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After Effects Help!! Year Countdown which looks like a flip clock
hi friends,
i want to make a year countdown for my friends birthday. could you give me any hint how to start with. the numbers have to flip from 2007 to 1954. is there a methode to script this countdown? i added a picture so that you get an idee of what i am talking about.
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my advice is to use flash in case you don’t have a good reason to use ae. i don’t think there’s scripting possibilities in after effects because video formats cannot process scripts. i have simple javascript to countdown to selected date. it can simple be transformed into flash action script. let me now if you’re interested in it.
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If you’re on Mac, Live Type has a font called Flip Count that does exactly what you’re looking for. If not this isn’t too hard in AE. Create 10 Pre-comps, one of each number (0-9) on the card background.
Duplicate these 10 then use a mask or matte, so that you have a separate comp for the top half and bottom half of each number. Then use card wipe ( columns-1,rows-1, flip direction reversed) to flip from the top half of one number to the bottom half of the next number. Once you have a comp that counts up from 0 to 9 you have the building block fro the rest of your animation. -
so this would work for an airport departure and arrival sign?
only… it would require A LOT more precomps, correct? -
so this would work for an airport departure and arrival sign?
only… it would require A LOT more precomps, correct?
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