Elance Video Editing Test Answers



VFX Stand for ?

Video fight X-Ray
Video FilmX
Visual Effects

 

 

What is the frame rate for PAL?

29.97
25
24
30

 

 

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

The Y feed
The Pb feed
The Pr feed
All of these

 

 

What is the frame size of PAL DV?

720x525
720x576
720x625
704x625
704x576

 

 

What is Scrubbing?

Removing unused clips from a project
Restoring sync between grouped video and audio tracks
Conforming multiple clips to the same framerate
Monitoring audio while moving the playhead across a sequence

 

 

The NTSC timecode format in which 2 frame counts are skipped per minute is called:

Drop Frame Timecode
Skip Frame Timecode
Drop Rate Timecode
Skip Rate Timecode

 

 

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

Timecode
Name of the clip
Localization
All of these

 

 

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

All of these
A short audio wipe
A short audio push
A short audio dissolve

 

 

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

4:2:2
4:2:1
4:4:4
4:4:1
4:4:2

 

 

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?

The two clips will now play back to back with a 3 second cross dissolve between them.
The two clips will play back to back now.
Nothing. The sequence will play normally as before.
Only the first clip remains in the sequence.

 

 

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

Alternating
Sequential
Progressive
Interlaced

 

 

All modern digital editing software are based on which basic workflow?

Flatbed editing
Nonlinear editing
Linear editing
Online editing

 

 

What is a Jump Cut?

All of these
The frame originating sync between audio and video
A cut between 2 clips that appear jarring when placed back to back
An edit that skips over the next adjacent clip in the sequence

 

 

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

clarified subject position.
broken the 180 rule.
made a two point edit.

 

 

Why is Timecode important?

All of these
Timecode is how in and out points are plotted
Timecode is the only clip metadata that cannot be altered by the user
Timecode is how the software links clips in a project to its source media

 

 

What is a jump cut?

An edit where the frames of the preceding and proceeding footage are so similar that it produces a jarring transition.
A very fast transition.

 

 

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?

The two clips will be dissolved together
Only the first clip will be visible
Only the second clip will be visible
Nothing; the clips will play exactly as they did before

 

 

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

Legalizing video chroma levels to broadcast norms
Live switching between multiple sources
Condensing multiple audio tracks for export
Converting film footage to an NTSC television frame rate

 

 

Which of these is motion graphics software?

Sony Vegas
All of the above
None of the above
Premier Pro
After Effects

 

 

What is a Flash Frame?

The frame originating sync between audio and video
A 1- or 2-frame video clip in a sequence, usually unintentional
The initial frame of a sequence

 

 

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

Any of these
Double up the clip's audio on additional tracks
Raise the audio level of the individual clip in the timeline
Add an audio gain filter to the clip

 

 

The process of converting digital media into the program's preferred codec is known as

None of these
Recoding
Codec Converting
Transcoding

 

 

Is it true that the editing platform affects the footage quality ? For example : capturing or importing footage to "avid media composer" will keep the quality high more than using "final cut pro"?

True
False

 

 

The special effects technique of making a specific hue or color within a clip transparent, revealing another video layer below, is known as:

Multiple Exposure
Rear Projection
Chroma Key
Rotoscope

 

 

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

Avid DNXHD
Apple ProRes
H.264
MPEG-2

 

 

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?

Only the first clip will be visible
The two clips will be dissolved together
Nothing; the clips will play exactly as they did before
Only the second clip will be visible

 

 

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

All of these
Snapping
Ripping
Compressing

 

 

What is Title Safe?

None of these
A guideline boundary within which all text-based graphics should be placed
An option preventing supers and graphics from moving within the timeline
An alternate version of the master with no on-screen text

 

 

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

There is a connection error with the media server
The source media may have been moved
The source media may have been deleted
Any of these

 

 

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

540
1440
1280
960

 

 

What happens when you delete a clip from a bin?

The clip remains in the project but the source media is deleted from the server
The clip is removed from the project but the source media remains on the server
The clip is removed from the project and the source media is deleted from the server

 

 

What is an alpha channel?

The audio track containing principle dialogue
A channel containing sync information for linked video and audio tracks
A mask layer for graphics indicating which portions are transparent

 

 

The vertical green, yellow, and red meters with -dB markings measure

Audio levels
Timecode
Frame rates
Video levels

 

 

What is an Out Point?

The last frame of a sequence
A maker indicating where an edit will end
A marker indicating where an edit will begin
None of these

 

 

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

1920 x 1080 pixels
1440 x 1080 pixels
1080 x 720 pixels
640 x 480 pixels

 

 

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

All tracks of audio are played simultaneously
None of these
Sequences cannot accomodate multiple video tracks
The top-most audio track only

 

 

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

A clip is created in a bin that references the raw media file, which is moved into a special folder elsewhere on the server
The entire raw media file is deleted from its original location and moved into the program
A clip is created in a bin that references the raw media file, which remains in its original location

 

 

The visual representation of an audio file is called

Waveform
Wavelength
None of these
Wave Rate

 

 

What is the shortest transition in editing?

Fade in
Fade out
Cross-dissolve
None of the above
Cut

 

 

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

WMV
3GP
WAV
MP4
AVI

 

 

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

Split Screen
Flash Frame
Picture in Picture

 

 

What is an L-cut?

An edit where the audio of the next shot begins before we can actually see the next shot.
A loose transition.

 

 

What is a video mixdown?

Remove unused video tracks
Make all video tracks visible
Move the top video track down one track
Disable all video tracks apart from the top track
Merge all video tracks into one track

 

 

What is the standard frame rate for NTSC television?

29.97 frames per second
24 frames per second
59.94 frames per second
25 frames per second

 

 

What is an In Point?

A marker indicating where an edit will end
None of these
A marker indicating where an edit will begin
The first frame of a sequence

 

 

Which of these editing tips is both real and important?

Adding several blank audio tracks at the end of the editing process to be sure you have space for your timeline to breathe.
Make sure music levels are brought down properly so your audience can hear voice-overs and interview audio.
Add one frame of black with no audio in the middle of your project to help your hard disk drives run faster.
When you're done editing, don't render any effects because they'll look best that way.
When adding audio tracks, don't worry about checking your levels because the software will do it all for you.

 

 

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

Rename the clip to match the source media and the software will automatically connect them
There is no way to reconnecting them without deleting the clip and reimporting
Point the program at the source media using Relink or Reconnect

 

 

What is the name of the property to increase or decrease the footage size ?

Anchor Point
Scale
Positon
Opacity

 

 

What are the shortcut keys for Undo ?

Ctrl + Z
Ctrl + U

 

 

Most digital nonlinear systems organize source clips into what?

None of these
Reels
Folders
Bins

 

 

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

Single
Progressive
Sequential
Interlaced

 

 

What is the frame rate for NTSC?

29.97 fps
30 fps
24 fps
25 fps
29 fps

 

 

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?

color degrading
color grading
color enhancing
color balancing

 

 

What is the Lower Third?

None of these
A superimposed name or label on the bottom portion of the screen
Nickname for audio tracks 8-12, usually reserved for music and sound effects
The level of the audio spectrum above which background music should never rise

 

 

In video compression, what does VBR stand for?

Value Bit Rate
Vast Bit Rate
Verified Bit Rate
Video Bit Rate
Variable Bit Rate

 

 

Which of the following is NOT a type of edit?

Advance Edit
Overwrite Edit
Insert Edit
None of these

 

 

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

Apply a highpass filter
Add a desser filter
Apply a lowpass filter
Add gain

 

 

What does PAL stand for?

Phase Alternating Light
Photo Alternate Light
Phase Alternate Link
Phase Alternating Line
Phase Alternated Line

 

 

What is Rolling?

None of these
Moving the cut point between two adjacent clips in the timeline so as to make one longer and the other shorter
Adjusting audio levels of a sequence 'on the fly' as the playhead is moving
Moving all clips in a timeline beyond a certain point, simultaneously

 

 

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

Clips and media are one and the same and cannot be separated
Media files are stored within the project
Clips in the project reference source media stored elsewhere
Any of these

 

 

A graphic placed over video or images is called a

Overwrite
Stamp
Super

 

 

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?

10 seconds
25 seconds
11 seconds
9 seconds
250 seconds

 

 

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

SDI
S-Video
HDMI
Component Analog

 

 

What is online editing?

The period of the edit after the film is picture-locked when the media is conformed to full resolution
Editing in a project with all clips linked to media
Editing with remotely stored media over a network connection

 

 

What is offline editing?

Editing in a project with unlinked media
Editing with locally stored media so as not to need a network connection
The period of the edit when the film is cut together, sometimes at low resolution

 

 

What does "EDL" stand for?

Edit Duration List
Edit Decision List
Export Duration List
Export Detail List

 

 

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

The clip overwrites the following 35 seconds
The clip is sped up to 800%
Everything in the sequence is moved forward by 40 seconds to accomodate the clip

 

 

What is Slipping?

Moving the source in and out points of a clip already inserted into the timeline
When two intersecting video tracks are intentionally overlapped
When a video clip loses sync with its matching audio
Moving all clips in a timeline beyond a certain point, simultaneously

 

 

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

All colors
Black only
White only
Both black and white only

 

 

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?

Only the first clip will be visible
Only the second clip will be visible
Nothing; the clips will play exactly as they did before
The two clips will be dissolved together

 

 

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

Initialize
Internal
Inter
Intra
Initial

 

 

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

442
625
525
552

 

 

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

You cannot perform an overwrite edit without outpoints
The location of the playheads act as In Points; the Out Point will be the end of the source clip.
The first frame of source and sequence act as In Points; the Out Point will be the end of the source clip

 

 

What is AVCHD also known as?

MPEG-4 Part 4
MPEG-4 Part 10
MPEG-4 Part 14
MPEG-4 Part 2
MPEG-4 Part 11

 

 

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

Ingesting
Digitizing
Capturing
Any of these

 

 

How many frames does NTSC Drop Frame timecode omit in each 10 minute interval?

18 frames
9 frames
10 frames
20 frames

 

 

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

Any of these
A graphic containing white text on a 100% intensity black background
A graphic containing white text over a gradient of all colors at 75% intensity
A graphic containing black text on a 100% intensity white background

 

 

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

HDV, ProRes 422, H.264
HDV, H.264, ProRes 422
H.264, HDV, ProRes 422