Working With The Video Track

Question 1

What two different video display options are available on a video track in the Edit window?

Answer 1

Frames view and Blocks view.

Question 2

How can an Avid video track be distinguished from a QuickTime video track?

Answer 2

Icon displayed in the video track.

Question 3

Can Avid and QuickTime video files reside on the same video track?

Answer 3

No.

Question 4

What is required to playback Avid SD files from the Pro Tools timeline?

Answer 4

A supported Avid DNA video peripheral.

Question 5

How can a video track be locked and unlocked? (3)

Answer 5

1. Select video track(s) you wish to lock/unlock.
2. Ctrl+Click nameplate of any selected video track.
3. Select/deselect ‘Locked’.

Question 6

How can the Video window be displayed? (2)

Answer 6

Window > Video.

Command+9.

Question 7

How can the Video window be resized? (2)

Answer 7

Place cursor at bottom right of Video window and drag.

Ctrl+Click in Video window and choose size option.

Question 8

If displaying high-resolution QuickTime video for playback, what is the risk of resizing the Video window?

Answer 8

It may place an increased load on the computer’s processor.

Question 9

What can be done to help slower CPUs handle video files?

Answer 9

Export an alternative low-resolution (smaller file size) QuickTime file from the video editing application.

Question 10

What can be done to ensure a Pro Tools system does not struggle with high-resolution video?

Answer 10

Export an alternative low-resolution (smaller file size) QuickTime file from the video editing application.

Question 11

What editing tools can be used on video tracks?

Answer 11

All edit tools, except TCE Trim and Pencil.

Question 12

What type of video can playback but not be edited in the Pro Tools timeline?

Answer 12

MPEG-2 video.

Question 13

How is video file renaming different from audio file renaming?

Answer 13

You do not have the option of also renaming the video file on disk.

Question 14

Why can you not rename video files on disk?

Answer 14

It is a safety precaution for those users working as part of a shared storage network such as Avid ISIS. In such an environment, multiple users may have access to the same source files on the network and accidental renaming of such files would cause issues for other users on the network.

Question 15

What is the risk of pasting audio and video simultaneously?

Answer 15

The video may be realigned to the nearest video frame boundary which will knock the audio out of sync.

Question 16

What is the recommended edit mode for editing video in Pro Tools?

Answer 16

Grid mode.

Question 17

When editing video in Grid mode, how should the grid values be set?

Answer 17

Grid values should be set to timecode frames that match the video engine frame rate.

Question 18

When editing video in Grid mode, what will happen if the grid is not set correctly?

Answer 18

Audio edits will not align with corresponding video edits, because the video edits will be rounded to the nearest video engine frame boundary.

Question 19

What is the Video Universe window used for?

Answer 19

Viewing, navigating, zooming and selecting video clips on the main online video track.

Question 20

When are you able to color code video clips for easier navigation?

Answer 20

When a video track is set to Blocks view.

Question 21

How can video clips in the timeline be selected from the Video Universe window?

Answer 21

1. Move cursor over bottom half of any video frame until it becomes Selector tool.
2. Select.