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The CLVS exam has 120 questions and runs 1 hours 50 minutes.
These 10 free CLVS questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Certified Legal Video Specialist blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Tomorrow's deposition will use a consecutive interpreter. The deponent speaks softly, while the interpreter projects much more loudly. Counsel already have microphone coverage. To preserve both voices with reliable level control, the recording plan should:
Correct answer: C - Give each speaker a microphone and adjust their levels independently in the recorded mix.
A camera draws 18 W and its recorder draws 12 W from the same battery. Each fully charged battery is rated at 96 Wh, but the operating plan permits using only 80% of that energy. Both devices must run for eight hours, with no charging available. Breaks permit battery changes before depletion. What is the minimum number of these batteries needed?
Correct answer: C - 4 batteries
While preparing the opening script for a federal deposition, a CLVS confirms that the disinterested court reporter is legally authorized to administer oaths in that jurisdiction. The videographer has no such authority. Which assignment of opening duties is appropriate?
Correct answer: A - The videographer gives technical identification; the reporter provides the officer's opening statement and administers the oath.
Speech is clean in the mixer headphones but harsh on recorded playback. The mixer sends line-level audio to a recorder input set to MIC. Reducing the recorder's level makes the distortion quieter without clearing it. Which correction targets the likely source of overload?
Correct answer: B - Select LINE on the recorder, then set and verify the recording level.
Daylight from a side window illuminates one side of the witness; a tungsten lamp illuminates the other. Exposure and focus are correct, but neutral objects look bluish on one side and orange on the other. What adjustment should precede the next test recording?
Correct answer: B - Match or eliminate the conflicting light sources, then white-balance at the witness position.
The attorney who retained the videographer requests a break, but opposing counsel expressly objects to going off the record. There is no emergency, technical failure, or controlling rule, order, or stipulation requiring a stop. Under the NCRA deposition standards, whose request determines whether recording stops?
Correct answer: A - Neither request alone; all counsel must agree before recording is stopped.
During testimony, a power strip feeding the video equipment begins crackling and emitting smoke. Its supply can be disconnected immediately at a clearly identified, safely accessible point away from the strip. The witness is midway through an answer. What takes priority?
Correct answer: D - Warn participants away from the strip and disconnect its supply at the safe point.
Transcript cues align at the start of a continuous deposition file, then appear 1.2 seconds late at 20 minutes, 2.4 seconds late at 40 minutes, and 3.6 seconds late at 60 minutes. The final transcript is correct, and picture and sound remain synchronized. This pattern most strongly indicates:
Correct answer: A - A timing-rate mismatch causing progressive drift in transcript synchronization.
A delivery specification requires H.264 video and AAC audio in an MP4 container. The source MOV already contains compatible H.264 and AAC streams at the required resolution and frame rate. The client requests preservation of those encoded streams without another encoding pass. Which operation meets the specification?
Correct answer: B - Remux the existing video and audio into MP4 without re-encoding the streams.
At a deposition governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, counsel makes an ordinary objection to the form of a question. No privilege is asserted, no court-ordered limitation applies, and no suspension is requested to present a motion. The witness is ready to answer. How should the videographer handle the recording?
Correct answer: C - Continue recording; the testimony proceeds subject to the objection.
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