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ACE Exam Guide Premier
ACE Exam Guide Premier
ACE Exam Guide Premier
June 2005
CERTIFIED EXPERT
CERTIFIED EXPERT
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
Q.
What is the main benet of passing ACE exams and becoming Adobe
certied?
2.
Specialists must pass all required (R) exams and any one elective (E) within any
given certication track:
Print Specialist
Web Specialist
Adobe InDesign
Video Specialist
Adobe GoLive
Adobe Acrobat*
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Premiere
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Q.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
Master certication: Recognizes your skills in terms of how they align with
the Adobe product suites. To become certied as a Master, you must pass
the exam for each of the products in the suite. Example: ACE, Creative Suite
Master (with passing marks on the tests for Adobe Acrobat, Adobe GoLive,
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Photoshop)
A. The keys to preparing for an ACE exam are experience with the product and
studying this Exam Preparation Guide (http://partners.adobe.com/public/
ace/main.html). To access online training, user guides, and many other study
materials, visit Adobes training resources page (http://www.adobe.com/
support/training.html). The following resources may also help you prepare for
your ACE exam:
Q.
Adobe Authorized Training Centers (nd the AATC nearest you through
the Adobe Partner Finder online at: http://partners.adobe.com/asn/
partnernder/search_training.jsp)
A. Once you know what product you want to get certied in, use the Adobe Partner
Finder (http://partners.adobe.com/asn/partnernder/trainingprovider/index.
jsp) database to locate an Adobe Certied Instructor or an Adobe Authorized
Training Center in your area that teaches a class on the Adobe product you want
to learn. Contact them directly for more information about their classes and
registration details.
Q.
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A. Adobe ACE exams (which are administered by Pearson VUE and Thomson
Prometric, independent third-party testing companies) are computer-delivered,
closed-book tests consisting of 60 to 90 multiple-choice questions. Each exam
takes approximately one to two hours to complete, and results are given to you
at the testing center immediately after you complete the test.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
Q.
A.
Adobe recertication exams are Web administered exams that are available
to current ACEs only. The exams are delivered to your desktop via the Web.
The tests consist of 30-60 multiple choice questions focusing exclusively on
new product features. Each exam takes approximately one half to one hour to
complete. Results are revealed immediately after you nish.
Q.
Pearson VUE
Thomson Prometric
Register online
www.pearsonvue.com
www.2test.com
Register in-person
Q.
A.
Q.
A.
The fee for Web administered ACE recertication exams is US$50 or local
currency equivalent.
Q.
Soon after I passed an ACE exam, the exam was published for a new
product version. Do I have to successfully complete the new exam within
90 days?
A. You may continue to use the ACE logo and materials in accordance with the
Adobe Certied Program Guidelines for Logos and Credentials. When the ACE
and recertication exams are published for the next version of the product, you
must successfully complete that exam within 90 days to keep your ACE status
current and continue using the ACE logo and materials.
Q. What can I expect from Adobe if I pass the ACE exam?
A. As soon as you pass the exam, your name and exam results are given to us by
Pearson VUE or Thomson Prometric, our worldwide test administrators. Your
exam data is then entered into our database. You will then be sent an ACE
Welcome Kit and access to the ACE logo. You are also placed on our certication
mailing list to receive special Adobe announcements and information about
promotions and events that take place throughout the year.
Q.
A. You can expect your Welcome Kit to arrive four to six weeks after we receive
your exam results.
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CERTIFIED EXPERT
FOUR-STEP
CHECK LIST
2.
3.
Master certication: Recognizes your skills in terms of how they align with
the Adobe product suites. To become certied as a Master, you must pass
the exam for each of the products in the suite.
Example: ACE, Creative Suite Master (with passing marks on the tests for
Adobe Acrobat, Adobe GoLive, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe
Photoshop)
Specialists must pass all required (R) exams and any one elective (E) within any
given certication track:
Print Specialist
Web Specialist
Adobe InDesign
Video Specialist
Adobe GoLive
Adobe Acrobat*
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Premiere
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www.pearsonvue.com
Find a location online at
www.pearsonvue.com
Thomson Prometric
www.2test.com
Find a location online at
www.2test.com
The ACE exam fee is US$150 worldwide. The recertication exam fee is US$50.
FOUR-STEP
CHECK LIST
Adobe Authorized Training Centers (nd the AATC nearest you through the
online Adobe Partner Finder)
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Given an option from the General submenu of the Project Settings dialog
box, describe or explain the purpose of that option.
Given a command from the Project menu, explain the purpose of the
command
Given an option from the Project window, explain the purpose of that
option.
Describe the process, tools and options Adobe Premiere Pro provides for
capturing digital video by using device control
Given an option in the Monitor window, explain the purpose of the option
or when or how to use the option.
Given an option on the Timeline, explain the purpose of the option, and
when or how to use the option.
Describe the available options for changing transition settings by using the
Eects Controls window.
Describe the options and process required when working with xed eects.
Describe the options and process required when working with clip-based
eects by using the Eects Control window.
5. Mixing audio
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List and describe the basic process of mixing audio, and the tools and
options available to mix audio.
Given a scenario, mix and adjust audio by using the Audio Mixer.
ACE EXAM
TOPIC AREAS
AND
OBJECTIVES
Given a term related to transparency, describe the term and explain how it is
used.
7.
Creating titles
List and describe the options available for working with text in titles.
8. Producing output
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Explain how to use the options available from the Export Movie Settings
dialog box when exporting a movie.
Given a format, explain how to use the options available from the Transcode
Settings dialog box when exporting from the Timeline to the Adobe Media
Encoder.
PRACTICE EXAM
1.
Given a command from the Project menu, explain the purpose of the
command.
What does the Automate to Sequence option in the Project menu allow you to
do?
A. Automate the creation of sequences
B.
Given an option from the Project window, explain the purpose of that
option.
Which is a reason why you would create a new bin from the Project window?
A. to nest a timeline
B.
Describe the process, tools and options Adobe Premiere Pro provides for
capturing digital video by using device control.
When are the control buttons at the bottom of the Capture window grayed out?
A. Premiere cannot detect any capture device.
B.
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C. An analog VCR
PRACTICE EXAM
Correct Answer: A, B, D
6.
Given an option in the Monitor window, explain the purpose of the option
or when or how to use the option.
What does the Fit setting on the zoom option of the Monitor window allow you
to do?
A. cause the source clip to t between markers on the timeline
B.
cause the source clip to t between two other clips on the timeline
Given an option on the Timeline, explain the purpose of the option, and
when or how to use the option.
Locking a video or audio track will cause which behavior?
A. The track cannot be moved but can have eects added or removed.
B.
The track cannot have eects added or removed but can be moved.
PRACTICE EXAM
B.
Insert the source clip at the current-time indicator on the selected track
C. Overlay the source clip at current-time indicator on track above the selected
track
D. Insert the source clip at current-time indicator on track above the selected
track
Correct Answer: B
11. Given an editing tool, explain the purpose of the editing tool.
What does the rolling edit tool allow you to do?
A. maintain the same length of the entire sequence and simultaneously adjust
the in and out points of the clips at the edit point where you centered the
rolling edit tool.
B.
adjust the length of the entire sequence while keeping the in and out points
of the clips at the edit point where you centered the rolling edit tool.
C. adjust the length of the entire sequence and simultaneously adjust the in
and out points of the clips at the edit point where you centered the rolling
edit tool.
D. adjust the out point of the entire sequence by moving the sequence
downstream with the rolling edit tool.
Correct Answer: A
12. Describe the tools, options, and process required to add transitions.
Using default keyboard settings, what happens when you press Ctrl-D at the edit
point of two clips on a selected track?
A. the leading clip is deleted
B.
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PRACTICE EXAM
When checked it will scale all clips in the sequence to the project
dimensions
C. When checked it will scale the height and width of the clip separately
D. When checked it will scale the height and width of the clip together.
Correct Answer: D
15. Describe the options and process required when working with clip-based
eects by using the Eects Control window.
What does setting keyframes on clip based eect allow you do?
A. Control how the eect is applied at dierent points in time
B.
You may drop audio clips directly onto a submix track on the timeline
Render all the audio clips to a single audio clip, then apply the eect to that
clip.
C. Route all the outputs of the individual audio clips to a submix track and
apply the eect to the submix track
D. Apply the eect to all audio clips and then route them to a submix track
Correct Answer: C
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PRACTICE EXAM
Luma Key
C. Chroma Key
D. Non-Red Key
E.
Multiply Key
Correct Answer: A, C, D
20. Explain how to set and use keyframes in the timeline.
Which three statements about setting or removing keyframes are true? (Choose
three)
A. Keyframes may be added and removed from the timeline
B.
Keyframes may be added and removed from the Eect Controls Window
Correct Answer: A, B, D
21. Given a feature or function associated with the Adobe Title Designer,
describe the purpose of that feature or function.
What is the purpose of the Show Video check box in the Adobe Title Designer?
A. Checking this box will cause the title to become transparent
B.
Checking this box will cause the video directly beneath the title to be
rendered
C. Checking this box will show the frame at the current-time indicator as a
background to be saved with the title
D. Checking this box will show the frame at the current-time indicator as a
background as a reference only
22. List and describe the options available for working with text in titles.
You want to add more space between lines typed in the Adobe Title Designer.
Which parameter should you adjust?
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A. Kerning
B.
Aspect
PRACTICE EXAM
C. put the title in the video track above the video and enable a track matte key
D. put the title in the video track below your video and enable a track matte
key
Correct Answer: A
24. Describe the process required to create rolling or crawling titles.
You are using the Adobe Title Designer. You want your text to move from right to
the left across the screen. What should you do?
A. set the Title Type to Roll
B.
C. The exported move will consist of the portion of the timeline covered by the
Work Area Bar
D. The exported movie will always consist of the entire active sequence
Correct Answer: C
26. Given a format, explain how to use the options available from the
Transcode Settings dialog box when exporting from the Timeline to the
Adobe Media Encoder.
In the Transcode Settings dialog box, when transcoding a Windows media le,
the Meta Data eld pertains to what?
A. The amount of multiplexing the video signal will have
B.
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