Timer¶
Description
This effect/filter overlays a timer onto the video. The timer can count up or down.
Parameters
Parameter |
Value |
Description |
|---|---|---|
Font Family / Style / Size / Weight |
Selection / Integer |
Select the font and its attributes for the text. Font Weight seems to behave differently depending on the selected font family. |
Outline Width |
Integer |
Set the width of the outline in pixels to 0, 1, 2 or 3 |
Padding |
Integer |
The number of pixels to pad the background rectangle beyond the edges of text |
Horizontal / Vertical Alignment |
Selection |
Set the horizontal and vertical alignment within the geometry rectangle |
Format |
Selection |
The time format of the timer text |
Start |
Slider |
The time that the timer will start counting up or down. The text will be frozen at 00:00:00.000 from the start of the filter until the start time has elapsed. |
Duration |
Slider |
The maximum elapsed duration of the timer after the start time has elapsed. The text will be frozen at the duration time after the duration has elapsed. |
Offset |
Slider |
An offset to be added to the timer value. When the direction is “down”, the timer will count down to “offset” instead of 00:00:00.000. When the direction is up, the timer will count up starting from “offset”. |
Direction |
Selection |
Whether the counter should count up from 00:00:00.000 or down from the duration time. |
X / Y / W / H / Size / Opacity |
Integer / Percent |
X and Y coordinates, Width and Height, Size and Opacity of the overlay rectangle. You can use these parameters to fine tune the position, size and opacity of the overlay. |
Foreground / Background / Outline Color |
Picker |
Specify the colors for the text (foreground), the background rectangle defined by Padding and the outline color (if Outline Width is greater than 0). |
The following selection items are available:
Horizontal Alignment Vertical Alignment
Horizontal |
Vertical |
|---|---|
Left |
Top |
Center |
Middle |
Right |
Bottom |
Direction
Up |
Timer counts up |
Down |
Timer counts down |
Format
HH:MM:SS |
hours:minutes:seconds |
HH:MM:SS.S |
hours:minutes:seconds.1/10th |
MM:SS |
minutes:seconds |
MM:SS.SS |
minutes:seconds.1/100th |
MM:SS.SSS |
minutes:seconds.1/1000th (milliseconds) |
SS |
seconds |
SS.S |
seconds.1/10th |
SS.SS |
seconds.1/100th |
SS.SSS |
seconds.1/1000th (milliseconds) |
Hint
In order to use a semi-transparent background color, click on the color panel, click on + and use the horizontal slider to change the transparency.