Timecode burn-in BG color

[Rob Ainscough]

Not that I’m aware off … but there are 3rd party tools that can do this.

I must admit, I’m still baffle that folks are still using Adobe products after they basically tell you all your content can be used by Adobe for whatever means they want including making money from your work.

[Ivan Eldredge]

Hello Raconteur! To replicate the iPhone’s time counter with a red background and white timecode in Premiere Pro, follow these steps:

Create a Red Matte:

Go to File > New > Color Matte.

In the color picker, select a red color similar to the iPhone’s recording indicator.

Click OK and name it appropriately (e.g., “Red Timecode Background”).

Drag the red matte onto the timeline, placing it over your video track.

Add the Timecode Effect:

In the Effects panel, search for “Timecode.”

Drag the Timecode effect onto the red matte you just created.

This will overlay the timecode onto the red background.

Reduce the Timecode Background Opacity:

Select the red matte with the timecode effect on your timeline.

Go to the Effect Controls panel.

In the Timecode settings, reduce the Opacity (under “Timecode”) to 0. This removes the default black background of the timecode, leaving only the white time digits visible on the red matte.

Mask the Red Background Around the Timecode:

Select the red matte layer in the timeline.

In the Effect Controls panel, go to the Opacity section.

Select the Rectangle Mask tool to draw a rectangle around the timecode, creating a clean, iPhone-like box around the digits.

Adjust the mask size and position to fit perfectly around the timecode digits, making sure it aligns neatly.

Final Touches:

Adjust the position, size, and font of the timecode if necessary in the Effect Controls to match the look you’re aiming for.

Once done, your timecode should appear over a clean red rectangle, closely mimicking the iPhone time counter look.

Let me know if you have any additional questions or need further assistance. Thanks, and good luck!

Ivan Eldredge G.

[Christopher Burns]

Thanks, Ivan. This helped immensely!

[Mads Nybo jørgensen]

Hey Christopher,

Don’t know if this is relelvant, but you can add Timecode Overlay to the video that you are exporting in the PPro Media Encoder (internal or external).

Use Timecode Overlay to add a timecode counter to your exported video under the heading “Effects settings”.

The following options are available:

• Position – Sets the relative position of the timecode within the output frame. For example, Center, Top Left, Bottom Right.

• Offset (X,Y) – Specifies the horizontal and vertical offsets (in pixels) of the timecode within the output frame.
  

• Size – Adjusts the size of the timecode display.
  

• Time Source – Specifies how timecode is generated.

  • Media File – Reads Timecode from the source media. If the source media is not detected, timecode overlay starts at zero and matches the source’s frame rate.

    • Offset in Frames – Specifies the
      number of frames by which the timecode overlay is offset from the
      source’s timecode. You can enter positive or negative values for the
      offset.

  • Generate Timecode – Generates custom timecode for the overlay.

    • Format – Select the timecode format in frames per second. For example, 25-fps Timecode.
    • Starts at – Sets a starting value for the timecode.

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/media-encoder/using/export-settings-reference.html

Hope that this helps.

Atb
Mads

PS: This is a repost, as the spam filter caught it last night.

[Christopher Burns]

Tak, Mads.

I have the burn-in just fine, but was trying to change the background color from gray to red. I think, at some point in the past, there were controls to do that, but more recent versions of PP seem to have dropped it.

I did it with a color matte.