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 find 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 define 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 you’ve 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 you’ve 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 you’d 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 you’d like to work with. True or False..?

15) The “AudioMode” of dialogue is...

16) When applying effects to a master clip in the source monitor. Once you’ve
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 modifier
key you will press to equally change the duration on either side of the edit?
23) After you’ve 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 you’ve 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 it’s
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 isn’t 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 first. 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: you’ve 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 specific 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 o’er top another, which modifier 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 find 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 modifier 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 modifier keys will you hold
to maintain the original aspect ratio?

68) In which menu option will you find 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!