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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.
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
Double-arrow
. Then without releasing the mouse button, move the rectangle in the direction
you need. To rotate the effect rectangle, click the green circle
Green circle
with the left mouse button, the mouse cursor
will change into a round arrow -
Mouse cursor on a green circle
- 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:
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