Grass Valley Xstudio Vertigo Suite v.4.10 - Manual (Page 222)

Xstudio User Manual 8-17
Working with control objects
Timer objects on the control canvas
Adding an Timer primitive to the control-side canvas allows you to create and display
a timer object that can be set up to count up or down to/from specific times.
When associated with the O N T IMER event, an update to the timer object can trigger an
action that might affect the scene’s content or playout behavior. See “On Timer” on page
10-7 for more information.
When a Timer object is selected on the canvas, the Properties Browser displays the
following properties:
Category Timer object properties
The following properties determine the identity and control of the Timer object:
Name , Visible , Locked
Click on the links or see “Control object properties” on page 15-2 for a description
of each of these properties.
Position The following properties allow you to set the location and dimensions of the Timer
object:
X , Y , Width , Height
Click on the links or see “Control object properties” on page 15-2 for a description
of each of these properties.
Timer The following properties allow you to set the Timer object’s display format, interval,
start and end times:
Format , Interval , StartTime , EndTime , Infinite , AutoStart
Click on the links or see “Control object properties” on page 15-2 for a description
of each of these properties.
Appearance The following properties allow you to specify the color and font style of the digits
displayed in the Timer object:
Forecolor , Font
Click on the links or see “Control object properties” on page 15-2 for a description
of each of these properties.