Timer
kdenlive-show-video Timer
Status :
Maintained
Keyframes :
Yes
Source library :
MLT
Source filter :
timer
Available :
linux appimage windows apple
On Master only :
No
Known bugs :
No
Color depth :
8bit
Tutorial :
Yes view-presentation
Description
This effect/filter overlays a timer onto the video. The timer can count up or down.
Parameters
| Parameter | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Font Family / Style / Size / Weight | Selection / Integer | Select the font and its attributes for the text. Font Weight seems to behave differently depending on the selected font family. |
| Outline Width | Integer | Set the width of the outline in pixels to 0, 1, 2 or 3 |
| Padding | Integer | The number of pixels to pad the background rectangle beyond the edges of text |
| Horizontal / Vertical Alignment | Selection | Set the horizontal and vertical alignment within the geometry rectangle |
| Format | Selection | The time format of the timer text |
| Start | Slider | The time that the timer will start counting up or down. The text will be frozen at 00:00:00.000 from the start of the filter until the start time has elapsed. |
| Duration | Slider | The maximum elapsed duration of the timer after the start time has elapsed. The text will be frozen at the duration time after the duration has elapsed. |
| Offset | Slider | An offset to be added to the timer value. When the direction is “down”, the timer will count down to “offset” instead of 00:00:00.000. When the direction is up, the timer will count up starting from “offset”. |
| Direction | Selection | Whether the counter should count up from 00:00:00.000 or down from the duration time. |
| X / Y / W / H / Size / Opacity | Integer / Percent | X and Y coordinates, Width and Height, Size and Opacity of the overlay rectangle. You can use these parameters to fine tune the position, size and opacity of the overlay. |
| Foreground / Background / Outline Color | Picker | Specify the colors for the text (foreground), the background rectangle defined by Padding and the outline color (if Outline Width is greater than 0). |
The following selection items are available:
Horizontal Alignment Vertical Alignment
| Horizontal | Vertical |
|---|---|
| Left | Top |
| Center | Middle |
| Right | Bottom |
Direction
| Up | Timer counts up |
|---|---|
| Down | Timer counts down |
Format
| HH:MM:SS | hours:minutes:seconds |
|---|---|
| HH:MM:SS.S | hours:minutes:seconds.1/10th |
| MM:SS | minutes:seconds |
| MM:SS.SS | minutes:seconds.1/100th |
| MM:SS.SSS | minutes:seconds.1/1000th (milliseconds) |
| SS | seconds |
| SS.S | seconds.1/10th |
| SS.SS | seconds.1/100th |
| SS.SSS | seconds.1/1000th (milliseconds) |
Hint In order to use a semi-transparent background color, click on the color panel, click on + and use the horizontal slider to change the transparency. *[RGB]: Red, Green, Blue *[VFX]: Visual Effects *[feathering]: Smoothing or blurring the edges of a feature *[LFO]: Low-Frequency Oscillation *[dB]: decibels *[LUFS]: Loudness Units Full Scale *[AI]: Artificial Intelligence *[LLM]: Large Language Model *[HSV]: Hue, Saturation, Value *[SOP/Sat]: S(lope), O(ffset), P(ower) / SATuration *[CDL]: Color Decision List *[HSL]: Hue, Saturation, Lightness - Using HSL color space is useful for subtle color changes *[px]: pixel