ACI Technology & Digital Tools 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Avid codec family is specifically designed for high-resolution workflows up to 4K and beyond, succeeding DNxHD?
- DNxHR (Correct answer)
- ProRes 4444
- AVC-Intra
- XAVC
Correct answer: DNxHR
DNxHR (Digital Nonlinear Extensible High Resolution) is Avid's codec family designed to handle resolutions beyond 1080, including 2K, 4K, and 8K.
Question 2: In Media Composer, what does AMA (Avid Media Access) allow editors to do?
- Link to source media natively without transcoding (Correct answer)
- Automatically archive media to cloud storage
- Merge multiple sequences into a single timeline
- Stream media directly from a web server
Correct answer: Link to source media natively without transcoding
AMA allows Media Composer to link directly to native camera formats without requiring a transcode step first.
Question 3: What is the primary function of Avid NEXIS in a post-production environment?
- Shared storage system for collaborative media workflows (Correct answer)
- Cloud-based rendering engine for visual effects
- Video ingest hardware for live broadcast
- Color grading software integrated with Media Composer
Correct answer: Shared storage system for collaborative media workflows
Avid NEXIS is a scalable shared storage platform that enables multiple editors to simultaneously access and work on the same media.
Question 4: Which MediaCentral module provides asset management, logging, and metadata workflows for journalists and producers?
- MediaCentral | Production Management (Correct answer)
- MediaCentral | Cloud UX
- MediaCentral | Stream
- MediaCentral | Distribute
Correct answer: MediaCentral | Production Management
MediaCentral | Production Management (formerly Interplay Production) handles asset management, logging, metadata tagging, and story-based workflows for broadcast newsrooms.
Question 5: In Pro Tools, what is the difference between a 'Send' and an 'Insert' on a channel strip?
- A Send routes audio to an aux bus while an Insert places a plug-in inline on the signal path (Correct answer)
- An Insert routes audio to an aux bus while a Send places a plug-in inline
- Sends are only for hardware I/O while Inserts are for software plug-ins only
- They are functionally identical but differ in latency compensation
Correct answer: A Send routes audio to an aux bus while an Insert places a plug-in inline on the signal path
Inserts process audio inline (affecting the main signal), while Sends create a parallel copy of the signal routed to an auxiliary track.
Question 6: What format does Avid use for its proprietary project and bin files in Media Composer?
- .avb (Avid Bin) and .avp (Avid Project) (Correct answer)
- .mxf and .aaf
- .prproj and .bin
- .fcpxml and .avp
Correct answer: .avb (Avid Bin) and .avp (Avid Project)
Avid stores project data in .avp (Avid Project) files and bin data in .avb (Avid Bin) files, which reference media stored separately.
Question 7: When using Avid Edit On Demand, what distinguishes it from a standard Media Composer license?
- It is a cloud-hosted, subscription-based version accessible via web browser (Correct answer)
- It includes additional hardware acceleration not available in standard licenses
- It is a perpetual license with enhanced collaboration tools
- It requires on-premises Avid NEXIS storage to function
Correct answer: It is a cloud-hosted, subscription-based version accessible via web browser
Avid Edit On Demand provides Media Composer functionality hosted in the cloud, accessed via subscription without requiring local hardware installation.
ACI Technology & Digital Tools 2
Which Avid codec family is specifically designed for high-resolution workflows up to 4K and beyond, succeeding DNxHD?