How can I insert a running time clock in VideoStudio?

stahlmangc · Post by **stahlmangc** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:20 pm

I want to add a realtime clock to my video ... following the timeline clock. Can I do this with VideoStudio? How?

Gray

GuyL · Post by **GuyL** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 6:31 pm

I don't think there is a built in function for this. The only thing I can think of would be an overlay of a clock counting (Flash maybe?).

TubaDad · Post by **TubaDad** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:10 pm

There is a video filter (VFT) called Timecode that will give you a clock or counter. It does not read the timing out of the video, but you can set it to start at any time you like. I used it for a frame counter and was very happy with it. Except for the fact that it added a lot of time to my rendering because it was rendering something new on every frame. Oh well. The problem is, I have no idea where I found it. I hope someone else will remember where to get it. It is called Timecode v1.3.

Don't know if that is exactly what you are looking for, but it sounds like it will do something close to what you are asking.

stahlmangc · Post by **stahlmangc** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:40 pm

Basically I want to add a clock feature to a video. I am creating a bicycle ride video, and I want to add the elapsed time (or it could be a countdown timer) of the ride. Being new at this I was creating a new title block for each 10 second block, but this seems so onerous. I thought there might be some way to import the timeline time into the actual scene.

If I need to import something else...someone mentioned a flash based timer/clock, how would that be done.

Gray

GuyL · Post by **GuyL** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:44 pm

You would have to create, find or buy a flash clock and insert it into the overlay - assuming you are using VS9. It wouldn't necessarily have to be flash based. It could be a video clip of a running timer.

bop · Post by **bop** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:54 pm

Have a look at this page, just make sure you match the frame rate to your video otherwise it wount be in sync
http://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/n ... tid=846757

Brian

TubaDad · Post by **TubaDad** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:26 am

Brian,

Thanks for posting that link, it will take him right to that filter. I have used the filter for a fun clip I did as a car odometer. It was actually very neat. Something overlooked by just about everyone who saw the DVD, but i knew it was there.

Gray, The timecode filter is very easy to use, and should do everything you need.

stahlmangc · Post by **stahlmangc** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:20 pm

THanks Y'all. Looks exactly like what I was looking for.
Gray

stahlmangc · Post by **stahlmangc** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:28 am

Rats, the link is dead. Anyone out there with a copy of the filter?
Gray

bop · Post by **bop** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:45 am

i down loaded it yesterday send me a "pm' with your email and i can send it,

it is only 400KB

Brian

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:37 am

Credit where credit is due, the original link was put on by Terry Stetler.
I tried to download the zip file but couldn't with Firefox or Internet Explorer.
I did manage to get a copy by pasting the link into "Getright". As mentioned above its only 400kb in size so I have placed a copy on my website for our fellow members to download. It works with Video Studio and also Media Studio.
http://www.steve-jones.pwp.blueyonder.c ... mecode.zip

Regards
Steve J

stahlmangc · Post by **stahlmangc** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:10 pm

Thanks to you Steve, Brian and the rest. This forum is soooo helpful.
Gray

stahlmangc · Post by **stahlmangc** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:33 pm

OK, I am a big newbie in this. Please give me a tutorial on how to apply this filter. I placed the file in the folder as suggested, but cannot find it in VS9 nor can I seem to figure out how to apply it.

Sorry for the idiocy.
Gray

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:04 pm

1. Open Video Studio
2. Drag a clip to the timeline
3. Click the drop down box below the Video Studio 9 logo
. Then select "Video Filter" A new one will be in the selection of thumbnails
. "Timecode"
4. Drag the "Timecode" thumbnail onto the clip on your timeline.
5. At top left of your screen the attribute option is now displayed.
. There is an option to "Customize Filter"
In addition to the obvious choices of font, colour etc, click on the preview screen the location you wish the timer to appear.

Regards

Steve J

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:57 pm

First you have to copy the file to your VideoStudio vft_plug folder (normally under Program Files/Ulead Systems/Ulead VideoStudio 9.0).
Then, in VS9, open your Video Filters library and it should be there. Now drag it onto a clip in your timeline. At first I could not get it to work correctly. It would appear on the clip, but as soon as I would "play" the clip the timecode would disappear, then reappear as soon as it stopped. I fixed that by checking "Distort clip" on the Attribute tab. Looks cool.