

The Timeline panel's upper-left corner, as well as the bottoms of the Layer, Composition, and Footage panels, all indicate the current time. Step1 Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the time display to cycle through Timecode Base or Frames/Feet + Frames (depending on whether the "Use Feet + Frames" option is checked in the Project Settings). Here is a quick video that demonstrates how simple it is to set up a countdown timer in this manner:

The timer layout will be immediately created when the plugin is added to a New Solid use the same steps as before to convert it to a countdown timer. To make a countdown timer, you can use the Timecode plugin rather than the "timeToCurrentFormat()" statement. Right-click the composition and choose Time > Time Reverse Layer to change its pace. Everything should be pre-composed, and the composition's tempo should be reversed to make it count down. You must set your composition frame rate to 60 frames per second in order to make it appear to be a real digital countdown timer.Ĥ. Place the expression “timeToCurrentFormat” within the expression box (). Alt + Click (on a PC) or Option + Click (on a Mac) on the stopwatch in the Source Text to display text options.ģ. Make a mask around the entire area you intend to use in order to quickly remove undesired information.Ģ. It's possible that you only want to show the minutes and seconds.
