apply Effect Globally will be available in the effect editor? 5) Once youve chosen an Audio Eq preset you can make adjustments to that preset and save the result as your own effect to be used again in the future. True..? 6) Which command will you press within the Audio Eq dialogue to revert all settings back to normal? 7) What is the approximate frequency range of the human voice (in Hz)? 8) What is the horizontal slider in the Audio Eq effect called? 9) Once youve set your Audio Eq just the way you like it. You can you drag the Effect icon into the project window to use that effect again in other projects. True or False? 10) True or false? Real Time Audio Suite Plug-Ins are effects that do not require rendering and can also be added to segments in your timeline. 11) To download and install additional Real Time Audio Suite Plug-ins navigate to; Media Composer- Audio Suite Plug Ins

12) How are RTAS are processed when you apply more than one? 13) In the Audio Suite Plug in dialogue, the name of the button which resembles a household electrical outlet is what? 14) Once the Audio Suite Plug-in window is opened, and youd like to add effects to more than one clip. You can drag several clips onto the Audio Suite Plug-in window and open the one youd like to work with. True or False..? 15) The AudioMode of dialogue is... a) Polyphonic b) Monophonic c) Rhythmic d) Varispeed 16) When applying effects to a master clip in the source monitor. Once youve applied the effect to the clip, you can then edit the clip into the sequence. Correct..? 17) If you applied the Audio Suite effect called Time Shift to a clip called Avid_is_great. What will the name of the effected clip be called? 18) What is the keyboard shortcut to navigate to the next nearest transition point in your timeline? 19) When you use the keyboard shortcut to navigate to the next nearest edit point in the sequence, what else happens by default? 20) In order to be able to add a quick transition to your the audio tracks in your sequence, what must you do prior to adding the transition? 21) What is the default render location for quick transitions? 22) When adjusting the length of a transition in the timeline what is the modier key you will press to equally change the duration on either side of the edit?

23) After youve targeted the appropriate tracks what must you do to be able to add a transition to multiple edit points at once? 24) What is the keyboard shortcut to be remove an effect? 25) What it the name of the button that you must press prior to being able to modify a transition directly in the timeline? 26) Once youve pressed the necessary button to modify a transition directly in the timeline. What icon will your arrow tool transform into when hovered over a transition? 27) From the effect palette, effects can be dragged from their category onto a clip as well as double-clicked to be added to a clip. Right or Wrong..? 28) When you drag an effect to a segment in your sequence, what will be its default duration and orientation? 29) What is the option that will cause Media Composer to automatically adjust the duration of your selected transition to the maximum allowable length when there isnt enough handle for the chosen transition? 30) What are the three types of effects in Media Composer?

31) What happens when you apply a new effect to a segment which already has an effect applied to it? 32) What are the three types of Stabilize effects available in Media Composer 6? 33) Of the three types of stabilize effects available, which will not require rendering? 34) Which two parameters should you deselect (turn-off) to see a clip without the stabilize effect applied.

35) What are the three different tracking engines available in Media Composer 6? 36) Of the three tracking engines available which will automatically begin tracking once added to a segment? 37) If the shot you are trying to stabilize is not only shaky from side to side but also rotating and/or zooming. What must you do to generate a smooth stabilization? 38) When blurring a moving unwanted object from a segment which will you perform rst. Add blur or add tracker? 39) When in effect mode you can drag the position indicator in the timeline to locate a particular frame on which to apply a keyframe. Proper or improper? 40) What are the tree types of Motion effects available in Media Composer 6? 41) Of the three type of Motion effects, which one cannot be varied over time? 42) Of the three types of motion effects, which one is applied to a segment in the timeline? 43) What are the three freeze frame render types? 44) The Motion Effect button in the timeline is used to create a Motion effect, Right..? 45) Of the Motion Effect effects, which two (2) cannot be played back in real time and must be rendered? 46) Scenario: youve just completed a motion effect on progressive material. Your next operation is to retime a 3 second interlaced clip into a 5 second gap. Which one (single) button can you press to perform that function and what will the default render method be once the newly timed clip is created..?

47) What is the name of the button you will press to lock a specic frame in time during the Freeze Frame operation? 48) List the names if the four interpolation modes in Avid MC-6 please. 49) Color correction effects are to be found under which effect category? 50) Of the two color correction groups available, which one has a button to automatic balance the contrast? 51) To Autonest an effect oer top another, which modier key will you hold whilst dragging the new effect to the timeline? 52) Of the two available options: simple nesting or expanded nesting. Which will open your segment in its own view in the timeline? 53) When more than one effect is applied to a clip, what is the order of application? 54) Picture in Picture effect will be found in which effect category? 55) What is the default position and scale of a clip with the PIP effect applied? ! Scale: ! ! ! ! Position:

56) What is the keyboard shortcut to snap to the last frame of a segment in your sequence(0r a clip in the source monitor)? 57) In which PIP (Picture in Picture) parameter will you nd the Reverse Animation activation button? 58) To superimpose a lower 3rd graphic over an image which has been added over another image using the PIP effect. Will you layer the graphic or would you rather nest the graphic? I wonder..? 59) Of the three Matte views available, which one will show you only the black and white matte channel in the source monitor?

60) When viewing a matte in Avid MC-6 what color (black or white) will you be able to see through? 61) Which modier key(s) will you hold while dragging to relocate your image in the effect preview monitor? 62) What are the two spill suppression parameters? 63) Of the two spill suppression parameters; which option allows you to adjust the threshold for where spill begins? 64) The two types of Title tools available are called..? 65) In which title tool are you able to create 3D titles? 66) Action safe and title safe options are found under which menu? 67) When resizing text using the bounding box. Which modier keys will you hold to maintain the original aspect ratio? 68) In which menu option will you nd the command to move an item either behind or in front of other items in a text composition? 69) To allow the base color of your text to be blended with your selected gradient. What option must be enabled in the Quick Titles Properties window? 70) For Avid to perpetually record all values as keyframes, what button must be toggled on? 71) What button will apply a fade up from black from the start of the text layer to the current position indicator? 72) Of X, Y or Z which moves an object from left to right (or right to left) on your screen? 73) Of X, Y or Z which moves an object from top to bottom (or bottom to top) on your screen?

74) Of X, Y or Z which moves an object from further or closer (or closer to further) on your screen? 75) When creating 3D titles, what is the keyboard shortcut to select the Basic Toolset layout? 76) What is the keyboard shortcut to enable the Basic Animation toolset? 77) What do the letters AVX stand for in Avid Media Composer 78) All categories in Avid can be separated into two categories, what are they? 79) What does a Yellow bar in the timecode track indicate? 80) What does a Red bar in the timecode track indicate? 81) What does a Blue bar in the timecode track indicate? 82) What are the three video quality options available in Avid Media Composer 83) What color is the video quality icon when playing back the best possible video quality? 84) What color is the video quality icon when playing back video while getting the best possible performance from your computer? 85) What is the keyboard shortcut to interrupt a render in progress? 86) What must be done to limit the number of effects that will be included in the next render operation? 87) If you have effects applied to segments on tracks V1, V2, and V3. And each segment is of equal duration; which single segment can you render to automatically include both of the other effects? 88) Have a nice day!