5 Written Questions

1. a switch or button on the control panel of a SEG that toggles the A bank or B bank from one function to another.
2. a piece of production equipment that performs clean cuts, fades, dissolves, wipes, and various keys in addition to the basic functions of a video switcher.
3. a video effect where a portion of the picture is electronically removed and replaced with another image.
4. a single bank on an SEG that contains the cut, fade, and dissolve effects.
5. a feature on a SEG that provides a quick way of cutting between the input selected on one bus and the input selected on another bus in the bank.

5 Matching Questions

1. wipe
2. bus
3. glitch
4. fade in
5. production switcher

1. a a row of buttons on the control panel of a SEG that access different functions.
2. b a momentary "trashing" of the video signal.
3. c a video effect where a totally dark picture transitions into a fully visible picture.
4. d the general, technical name used for either a video switcher or a special effects generator.
5. e a video effect where a line, or multiple lines, moves across the screen and replaces one picture with another.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a bonafide video signal that has no lightness.
   1. bank
   2. fade
   3. fade in
   4. black video
2. a bank on a SEG that allows each signal to be processed individually.
   1. effects bank
   2. bank
   3. cut bar
   4. mix bank
3. a video effect where the image slowly goes to a black screen as a scene of a program ends.
   1. fade in
   2. fader lever
   3. fade
   4. fade out
4. an instantaneous picture change that occurs on the screen.
   1. key
   2. cut
   3. bus
   4. fade
5. a member of the production team whose primary job function is to follow the camera script or verbal commands from the director and operate the video switcher accordingly.
   1. video switcher
   2. technical director
   3. effects bank
   4. black video

5 True/False Questions

1. bank → two buses on the control panel of a SEG that are electronically connected to each other.

   True        False

2. dissolve → a video effect where one picture slowly disintegrates while another image slowly appears.

   True        False

3. fade → a video effect where a line, or multiple lines, moves across the screen and replaces one picture with another.

   True        False

4. video switcher → piece of equipment to which all video sources in a studio are connected.

   True        False

5. fader lever → a video effect where the image slowly goes to a black screen as a scene of a program ends.

   True        False