Video Editing Assessment 5

Question 1

What does 'codec' stand for in video terms?

Accepted Answer

Coder-decoder for compressing and decompressing video

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Color descriptor code

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Continuous data exchange channel

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Compressed edit container

Question 2

What is the main use of a 'match cut'?

Accepted Answer

Transition between two shots linked by similar composition or motion

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Sync audio to picture

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Match the color of two clips

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Align clips to a grid

Question 3

What does video stabilization correct?

Accepted Answer

Unwanted camera shake and movement

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Incorrect exposure

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Poor audio sync

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Wrong aspect ratio

Question 4

What is 'chroma keying' commonly used for?

Accepted Answer

Removing a green or blue background to composite a new one

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Adjusting color saturation

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Keying audio levels

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Sharpening the image

Question 5

Why might an editor use interlaced versus progressive scan footage?

Accepted Answer

Interlaced splits frames into alternating fields, progressive draws full frames

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Interlaced is always higher resolution

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Progressive uses fewer colors

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Interlaced removes audio noise

Question 6

What does a 'fade to black' typically signal in editing?

Accepted Answer

The end of a scene or a passage of time

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An audio error

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A change in resolution

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The start of B-roll

Question 7

What is the purpose of 'audio ducking'?

Accepted Answer

Automatically lowering music when speech is present

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Removing all background noise

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Boosting bass frequencies

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Converting stereo to surround