What are the acronyms for the two different frequency spectrums that wireless mics operate in?
(Points for each)
VHF and UHF
100
What digital video signal does not carry audio?
DVI
100
What is the original name of Portland State University?
Vanport Extension Center
100
An unsteady tripod in a crowded, high traffic room will benefit with the use of a couple of these.
What are sandbags?
100
What is more likely: being killed by a lightning or by an asteroid?
While lightening strikes are more likely, an asteroid has the capacity for substaint
200
What device can be used to prevent unwanted sound from entering a microphone?
Noise Gate
200
HDCP prohibits what in a video system?
Any video recording device
200
What is unique about Oregon's state flag?
It is the only flag with a different design on each side.
200
Zooming in as much as you can towards your subject is the first step of this crucial adjustment
What is focus
200
What is Captain Picard's Borg name?
Locutus
300
What is the DB level of both mic and line level signals?
(One point for each)
Mic Level: -10dB
Line level: +4dB
300
What information is passed over EDID?
(Points for each item)
Color space definition, resolution, video input type, sync, power management, what the device is.
300
Which city in Oregon had the first one way streets?
Eugene
300
With the help of this, the appropriate color balance can be adjusted, so that your video doesn't end up too cool or warm.
A white card
300
How many states are there in the United States?
Technically, there are only 46 states. Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts are officially commonwealths.
400
Name a mic that CAVET owns that requires phantom power.
Audix PTT Mics (ADX 112), Shure 87A, Audix Microboom Mics,
400
What resolution does 4K refer to?
(Bonus points for aspect ratio)
True 4K is 4096x2160 (17:9); many"4K" tvs are only 3840x2160 (16:9)
400
What year was the Willamette River discovered?
1792
400
If a presenter's only lapel mic suddenly goes out, this acts as a backup to salvage any audio for the recording.
What is a shotgun mic?
400
Where - in the universe - is the highest mountain?
(Extra points for mountain name)
The volcano Mount Olympus is located on Mars and is 14 miles high and 388 miles across. It is almost three times the height of Mount Everest and so wide that its base would cover Arizona.
500
What device can be used to reduce or eliminate excessive prominence of sibilant consonants?
De-esser
500
What are the two types of fiber optic cable and how far can each be run?
(One point for each)
Multimode cable can run upwards of 6561 feet, or 1.2 miles.
Singlemode cable can run 98425 ft or 18.6 miles.
500
What city is the rhododendron capital of the state?
Florence
500
The best way to not have to reshoot an event, a videographer does this immediately after stopping the recording.
What is record-protecting media?
500
What is Doug's favorite National Park?
(Bonus point if you guess the state)