Clock - fast forward

May 12, 2021

I want to add a clock face to a video which shows a real time fire of 4 minutes clipped/speeded up, to show in 64 seconds.  Does anyone know how this can be done?

4 Replies
Maria Costa-Stienstra

Hi, Jo.

Thank you for reaching out!

I'm looking forward to what the talented members of our community will suggest for you, but in the meantime, I found a discussion that might be helpful: here

I am also attaching a sample file I created using variables on a layer. The video gets added to the base layer, and the digital timer is on the clock layer.

The timeline for the layer lasts half a second, and it moves two seconds at a time (four minutes will equal 60 seconds). 

Screen Recording 2021-05-12 at 01.55.41 PM

The logic is when the timeline ends:

  • A value of 2 is added to the seconds2 variable (until it's greater than 8, then it resets).
  • A value of 1 is added to the seconds variable (when seconds2 is greater than 8, until seconds is greater than 5, then it resets)
  • A value of 1 is added to the minutes variable (when seconds2 is greater than 8, seconds is greater than 5, until minutes reaches 4)
  • The timeline jumps back to the beginning once it ends. 
  • The timeline pauses when the variables are 4, 0, 0. 

Let me know if this helps!

Leslie McKerchie

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