• Adobe After Effects

  Numbers counting down

  Posted by Mark on May 30, 2005 at 6:46 pm

  HI,
  Trying to have a count down that goes from 20.00 down to 02.00

  Been playing around with the numbers effect but it seems to default back to + numbers once it reaches 05.00.

  So my question is, is it possible to do using the numbers effect or are there other plugins which offer greater control?

  Cheers
  M

  Yoondo replied 20 years, 11 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  Andrew Kramer

  May 31, 2005 at 12:52 am

  could you use the timecode print effect or whatever then pre-compose it and then reverse it.
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  Yoondo

  May 31, 2005 at 2:17 am

  Use the text>numbers and choose the format timecode, then keyframe 00:00 to 20:00.
  Select the keyframes and time reverse keyframes (right click on one of the keyframes)
  then go ahead and set the work area from 20:00 to 02:00.

  That should do it.
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  Mark

  May 31, 2005 at 11:24 am

  MMm I’ve been trying that but it doesnt work. When reversing the keyframes it screws up the timing (it starts at 00:00:12 and ends on 00:08:00)

  Real head scratcher this one.
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  Yoondo

  June 1, 2005 at 12:31 am

  Hit control+alt+R to reverse the layer itself (layer needs to be selected).
  Then set your work area to what you need. Try that for a size.

  Good luck

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