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1
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In order for PT|HD-series hardware system to synchronize to an external timecode source, they require an external timecode synchronization peripheral, such as Digidesign SYNC I/O or SYNC HD

True
False

A

True

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Synch peripherals must be connected to Pro Tools audio interfaces using Digidesign’s proprietary clock known as loop synch

True
False

A

True

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Longitudinal Timecode is used for synchronizing PT for

Music
Post Production
Both

A

Both

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4
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Enabling the SYNC Peripheral is located where?

Setup
File
Region
Audiosuite

A

Setup

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5
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If you want PT to synchronize to another device accurately there must be two different references that they both have in common.

Common rate and common date
Common sync point and common LT
Common clock and common reference
Common peripheral and common VITC

A

Common clock and common reference.

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6
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What is the name of the connector on both the SYNC I/O and SYNC HD that is used to connect black and burst or house sync?

Peripheral
Video Ref
Loop Sync
Sync Peripheral

A

Video Ref.

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7
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What is the name of the connector on both the SYNC I/O and SYNC HD that would be used to distribute a common clock to multiple HD-Series interfaces?

Peripheral
Video Ref
Loop Sync
Sync Peripheral

A

Loop Sync

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8
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What is the difference between clock reference and positional reference

Clock reference: how slow
Positional reference: how fast

Clock reference: time address info (timecode)
Positional reference: how fast

Clock reference: how fast
Positional reference: time address information (timecode)

Clock reference: the rate
Positional reference: VITC and LTC

A

Clock reference: how fast

Positional reference: time address information (Timecode)

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9
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List the commonly used timecode frame rates for each of the following:

PAL Video
NTSC Video
Film

A

25 FPS
29.97 FPS
24 FPS

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10
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What does LTC stand for and how is it used in PT?

Linear Time Code; used for real time playback and recording

Longitudinal Timecode; used for real time playback and recording

Lamenter Time Code; used for real time playback and recording

Both A and B

None of the above

A

Both A and B

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11
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The acronym VITC stands for what?

A

Vertical Interval Time Code

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12
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How is positional reference “Auto LTC/VITC useful

PT automatically chooses the best timecode signal

PT automatically chooses the best video reference

PT automatically chooses the best SYNC Peripheral

PT automatically chooses the best loop sync

A

PT automatically chooses the best timecode signal

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13
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A SYNC Peripheral provides how many 9-pin machine ports, to support direct 9-pin connection for machine Control-enabled PT systems?

1
7
2
5

A

2

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14
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The Machine Control software is an optional addition and is not included with PT HD software?

True
False

A

True

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15
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The Machine control and SYNC Peripheral provide all connections required for Deck Control including remote track arming, Serial control and other machine control features?

True
False

A

True

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16
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With PT Machine control option installed, PT can directly control the transport functions of how many Machines at a time?

1
6
5
2

A

1

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17
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Where do you enable machine control?

Setup>Peripherals
Session Setup window
I/O window
H/W playback window

A

Setup>Peripherals

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18
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The option that allows you to insert more time at the start of your session and if you have regions in your session that have already been placed at a specific timecode number that must not change.

Maintain Relative Position
Maintain Timecode
Linear Timecode
Longitudinal Timecode

A

Maintain Timecode

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19
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The option to apply a global Offset to all regions placed in your session and all regions will remain in the same position relative to the start of the session and to each other.

Maintain Relative position
Maintain Timecode
Linear time code
Longitudinal Timecode

A

Maintain Relative position

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20
Q

PT requires approximately how many seconds of pre-roll before online recording or playback begins?

2
6
4
3

A

3

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21
Q

Name one way to put PT online

A

Online button in the Transport window

Command + J

Option + Spacebar

Command + Option + Spacebar

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22
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What command will toggle between PT and the Machine?

A

Command + backslash

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23
Q

What is the lowest value of frames available for Minimum Sync Delay?

12
27
25
15

A

15

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24
Q

What Edit Mode provides a convenient method for placing regions in Synch with picture?

Shuffle
Slip
Spot

A

Spot

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25
Q

In Spot mode, you can also spot audio regions directly from any digibase browser to any audio track in your session

True
False

A

True

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26
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To accurately capture and copy time code from external Time Code sources, you shouldn’t use VITC or enable the serial time code positional reference in the session setup window?

True
False

A

False

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27
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With Focus Key Mode on, what keys allow you to: Snap to a Regions start to the incoming time code, Snap to a Region’s Synch point to the incoming time code and snap to a Region’s end to the incoming time code? I’m that order

A

Y, U, I
YUI
Y U I

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28
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How many Synch points can be present in a single region?

1
6
7

A

1

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29
Q

What is the command for “Identify Sync Point”?

A

Command and +

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30
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Is it possible to use the trimmer tool in spot mode?

Yes
No

A

Yes

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31
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What are the two types of region locking?

A

Time Locking and Edit Locking

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32
Q

Timestamping allows PT to remember what Timecode for each sample of audio that was recorded online?

A

Original

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33
Q

What is the technical standard name for 9-Pin serial Machine control?

A

RS-422

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34
Q

Regions that are Edit Locked cannot be edited or moved to a different timecode location without warning?

True
False

A

True

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35
Q

Time locked regions cannot be moved in time but they can be edited in ways that do not move the regions Sync to a different time location?

True
False

A

True

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36
Q

PT supports how many independent video tracks in a session?

67
55
64

A

64

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37
Q

How many tracks can be online or active at a time?

2
6
1
7

A

1

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38
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The command for putting video track online?

A

Command+shift+J

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39
Q

What two different video display options are available on the Video track in the Edit Window?

Block or Frame
Frame or Playlist
Block or Region
Region or frame

A

Block or Frame

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40
Q

Can QuickTime and Avid Video, as well as OMFI/AAF files be imported into PT?

Yes
No

A

Yes

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41
Q

What is the command for importing video into PT?

A

Command+Option+Shift+I

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42
Q

If you are planning to play the QuickTime movie through a Canopus ADVC-100/110 FireWire video transcoded, then the QuickTime video file must be saved as a QuickTime DV

True
False

A

True

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43
Q

PT supports the playback of most HD QuickTime codecs except h.264, DVCPro 100, and HDV

True
False

A

False

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44
Q

The Canopus ADVC-100 currently requires 20 quarter frame Offset for NTSC and an 18 quarter frame Offset for PAL

True
False

A

False

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45
Q

What two files are you able to import or export with the DigiTranslator 2.0 software option?

A

OMF and AAF

46
Q

PT does not support MXF Audio files.

True
False

47
Q

What computer operating system supports the PT feature Video Out FireWire?

Windows
Mac
Avid Mojo SD1
Both A and B 
None of these
48
Q

How can an Avid Video track be distinguished from a QuickTime video track in PT? What icon is given for each?

A

Avid - A

QuickTime - Q

49
Q

Can you lock one or more video tracks to prevent any video regions from being edited?

Yes
No

50
Q

All editing tools except what Tool work with video tracks?

A

TCE, Time compression and expansion.

51
Q

You can create and edit video regions in much the same way as what other kind of region?

52
Q

What is the command for showing the Video Universe Window?

A

Command + [7]

53
Q

What kind of video can playback but not be edited in the PT timeline?

54
Q

What does ADR stand for?

A

Automated Dialog Replacement

55
Q

What two modes of input monitoring are offered in PT?

A

Auto input and Input Only

56
Q

When input only monitoring is enabled, the red LED next to the transport window appears lit?

True
False

57
Q

What frequency is used as a ADR beep tone for audio synchronization cues

2kHz
8kHz
1kHz

58
Q

What kind of region stores and easily recalls the starting timecode position of each individual ADR recording for the project?

Window
Region
Track
Memory

59
Q

What command let’s you solo any track or playlist lane?

60
Q

What is the command for copying a selection from the playlist Lane to the main Playlist?

A

Option + Control + V

61
Q

What Window let’s you enable/disable the Insertion follows scrub/Shuttle?

A

Setup>Preferences>Operation Page

62
Q

How do you enable the Tab to Transient function?

A

Option + Command + TAB

63
Q

What command lets you restore stripped material?

Strip Silence
Heal separation
Region Silence
Region fill

A

Heal separation

64
Q

What kind of plug-in is X-Form?

A

TCE, Time compression and Expansion

65
Q

What editing tool is the only destructive tool in PT

Trimmer
Smart Tool
Scrub Tool
Pencil Tool

A

Pencil Tool

66
Q

What command brings up the Strip Silence dialog window?

A

Command + U

67
Q

Catalogs are available with Digibase Pro on all HD-series and LE PT systems?

True
False

68
Q

Catalogs serve as a way to collect and organize frequently used items but they must be stored in the Workspace Browser

True
False

69
Q

How many characters in length can be in the Database comments section?

345
256
367

70
Q

For fast navigation and edit window scrolling through your session what Window should you use?

A

Universe window

71
Q

What is the command for scroll to Track?

A

Command+Option+F

72
Q

How many options are available in the main Playlist options section of the Import Session Data Window?

3
7
4

73
Q

The dub stage in mixing for film or commercial is what part of the Post Production Mix signal flow?

Beginning
Middle
Final

A

Final/Last

74
Q

How many different Meyer types are there in PhaseScope plug-in

6
9
8
3

75
Q

What is the command for enabling any single automation parameter for a plug-in?

A

Command+control+option+ click on parameter plug-in

76
Q

Where do you set a default plug-in?

A

Setup>Preferences>mixing preferences mixing.

77
Q

Band pass mode is momentary and only active while the corresponding modifier are depressed?

True
False

78
Q

Which record mode should be used with caution in the Machine tracking arming window?

Insert
Assemble
Auto Edit
Punch In/Out

79
Q

Which automation mode allows you to adjust the overall level of existing fader and send volume automation, without losing the original moves?

80
Q

How many options do you have for Coalesce Trim Automation section of the Preferences>mixing window?

6
3
2

81
Q

Which layback option requires hardware connections between your PT system and external video deck with the Machine control option installed?

Linear layback
Non-linear layback
Vertical layback
Horizontal layback

A

Linear layback

82
Q

PT can bounce audio and video to an MPEG-2 video file?

True
False

83
Q

When all Sync devices are playing back or recording using the same common clock and positional references , the system is referred to as?

Correct system 
Verified system 
Pro system
Resolved system 
Broadcast system
A

Resolved system

84
Q

To achieve an accurate “Current Time” in the Spot Dialog you should?

Use VITC 
Use LTC 
Enable "Use Serial Timecode for Positional Reference" 
A and B 
A and C
85
Q

What is the focus key shortcut to snap a selected regions Sync point to the incoming Timecode?

T
Y
U
I
O
86
Q

Which is not true concerning the “Auto Spot Regions” command?

Can be used with regions containing Sync points

The spot dialog is not visible while enabled

Can be toggled on/off

Is most reliable when using VITC or Serial Timecode via 9-pin

Auto edits any extra space off regions prior to spotting

A

Auto edits any extra space off regions prior to spotting.

87
Q

Which of the following is not a valid method for deleting a regions synch point?

Select the entire region and choose Region> Remove>Sync point

Option Click on the regions Sync point

Select entire region then press command+comma

Select entire region then press control + Comma

All of the above are methods for deleting a regions Sync point.

A

Select the entire region then press Command + ,

88
Q

Which of the following is not an option for entering a Time Code number in the User Time Stamp dialog?

Manually enter a user time stamp 
Use current timecode
Use current selection
Use memory location number 
None of the above
A

Use a memory location number

89
Q

Which of the following is not a valid method of renaming Video files on the hard disk?

Using Digibase browser 
Using Mac finder window
Renaming in the Region list
All of the above 
None of the above
A

Renaming in the Region List

90
Q

The TCE Trimmer can be enabled by pressing what function on your keyboard?

F4
F5
F6

91
Q

When using Sonic no noise Broadband Denoising plug-in the parameter that allows you to raise a lower overall amount of noise reduction is called the:

Threshold 
Attenuation 
Sharpness 
Bandwidth 
High Cutoff
A

Attenuation

92
Q

The name of the most commonly used record mode for laying back audio to tape while leaving pre-existing picture and Timecode intact is called?

Punch In/Out mode
Insert mode
Assemble mode
Layback mode 
Auto Edit mode
A

Insert mode

93
Q

The record protocol that will ensure that the target deck will record only within the boundaries of an on/screen selection is called?

Punch In/Out mode 
Insert mode 
Assemble mode 
Layback mode
Auto Edit Mode
A

Auto Edit Mode

94
Q

When bouncing audio to a new movie PT currently only supports bouncing to?

Avid Video 
QuickTime 
A and B 
MPEG-4
MPEG-2
95
Q

The rear panel connectors pictured are (picture)

A Synch I/O 
A synch HD
Ether Synch I/O or Synch HD 
A 192 I/O
None of the above
A

Ether a synch I/O or Synch HD

96
Q

Which of the following video file formats is not supported on the PT HD systems without Avid Hardware?

QuickTime H.264
MPEG-2
DVC Pro 25
Avid 14:1P
DVC Pro 50
A

Avid 14:1P

97
Q

When using PT Machine Control, which of the following is never a Transport option in the Machine Transport pop-up Menu (located in the transport window)

PT
Machine 
MMC 
Remote 
LTC
98
Q

Which of the following video file formats is always used by PT when digitizing video into timeline?

WAV
OMFI
AAF
MXF
QuickTime
99
Q

The editing command that analyzes audio sections and removes any areas of silence is called:

Strip Silence
Separate region
Strip Silence separate 
Remove Silence
Heal separation
A

Strip Silence

100
Q

During the dub stage final mix all the following might occur except:

Panning assignments are set
Appropriate tracks are assigned to the LFE channel
Levels and balance between tracks are set
Stems are level balanced
Tracks are pre-mixed and similar tracks are combined together to simplify the mix

A

Tracks are pre-mixed and similar tracks are combined together to simplify the mix

101
Q

PT only supports bouncing to MP3 files when using?

Window PT systems 
Mac PT systems 
PT LE systems 
PT HD systems 
All of the above
A

All of the above

102
Q

What types of time stamps can be changed?

Original timestamps only
User time stamps only
A and B 
Neither A and B 
None of the above
A

User time stamps only

103
Q

Which of the following timeline drop orders can be used to place regions on tracks from the regions list?

Top to bottom 
Left to right
Alphabetical order
Ascending order
A and B
104
Q

Blackburst or house Synch is also known as:

LTC 
Video Reference 
AES/EBU
Loop Sync 
Word clock
A

Video reference

105
Q

The most common video frame rate for most European countries is?

24 FPS
25 FPS 
29,97 FPS
30 FPS 
23.9 FPS
106
Q

When using the Sonic NoNoise Broadband Denoising plug-in best results are obtained when analyzed noise is taken from a selection of pure noise between how long?

0.1-0.2 seconds
0.3-0.5 seconds
1-3 seconds
5-10 seconds
30-45 seconds

A

0.3-0.5 seconds

107
Q

Based on the image the loop Synch master peripheral is - clock source drop down menu-

Synch 
192 I/O
96 I/O
PRE
VITC
108
Q

Which of the following edit operations does not apply to video regions?

Heal separation 
Strip Silence 
Loop playback 
Moving regions in Shuffle mode
Sync points
A

Strip Silence

109
Q

The propriety audio clock that PT HD hardware uses is called?

Digi Clock
Loop Sync
Word Clock
Slave Clock 
Bi-Phase
110
Q

Which of the following hardware options for PT HD will output full HD resolution HD QuickTime video playback in the PT timeline?

AVID Mojo SD1
V10
Avid Mojo
Black magic design decklink Extreme care 
Canopus ADVC-110
A

Blackmagic Design DeckLink Extreme Card

111
Q

Which of the following does not appear in the View > Region menu?

Current Time
Track Number 
Original Time Stamp
User Time Stamp
No Time
A

Track Number

112
Q

To place the insertion cursor directly on a synch point you could use which key?

Enter
Tab
Escape 
Delete 
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