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The Controls tab for the Text Timer modifier is used to set up the type of time display that is generated by this modifier.
This menu sets the mode the timer is working in. The choices are CountDown, Timer, and Clock. In Clock mode, the current system time will be displayed.
Defines which parts of the clock should be shown onscreen.
Sets the start time for the CountDown and Timer mode.
Starts the Counter or Timer. Toggles to Stop once the timer is running.
Resets the Counter and Timer to the values set by the sliders.
Time Code
The Time Code only works on Text+ nodes. It sets the Styled text to become a counter based on the current frame. This is quite useful for automating burn-ins for daily renderings.
It can be applied by right-clicking in the Styled Text field of a Text+ node and selecting Time Code.
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Time Code modifier Controls tab
Controls Tab
The Controls tab for the Time Code modifier is used to set up the time code display that is generated by this modifier.
Activate or deactivate these options to customize the time code display to show hours, minutes, seconds, frames, and fields, respectively. Activating frames will only give you a plain frame counter.