Grass Valley Xstudio Vertigo Suite v.4.10 User Manual
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Xstudio User Manual
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Working with scene objects
Creating simple clocks and timers using Text2D scene elements
Simple clocks and timers can be created by using a Text2D scene object to represent time.
The following types of clocks and timers are possible:
•
Clock: Displays the current system time in 12 or 24 hour time format. Optionally, you
can display AM/PM and/or assign a relative offset to the displayed time.
•
Count up timer: Counts time up, like a stopwatch.
•
Count down timer: Counts time down, like a microwave.
•
Count down to target time: Counts time down by displaying the time remaining from
the current time until the specified target time.
N
OTE
When using the Text2D object for a clock or timer, the Text2D object cannot contain any other
text. In other words, the Text2D object must be completely dedicated to displaying time.
To create a clock or timer:
1.
Add a Text2D object to the template’s scene.
2.
Select the Text2D object and open the Properties Browser.
The properties for Text2D object features a T
IME
property category, which enables text
elements to represent time.
3.
Select from the T
YPE
property’s drop-down list the type of time element to be displayed.
• N
ONE
• C
LOCK
• C
OUNT
U
P
T
IMER
• C
OUNT
D
OWN
T
IMER
• C
OUNT
D
OWN
T
IMER
T
O
T
ARGET
T
IME
4.
Depending on the T
YPE
property’s setting, additional properties are displayed in the T
IME
properties category. The following table describes each of the T
YPE
property’s options:
Clock
When
CLOCK
is selected, the following properties are exposed:
•
F
ORMAT
: Determines how the clock’s time will be displayed (e.g. hh:mm:ss).
Selecting the Format property exposes the
button to open the T
IME
F
ORMAT
dialog box. You can select whether hours, minutes, and/or seconds
should be displayed, if the clock should be 12 or 24 hour, and/or if leading
zeroes should be displayed.
•
M
ARKER
- Determines whether or not an AM/PM marker is displayed and in
what format. Select from the following options: None, am/pm, AM/PM.
•
O
FFSET
- Determines if an offset is added to the clock’s time. Selecting the
Offset property displays the
button to open the T
IME
O
FFSET
dialog box.
Use the up/down arrows to set the offset value for hour, minute, and/or
second relative to the current system time. Values can be positive or
negative.