Adobe After Effects - Manual (Page 555)

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Type
Number
Number [Leading Zeros]
Timecode [30], Timecode [25], and Timecode [24]
Time
Numerical Date, Short Date, and Long Date
Note:
Hexadecimal
Random Values
Value/Offset/Random Max
Decimal Places
Current Time/Date
Position
Numbers effect
Timecode effect
Numbers effect
The Numbers effect generates random or sequential numbers in different formats, such as decimal number, dates, and timecode—even the
current date and time (at render time). You can use the Numbers effect to create counters of various kinds. The maximum offset for sequential
numbers is 30,000.
This effect works with 8-bpc color.
The following options and values are available in the Font Style dialog box: Font, Style, Direction, and Alignment. To open this dialog box again,
click Options at the top of the entry for the effect in the Effect Controls panel.
The numbering system:
Decimal numbers.
Decimal numbers with five digits to the left of the decimal point.
Standard non-drop-frame timecode formats (XX:XX:XX:XX) using the stated frame
rate. The timecode types use the current time of the layer as the base.
Hours and minutes. If you also select Current Time/Date, the Value/Offset/Random Max value is ignored. If you select Random, the
time is bounded by 0 (12:00 AM) and the slider value.
If you don’t also select Current Time/Date, the Value/Offset/Random Max is the number of
days since January 1, 1995 (0 on the slider corresponds to January 1, 1995). If you do select Current Time/Date, Value/Offset/Random
Max is the number of days since the current date (0 on the slider corresponds to the current date). If you select Random, the date is
bounded by 0 (either the current date or January 1, 1995) and the slider value.
Leap years are considered.
Base-16 numbers (digits from 0 to F). Hexadecimal numbers increment by 0x1 for every 0.0000125 that the
Value/Offset/Random Max value increases, and increments by 0x10000 for every 1.0 that the Value/Offset/Random Max value increases. If
you select Random, the number is bounded by 0 and the Value/Offset/Random Max value.
Random values limited by the Value/Offset/Random Max value. If Value/Offset/Random Max is 0, values are random across
their maximum possible range.
Varies based on the chosen type and whether Random Values is selected.
Specifies the number of places to the right of the decimal point.
Select for time and date numbers to be based on the current time and date.
The position of the numbers on the layer.
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