Countdown

The Countdown effect adds a timepiece (that counts down a time interval) to your video. You can set the start and finish numbers, specify the position, choose the appropriate color and size.

In the Properties Area of the Video Effect window you can change the effect propertieschange the effect properties. The following properties of the Countdown effect are available: Time settings, Font settings, Brush settings, Shadow settings and Edge settings. Click the appropriate button to open the properties that you want to modify.

Time Settings

• Start Number - set the number from that the countdown starts
• Finish Number - set the number that will finish the countdown

Font Settings

• Font - select one of the available fonts from the dropdown list
• Size - set the font size
• Font Style - the following options are available here: bold, italic, underline, strike (bold is pressed by default)

Brush Settings

• Brush Type - select one of the available brush types from the dropdown list: solid, gradient, hatch and texture (to read more on them click herehere)
• Color - choose the color of numbers
• Alpha - set the color transparency

Shadow Settings

• Enable shadow - this box is checked by default, if you uncheck it no shadow will be added to the numbers

• Color - choose the color of the shadow
• Alpha - select the color transparency
• Offset X - set the shadow offset along the X-axis
• Offset Y - set the shadow offset along the Y-axis
• Blur - select a value for shadow blur

Edge Settings

• Enable edge - this box is checked by default, if you uncheck it no edge will be added to the numbers

• Color - choose the color of the edge
• Alpha - select the color transparency
• Distance - select a value for distance from the numbers to the edge

You can also move and rotate the effect rectangle. To move the countdown rectangle, direct the mouse cursor to it and the cursor will turn into the . Then without releasing the mouse button, move the rectangle in the direction you need. To rotate the effect rectangle, click the green circle with the left mouse button, the mouse cursor will change into a round arrow - - click the mouse button and, without releasing it, drag it to change the effect orientation.

In the figures below you can see the video picture before and after applying the Countdown effect:

Before applying the Countdown effect

After applying the Countdown effect