• Adobe After Effects

  Running timecode / digital clock

  Posted by Naveen Mallikarjuna on January 2, 2008 at 8:07 pm

  Okay, I did some searches on this already, but didn’t what I was looking for. My apologies if it has been asked before.

  I’m trying to create a running timecode / digital clock effect. I’m working on a project where portions of the video are seen “through” a camcorder. So it looks like we’re looking through a viewfinder or LCD screen. That means there should be some running timecode going.

  I know about the “Timecode” effect, but it seems inadequate: you can’t change the font, and it creates a black box under the timecode, whereas I want the timecode to be overlayed on the video. Is there an easy expression to do this, where I some control of the timecode?

  Thanks,
  Naveen

  Liran Tabib replied 13 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Brendan Coots

  January 3, 2008 at 1:59 am

  Create a solid and add the effect Effects>Text>Numbers (I forget the exact name). There are settings in the effects controls to set what type of text, such as timecode. In the effects controls there is an “edit” link. When you click this you can change the text wording, font etc.
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  Naveen Mallikarjuna

  January 3, 2008 at 4:33 pm

  Wow, works great! Thanks a lot Brendan!
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  Liran Tabib

  March 30, 2013 at 11:24 am

  you can also try this custom digital clock tutorial
  https://vdodna.com/Videos/3-digital-clock/

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