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#Fcpx countdown plugin generator#

NOTE: When Start is larger than End, the Counting generator counts down.

I prefer to select a Monospace font, rather than have FCP create one.

Unless you want fractions of a second, set Decimals to 0.

Uncheck Thousands Separator (I forgot to do that in this screen shot).

Set Format to Number (this is the default setting).

Set Font to Lucida Sans Typewriter (or any other mono-space font).

In the Inspector, make the following changes: Make sure the Counting clip is still selected, open the Inspector ( Command+4), and click the Generator text button at the top. Because we want to create a one minute countdown, we need to create a one-minute clip. NOTE: The speed of the countdown is based on the duration of the clip. This sets the duration of the Counting clip to one minute. This switches the Timecode display in the Toolbar to Duration mode. Select the Counting clip in the Timeline and type Control+D. Open the Generators Browser and drag the Counting generator into the Timeline. NOTE: Creating the Compound clip in the Event Browser allows us to reuse this in multiple projects.ĭouble-click the Compound clip to load it into the Timeline. ( File > New Compound Clip, or type Option+G) Select the Event Browser and create a new Compound Clip. However, you can do this in any existing Event or Project. NOTE: For this tutorial, I created a new Event with nothing in it because it makes explaining this process easier. We will build a compound clip, with a duration of one minute, that we can replicate as many times as we need minutes to count down. But doing this in FCP X saves a few steps.

NOTE: You could use this same technique in Motion 5. This isn’t for the faint of heart, but it works.

#Fcpx countdown plugin how to#

So, here’s how to create one manually in Final Cut Pro X.

#Fcpx countdown plugin windows#

Whoa! Frightening… I was taken to any number of web sites promising a countdown clock for Final Cut Pro X – except they all required the Windows operating system.

I went to the web to see if there was a countdown clock I could download. And the Timecode generator in Motion seems totally flakey I could not get it work the same way twice and never accurately. Numbers is identical to the Generator in FCP X. I then turned to Motion, which also has two generators: Numbers and Timecode. And, worse, it mimics the timecode of the Timeline. It doesn’t allow you to set a starting or ending time. NOTE: The Numbers generator works fine for general counting, provided you need to count down from a number smaller than 60 and it doesn’t need to look like a clock.įCP also has a timecode generator, but it won’t count down and it requires displaying either frames or fractions of a second. Except it isn’t.įinal Cut has a neat numbers generator, but for some strange reason, it doesn’t create a digital clock nor, even, emulate a timecode display. Rolling Credits II & III $25.Earlier this week, I got an email asking how to create a countdown clock in Final Cut Pro X.You can stay up to date by following Sight-Creations on Twitter. I’ve added a special device that will make the timing the same no matter what length you make the generator however, making it longer will cause the countdown to restart every 10 seconds and 21 frames (… details… 😛 ) This means the overall behavior of this generator is slightly different than the original, so you might want to keep both if you like stretching out or speeding up the timing. Upon request, I’ve added the ability to set the starting number of the countdown from any number between 10 down to and including 1. Stretching the timing of the generator will cause the countdown to restart every 10 seconds (roughly - this isn’t a “precision” effect! The exact length of the generator as designed is 10 seconds, 21 frames.) A project loop marker has been added, which means that this generator can be cut down to size without affecting the speed of the countdown.You only need to be concerned with the whole number value to the left of the decimal point (there is no way to control how FCPX displays slider values.) No matter which starting value you use, the generator becomes transparent when the value of 0 is reached on the clock (you never see the zero.) Internally, the slider parameter values are “stepped”. Possible values are 10 down to 1 on a slider control. A Countdown Start parameter has been added to the top of the parameter list in the inspector (everything else remains the same).The Number countdown timing mechanism has been re-engineered in order to be able to set a starting value.