[Lou Borella]

Dan
I also can’t figure out how to get the text layer to countdown from 5000 to 1!!!
I guess I have to add an animator to the Text layer’s “character value” parameter.
Then add an expression that will only use numbers that will countdown from 5000 to 1.
Then add a slider control and pickwhip the slider to the “character value” parameter
Then keyframe the slider with my stop points.

does that sound right?
do you have an expression for the initial countdown?

Why does my numbers plugin solution seem easier?

I’m lost …
Lou …

[Lou Borella]

Dan,
Before I try your suggestion here is what I have so far.

I actually have the countdown working from 5000 to 1 with the stops I need using the numbers plug-in and adding keyframes to the “value” parameter.
Is there an expression I can add to that parameter that will keep the values counting down in increments of 10?

Lou

[Lou Borella]

Shane
I have 2 of these monitors and I love them. I’ve had them for over a year now.
I have my G5 quad connected to the DVI inputs and a PC connected to the RGB inputs. I also have the composite (super) output of my Beta deck connected to the composite input of one of the monitors for confidence reasons during the output to tape.
The price on these monitors was great over a year ago so I’m sure you are getting a good deal.
I’m sure all the monitor manufactures are gearing up to start including display ports or HDMI on their monitors so the prices on the existing inventory is probably really good. Unless you are holding out for a monitor with a display port then I would say go for it …

Lou …

[Lou Borella]

matt,
You might be the wrong person to ask but it looks like the only choice I have for an upgrade is the Radeon x1900.

Any Idea if there are any others that will work on a G5 Quad?

Thanks
Lou ….

[Lou Borella]

Will I see a difference if I use the OpenGL renderer?
the GeForce card is over 2 years old now. I don’t know how much Invigorator relies on the card performance as it does on processor speed.

I’m not really complaining about the speed either. But its a fairly cheap upgrade and I’m wondering if it will add anything to AE and/or Invigorator.

Motion and Aperture will see some gains that will justify the cost. I’m just trying to gauge my expectations.

[Lou Borella]

If I do go thru the cut-&-paste process of moving all the markers, will DVD studio recognize them as the same markers that already exist? Will all my stories have the correct marker positions?