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AVID 210 final (1).
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AVID 210 finalThe ____ will be where everything is managed from (special effects, color corrections, etc) and
will be the place where everything goes in and out - ANS-edit
how can color corrections be added to clips in the timeline when the editor and the color
corrector are both working on the same footage? - ANS-be either "baked in" or presented to the
editor as a LUT (color lookup table) or a CDL (color decision list)
why is an LUT and a CDL better for presenting clips to the editor than baking them in? - ANS-a
more flexible approach because things will always change throughout the production, and once
a "look" is baked in, it is much more difficult to remove it later.
Once locked off, each reel will need to be exported, usually as some kind of - ANS-EDL (Edit
Decision List) or AAF (Advanced Authoring Format) - can then be used to assemble the actual
film for encoding and distribution.
every major movie in the world is made using a ____ _____ for the video part and a ______
system for the audio. - ANS-- Media Composer
- ProTools
what is round tripping? - ANS-when you bounce media (and your sequence) back and forth
between one system and another when a specific job is required
Dynamic Media Folders (DMFs) take the concept of background services one step further by
allowing you to - ANS-copy, consolidate, and transcode tasks even while Media Composer isn't
running.
DMF can live where? - ANS-anywhere on your system or even on your network
what is a profile in relation to DMF - ANS-a script that Avid Background Services will follow
when media is added to a Dynamic Media Folder
Profiles are created from within ______ ________ and then attached to one or more folders via
the _____ _____ _____ ______ - ANS-media composer
- dynamic media folder window
profiles (DMF) allow you to - ANS-copy, transcode, or consolidate files using the detailed
instructions you give them
After you have configured the DMF profile, these operations run - ANS-autonomously, preparing
the media to your specifications.
,To create a Dynamic Media Folder, you start by - ANS-- creating a folder on your computer or
network.
- Make sure it's a folder that your computer will always "see";
- Avid Background Services process will watch that folder for new files, & when it sees new files,
it'll refer to the profile that you create
to create a DMF folder with a profile: - ANS-1. open project & make sure background services is
running
2. Create two folders on your desktop. 1. is where you drop the files. This folder can be
anywhere on your system or network, providing it is always visible to your Media Composer. 2.
where you will copy the files. This could be on a separate media drive
3.Open the Dynamic Media Folders window - tools > Dynamic Media Folders
4. need to add your folder: Click on the small "+" button
5. A window will open—find the folder on your desktop and click Choose
6. Open the Profile Editor
If you create a DMF folder by mistake or want to delete an existing one, click - ANS-the small
button with the dot next to the "+" button - will remove the selected folder from the list, though
the actual folder on the desktop will not be deleted.
The Profile Editor does what - ANS-configures some settings and creates a series of actions to
perform when you put things into the DMF folder
If you haven't used the profile editor before, you will see just a _____ ______ in the pull-down
menu at the top right. - ANS-Default Profile
To create an action (copy): - ANS-1. Click the Add an Action button (the "+" button)
2. pick copy from list (copy, consolidate, & transcode)
3. click the small triangle to open up the options.
4. Click the Set folder icon as shown in the image below and navigate to the folder you created
to copy the files.
The Copy action would be useful if you wanted to - ANS-automate a backup operation
two further options for use with the copy action - ANS------- Auto Relink When Complete: The
linked clips in the bin will be relinked to the media at the destination location after the copy of
each file has concluded.
- if you are using the Copy action to copy files to a more permanent location.
- if you are using the Copy action to create a backup, don't select this option because doing so
would link to the backup copies.
,-----Check into Interplay: After the Copy action has concluded, the files can be automatically
checked into Interplay, making the media available within the Interplay system. AMA media is
now supported in Interplay
when you add a transcode action and you click the arrow to show more what appears? -
ANS-the standard transcode settings
DMF settings are similar to - ANS-AMA settings
what is the great thing about DMF settings? - ANS-you can have more than one settings profile
depending on your workflow
The Link using menu in DMF settings, can be used to select a specific - ANS-AMA plug-in that
will be used for interpreting the media affected by this profile.
what is the default link using option in DMF settings? - ANS-Autodetect Plug-in - allows the
plug-ins to examine the contents of the folder and select an appropriate plug-in
What three (3) operations/processes can a Dynamic Media Folder be instructed to perform? -
ANS-- copy
- consolidate
- transcode
Which icon is the Background Services icon, that can be accessed even when Media Composer
is not running?? - ANS-->--
--->
what are two ways to open the dynamic media folder window - ANS-- Tools menu > Dynamic
Media Folders
- Right-clicking the circle-shaped icon in timeline
What is the abbreviation for digital picture exchange? - ANS-DPX
How can you obtain the bin that contains the clips which are currently being processed by
Background Services? - ANS-Open the Dynamic Media Folder window > Click the green icon
that appears in the column with the heading name of "Acquire."
Some new source clips have been placed into the Dynamic Media Folder for processing.,
Where is one of the two places you could go in order to check on the progress? - ANS-Tools
menu > Background Queue
Looking inside the bin you just acquired, you see clips with the link icon on them and those are
online (you can see the image and hear the audio). Also in the bin are clips with the same
names, but at the end of the name of each clip there's an added ".new"
, When you load one of the clips with ".new" on the end of its name into the Source Monitor what
appears is the sad, gray "Media Offline" graphic.
Why is the "Media Offline" graphic being displayed? - ANS-The transcoded media files have not
yet been created and then automatically linked to those Master Clips.
What does DPX stand for? - ANS-Digital Picture Exchange
In the context of Consolidating a Sequence in Avid Media Composer, what are handles? -
ANS-After Consolidating a Sequence, a new Master Clip will have been created for each
segment within the Sequence. Handle means the additional frames that have been added to the
Head and Tail of each new Master Clip (though they are not currently viewable in the
Consolidated Sequence).
In the context of the Avid MediaFiles folder, what are the differences between a folder that is
named with only numbers and one with a name that contains a letter? - ANS-- Folders with
names containing any characters other than numbers (e.g. letters) can only be read from. The
application (Media Composer) cannot write (in other words: cannot add) any more media files to
that folder.
- Folders with names containing any characters other than numbers (e.g. letters) can only be
read from. The application cannot update the database files if/when any changes to its contents
happens.
If you do not have common timecode, and there is not any scratch audio along with the video
image file, what icon below would be used as part of the syncing process? - ANS-in point icon
In order to have audio slipping ability (as described in the book), an Avid project MUST have
been set as a ___?___ type of project when it was first created. It is not possible to set/change
this after the project has been created. - ANS-"Film"
T/F Avid allows you to display any metadata (information) that is related to a clip using different
column displays (e.g. Start TC; Color for a source clip; or Comments), but you cannot create
your own custom column where you can add any data that you'd like. - ANS-false
Where would you be able to enable being able to see the assigned clip colors when any bin is
placed in Frame View? - ANS-User Settings > Bin > enable the check box for "Show Border
Colors" as well as for the selection "Use Clip Color."
Which answer below best describes a "Bin Layout?" - ANS-A Bin Layout is similar in concept to
a Workspace in that you can save various configurations of open bins (e.g. which bins are open,
where on the screen they sit, and even if if they are tabbed or not).
Bin Layouts are which type of Setting? - ANS-project setting
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