Film and Audio Post-Production Practice Test 2026 – Complete Exam Preparation

The concept here is how edits affect the rest of the timeline. In Pro Tools, shuffle mode closes any gap by moving the following material forward to fill the space, so there are no empty sections after an edit. In an NLE, the mode that mirrors this behavior is Ripple Edit: when you edit a clip, the edits ripple through the timeline, causing all downstream clips to shift accordingly and potentially changing the overall duration. Slip edits change the inside of a clip without affecting others, so they don’t close gaps. Roll edits adjust the boundary between two clips without propagating changes down the timeline. Slide edits move a clip and push neighboring clips, but the gap-closing behavior is what makes Ripple Edit the best match for shuffle mode.