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Pro Tools 210P Exam Study Guide
Study guide for pro tools 210p certification test
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Engineering
Undergraduate 3
05/05/2014

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Term

What do the two red icons mean when they are red (page icon, and timeline

icon?

Definition

That you have a file missing in the clip list and something on your

timeline

Term
How to get to the zoom tool in the video universe window?
Definition
Double click on the top half of the clip.
Term

You are working in collaboration with another pro tools editor who are asking

you to deliver five tracks of dialogue while you are working on the sound fx. You select

the tracks and save selected as new session. What must you have enabled in the dialogue

box for this to take effect?

Definition
Check the box->Selected tracks only
Term
Based on this image how many drives are used for round robin?
Definition
How many are record enabled drives there a however many with R’s
Term
How many video recordable drives are available in this image?
Definition
However many of the video drives have an R in it
Term
Select from the cursor to the end of the session?
Definition
option shift return
Term
Move volume fader with finer resolution use what modifier key?
Definition
Command
Term

Under which of the following conditions would a record enabled button appear

on a video track?

Definition
Avid DNA peripheral, and an avid video track is placed online
Term

You have a recording session coming up and you are setting up the format of

the session using memory locations. Which of the following time based memory locations

identify the start of each section?

Definition
Marker
Term
What modifier is used with the +/- to trim a start point
Definition
option
Term

When sync peripheral, which connectors need to be in a closed loop; to make

sure you have sync throughout your system?

Definition
Loop Sync
Term

You are reorganizing your SFX library, which are stored as catalogs. You wish

to rename a catalog; how do you achieve it?

Definition
Single click on the catalog name
Term

You are working on a HD production in Europe, and it has to be delivered in

50fps, and you set the the timecode ruler to 25fps. What do you select for the grid

value?

Definition
½ frame
Term

You are running a large PT session using all 192 voices, but you have none to

spare. How could spare a voice for a new recorded track?

Definition
Deactivate the track
Term

Which function in pro tools pastes a copied clip into a marked area multiple

times; with fades?

Definition
Repeat to fill selection
Term
Based on this; automation follows edit button looks like what?
Definition

The button with break points.Between the midi follows edit and link timeline

and edit

Term
Which are the ways to change the destination for just the super f track?
Definition
You select the one that uses the drop down on the right. Should be A.
Term

When selecting an alternate channel in the field recorder designated track,

which preexisting element from the original will not be changed?

Definition
Volume automation
Term

For the exhibit; which tab in the media composer window do you select to

enable video satellite?

Definition
Settings
Term

Which hardware setup page allows you to change the omni output settings

without having to leave Pro Tools?

Definition
Mixer
Term

Which common frame based clock ref is used to lock Pro Tools audio and video

together while using a sync?

Definition
Video Reference
Term

Producer requested to see the audio with the video; what is the most efficient

export option to get video and audio put together?

Definition
Bounce to a quicktime file; with audio.
Term

You open an AAF in a pro tools session; it contains a video mixdown from

media composer and has two tracks; one has the mixdown and the other has the edit

metadata. Which of the following grid values needs to be selected so you can use the

function “separate on grid”?

Definition
Clips/Markers
Term

Refer to the exhibit; Why can’t a media composer v6.0 video editing system

cannot read an AAF?

Definition
Enforce Avid Compatibility
Term
For this image; what key combo was used to view automation for a plugin?
Definition
Command option control click
Term
To get bleed out of tracks, which pro tools function is the best to use?
Definition
Strip Silence
Term
What are the finals steps to do before you record in destructive punch mode?
Definition

You must prepare the tracks in the options and then record enable the track.

(DPE)

Term
Selecting from the cursor back to the start you press what?
Definition
Shift & Return.
Term
What modifier keys are used with +/- to nudge the start time of the selection?
Definition
Option & Shift
Term

You’re presented with a session that contains one track of mixed dialog tracks

which you’re required to separate into individual.

Definition
Use strip separate to separate into different tracks.
Term

The video editor exported a sequence from media composer as a linked file

after copying all the media to your pro tools storage you import the AAF into your

current session which of the following audio media options would be used for pro tools 10

to reference this media on your storage and not duplicate it.

Definition
Link to source.
Term

Which menu function would show the controls of any satellite connected to pro

tools.

Definition
Synchronization
Term

Which trim automation do you use if you’re asked to set a trim volume level

and then leave it writing at that level until you hit stop.

Definition
Latch
Term

What modifier key do you use with +/- to trim the clips end point by the

nudge value?

Definition
Command
Term
View presets in any browser will store which of the following data?
Definition
Customized Column Management
Term

Automation can be manually auto-matched by holding down command and

clicking on which button?

Definition
E
Term

You’re importing a quicktime movie into pro tools with a start time of 1:00:00

and your session start time is at 1:00:00 which location setting in the video import

settings would be most efficient to use?

Definition
Import to session start.
Term

(reworded) When a clip has a little lock icon down by the clip-gain, in which

way is the clip locked?

Definition
Time lock
Term

What would it mean if you saw an orange colored video clips on a video track

that was in frame view when you imported it from an AAF.

Definition

The video clips were high-def MXF video clips which are not supported in pro

tools.

Term
Why is the frame rate colored red? (Video track I beleive)
Definition

There is a mismatch between the quicktime video engine and the pro tools

session time code rate.

Term

When an Avid sync is connected to a pro tools system how does it indicate that

it has a valid clock source and is locked to the video reference with no speed variations.

Definition
The indicators ref present locked and speed cal are all solid.
Term

You open a pro tools session you’ve received from another user and blue

offline clips appear in the timeline, which one of the following will allow you to chose the

relink offline option.

Definition
Project Browser
Term
Key components to making a satellite link.
Definition

Both an iLok for the video satellite and an ethernet connection between

them.

Term

You’re given an AAF sequence which links to MXF media, which you are given

on an external hard drive. You’re going to use media composer and satellite config to

play back the video but before importing the file into media composer where must the

MXF media reside so that the sequence links correctly?

Definition
Avid Mediafiles Folder
Term
Which video edit functions can pro tools complete?
Definition
You can insert silence
Term

You’re setting up an ADR session where the talent likes to do repeated takes

without stopping, which record mode do you want to be in?

Definition
Loop Record.
Term
Which button would you click to show additional automation lanes?
Definition
(The little triangle drop down)
Term
Which digibase browser do catalogs appear?
Definition
Workspace
Term

You’re working with video clips within the universe window, how do you zoom

in on the video clip and make it fit the whole window with the most efficiency?

Definition

Move the cursor to the top half of the video clip and double click with the zoom

tool.

Term
When exporting an AAF, which of the following is included in the file?
Definition
Clip Gain
Term

ADR session, selection on timeline, loop recording. Now you’re editing and

need to set alternate match criteria, whole takes. Which alternate match criteria should

you choose?

Definition
Start and End time
Term

Refer to the exhibit, you’re track compositing the dialogue and would like to

replicate the selection to a copy of a playlist. Which of the following would you use to

achieve this?

Definition
Copy to new playlist
Term
Asked to spot a clip from the clip list, how do you do it?
Definition
Enable spot mode, drag audio file from clip list to timeline
Term

You are working on a scene replacing production mix scene from AAF, you

have all the metadata. You have no other information, what FIELD RECORDER match

criteria do you use to find the correct alternate takes?

Definition
Scene
Term
To configure interfaces, go to which menu?
Definition
Hardware setup
Term
Bounce final mix with referenced MXF what function support this?
Definition
Export OMF
Term
You’re in latch mode and you want to smoothly come out like touch.
Definition
Command-click the automation mode
Term
What is true about bounce to disk that you can’t do with internal layback?
Definition
Format, bit rate and sample rate
Term
What is the most critical thing when receiving any source files?
Definition
Making sure you have metadata for it
Term
4 different audio tracks, which track is not heard based on image?
Definition
4 is not heard, 3 overlaps and is higher in the edit window
Term
After coalescing trim automation what does the golden fader revert to
Definition
Golden fader always goes back to 0
Term
Which one of the following will enable a video media track?
Definition
Online button
Term
Foreign country, requested video with audio, what’s the most efficient option?
Definition
Quicktime
Term

How many voices used, no clips on tracks. If it exists and is using an output,

using a voice. (picture)

Definition
3
Term

If the track has an edit selection, which of the following causes a track to be

selected?

Definition
track name and selection and edit go together
Term
Move clip to start point no selection
Definition
Y key
Term

Importing AAF into Protools, AAF has start time of 1 hour, Protools has a

start time of 10 hours, which would automatically move start time to 1 hour.

Definition
Map start timecode- C
Term
What are the current steps needed to remove noise using Sonnox Nonoise?
Definition
Use audio suite
Term

Library of sound effects being catalogued. Next session you want to use one of

the tracks but it’s gray, why?

Definition
Offline and unavailable for playback
Term
FPS used for HD projects that will be edited using NTSC (Standard Definition) Video
Definition
23.976
Term
(FPS) International Film Standard and also used for some HD video projects
Definition
24
Term
(FPS) PAL standard definition aduio/video format usually used for video projects (generally used in Europe, Afrifa, and Australia)
Definition
25 FPS
Term
NTSC non-drop frame standard definition audio/video format usually used for film projects that are converted to NTSC
Definition
29.97 fps
Term
NTSC drop frame stnadard definition audio/video format usally used for television broadcasts
Definition
29.97drop fps
Term
Musical applications (non-video) and some film referenced audio
Definition
30fps
Term
This frame rate is sometimes used for NTSC televsion programs that are shot on film
Definition
30fps DROP
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