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Basic Video Editing MCQ

1. You have two 5-second video clips back to back in your timeline on V1. You move the second clip up to V2 and earlier by 5 seconds and reduce its opacity to 50%. What will change when you play back?

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Correct Answer: The two clips will be dissolved together

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2. Choose the answer which correctly lists HD video codecs in order of compression quality, from least compression to most:

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Correct Answer: HDV, H.264, ProRes 422

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3. Which of these images would likely cause the most video distortion?

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Correct Answer: A graphic containing black text on a 100% intensity white background

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4. What is AVCHD also known as?

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Correct Answer: MPEG-4 Part 10

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5. The process of importing analog video into a digital editing system is known as

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Correct Answer: Any of these

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6. You have two 5-second video clips back to back in your timeline on V1. You move the first clip up to V2 and later by 5 seconds. What will change when you play back?

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Correct Answer: Only the first clip will be visible

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7. How many scan lines are used in the PAL television system?

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Correct Answer: 625

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8. In video compression, what does the 'I' in 'I-frame' stand for?

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Correct Answer: Intra

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9. When viewing SMPTE colorbars on a properly calibrated vectorscope, which color or colors register at 100% intensity?

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Correct Answer: White only

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10. You have set no In or Out Points in source or sequence. What happens when you perform an overwrite edit?

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Correct Answer: The location of the playheads act as In Points; the Out Point will be the end of the source clip.

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11. What is Slipping?

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Correct Answer: Moving the source in and out points of a clip already inserted into the timeline

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12. What happens when a 40 second clip is edited into a 5 second hole using Insert Edit?

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Correct Answer: Everything in the sequence is moved forward by 40 seconds to accomodate the clip

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13. What is online editing?

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Correct Answer: The period of the edit after the film is picture-locked when the media is conformed to full resolution

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14. What is offline editing?

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Correct Answer: The period of the edit when the film is cut together, sometimes at low resolution

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15. What does "EDL" stand for?

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Correct Answer: Edit Decision List

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16. Which of these best describes the media organization system used by most digital editing systems?

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Correct Answer: Clips in the project reference source media stored elsewhere

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17. In an analog component video feed, which wire carries the video sync information?

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Correct Answer: The Y feed

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18. Which of the following video cables is NOT capable of carrying HD video?

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Correct Answer: S-Video

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19. A graphic placed over video or images is called a

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Correct Answer: Super

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20. You are making a timelapse video from 250 still images and you must use one image for each frame of the video. What is the final duration of the video if you have to export it in progressive PAL systems?

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Correct Answer: 10 seconds

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21. What is a good method of smoothing a jarring audio edit?

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Correct Answer: A short audio dissolve

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22. You wish to take an audio clip and filter the sound to make it sound as though it's taking place in another room, away from the action. You should

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Correct Answer: Apply a lowpass filter

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23. When ingesting audio or video feeds, metadata are attached to the clip. Which metadata is attached automatically?

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Correct Answer: All of these

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24. Which of the following is NOT a type of edit?

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Correct Answer: Advance Edit

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25. which is the correct chroma subsampling value of Apple ProRes 4444?

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Correct Answer: 4:4:4

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26. What is the name given to the process of adjusting color and lighting levels for stylistic purposes?

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Correct Answer: Color Grading

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27. What is the frame size of PAL DV?

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Correct Answer: 720x576

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28. You have two 5-second clips on the same video track on your timeline with 3 seconds in between them and perform a ripple delete between them. What will happen?

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Correct Answer: The two clips will play back to back now.

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29. Video scan rates utilizing two alternating fields per single frame are known as _______________ scan.

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Correct Answer: Interlaced

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30. In video compression, what does VBR stand for?

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Correct Answer: Variable Bit Rate

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31. Modifying colors of an existing color balanced clip with the intention to enhance artistic appearance of clip or to give specific feel to clip based on theme, plot and event of clip is called?

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Correct Answer: color grading

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32. Video scan rates utilizing one fully formed image per single frame are known as _____________ scan.

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Correct Answer: Progressive

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33. What is Scrubbing?

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Correct Answer: Monitoring audio while moving the playhead across a sequence

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34. What is the name given to the process of balancing the color and lighting levels of footage?

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Correct Answer: Color Correction

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35. What is a Jump Cut?

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Correct Answer: A cut between 2 clips that appear jarring when placed back to back

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36. What is the Lower Third?

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Correct Answer: A superimposed name or label on the bottom portion of the screen

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37. What is the frame rate for NTSC?

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Correct Answer: 29.97 fps

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38. You have a clip of dialogue with very low audio. Which of these techniques would make the dialogue easier to hear?

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Correct Answer: Any of these

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39. Two subjects sit across the table from each other. If the editor cuts from a profile of one subject facing to the right of the screen to a profile of the second subject also facing to the right of the screen the editor has

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Correct Answer: broken the 180 rule.

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40. You have two 5-second video clips back to back in your timeline on V1. You move both clips straight up one track to V2. What will change when you play back?

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Correct Answer: Nothing; the clips will play exactly as they did before

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41. What is a jump cut?

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Correct Answer: An edit where the frames of the preceding and proceeding footage are so similar that it produces a jarring transition.

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42. A setting which allows you to easily align a clip in the timeline to other clips, markers, or the playhead is known as

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Correct Answer: Snapping

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43. Which of the following makes use of the 3:2 Pulldown process?

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Correct Answer: Converting film footage to an NTSC television frame rate

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44. Which of these is motion graphics software?

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Correct Answer: After Effects

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45. Why is Timecode important?

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Correct Answer: All of these

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46. What is Title Safe?

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Correct Answer: A guideline boundary within which all text-based graphics should be placed

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47. Which of these codecs are optimized for playback across the internet?

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Correct Answer: H.264

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48. In HD resolution, ________ is to 720 as 1920 is to 1080.

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Correct Answer: 1280

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49. What is an Out Point?

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Correct Answer: A maker indicating where an edit will end

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50. What happens when you delete a clip from a bin?

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Correct Answer: The clip is removed from the project but the source media remains on the server

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51. A visual effect dividing the frame into two or more images is known as

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Correct Answer: Split Screen

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52. What is an alpha channel?

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Correct Answer: A mask layer for graphics indicating which portions are transparent

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53. This best describes what happens when you drag a new media item from the finder or explorer into the program

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Correct Answer: A clip is created in a bin that references the raw media file, which remains in its original location

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54. What might have happened if a clip in your sequence has "gone offline?"

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Correct Answer: Any of these

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55. When the sequence playhead moves across multiple tracks of overlaping audio, what is played?

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Correct Answer: All tracks of audio are played simultaneously

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56. Which of the following digital container formats is an exclusive audio container?

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Correct Answer: WAV

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57. The dimensions in pixels of a 16:9 1080p High Definition frame are...

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Correct Answer: 1920 x 1080 pixels

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58. What is an In Point?

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Correct Answer: A marker indicating where an edit will begin

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59. If a clip in your sequence has "gone offline," how might you correct it?

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Correct Answer: Point the program at the source media using Relink or Reconnect

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60. Which of these editing tips is both real and important?

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Correct Answer: Make sure music levels are brought down properly so your audience can hear voice-overs and interview audio.

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61. If 3 pieces of footage are stacked on top of each other in the timeline, which one will be seen on the monitor?

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Correct Answer: The Top One

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62. What are the shortcut keys for Undo ?

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Correct Answer: Ctrl + Z

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63. What is the standard frame rate for NTSC television?

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Correct Answer: 29.97 frames per second

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64. What is the frame rate for PAL?

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Correct Answer: 25

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