On May 20, 2013 6:32 PM, "Chris Zwar" <chris@chriszwar.com> wrote:

I used a slightly different approach a few years ago when I needed to make a 60 minute countdown.  The challenge I had was that each individual number was a complex, looping animation.

I ended up making looping precomps for each number - so I had 10 looping precomps (for each number 0 - 9).  I then sequenced these precomps so I had a single, 10 second pre comp that contained all numbers.  Then I could use this pre comp for each number in the main comp (6 times if you have a HH:MM:SS format) with a time-remapping expression to display the correct number.

I used an expression to drive the 6 precomps with a single overall time value, but you could easily set it up with manual keyframes and just copy / past them.

Probably sounds more complex that it really was, but I thought people might be interested in a solution for more complex situations where the numbers themselves have to animate and not just be created by the timecode plugin.

-Chris

-----Original Message-----
From: Lou Wirth [mailto:loutv@mindspring.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 08:54 AM
To: 'After Effects Mail List'
Subject: [AE] digital clock

Don't know why I am struggling with this.  I'm editing an eco-challenge video, client wants to put up a 24hr clock from time to time to let viewers know the duration of race.   I have scoured the AE lists and getting a few very dated tutorials but none really working.  Is there a modern, easy way to do HH:MM:SS  moving in realtime???

thanks

Lou
Lou Wirth Productions
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