After Effects CC 2022: How To Create A Countdown Timer
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Description:
This tutorial will show you how to create a Countdown Timer (from 10 to 0) in Adobe After Effects CC 2022 using a text layer and a Slider Control. You will also learn how to remove the decimals and round down the number and center the numbers in the center of the Composition.
Keyboard Shortcuts:
Selection Tool (V)
Reveal Expressions (EE)
Expression with Round Numbers:
Math.round(effect(“Slider Control”)(“Slider”));
Background Elements in Tutorial:
How To Create Looping Texture Animations
Free Animated Textures:
Premium Beat
Font Used:
Londrina Shadow (450px)
Keyboard Shortcuts to Learn:
Precompose (Shift + Cmd/Ctrl + C)
Add Adjustment Layer (Opt/Alt + Cmd/Ctrl + Y)
Chapters:
00:05 Intro: About the Tutorial
00:15 Composition Settings
00:22 Add Text Layer
00:36 Align Panel: Center Text in Composition
00:45 Font: Londrina Shadow (450px)
00:53 Effects Rack: Add Slider Control
01:07 Add Slider Control To Text Layer
01:20 Layers Panel: Parent & Link Header
01:34 Source Text: Add Expression (Option/Alt + Click)
01:48 Pick-whip Source Text To Slider Control
02:08 Countdown Timer: How To Create
02:17 Slider Control: Click Stopwatch
03:00 Edit Expression: Round Numbers
03:26 Math.round(
04:02 Center Text (Paragraph Panel)
Software Used:
Adobe After Effects CC 2022 (Click To Try or Buy)
How To Create a Countdown Timer in Adobe After Effects CC 2022:
- Create New Composition (1920 x 1080, 10 seconds)
- Add Text (Londrina Solid, 450px)
- Go to Align Panel and center the text
- Go to ‘Effects & Presets’
- Search for ‘Slider Control’
- Click and drag on the Text Layer
- Twirl open the Text Layer
- Twirl open ‘Text’
- Right-Click on Layer Panel Header and check ‘Parent & Link’
- Press Option or Alt Key and click on stopwatch next to Source Text
- Locate pick-whip and drag it to ‘Slider Control’ in the Effect Controls panel
- Change the Value of Slider to 10
- Drag Playhead to the beginning of the Timeline
- Click on the stopwatch for Slider Control
- Drag playhead to the end of the timeline
- Change the Slider Control value to 0
- Press Spacebar to Preview
- The countdown should be working but with decimals
How To Remove Decimals & Round Down Countdown Timer:
- Select Text Layer
- Tap ‘EE’ to reveal expressions
- Click in the expression editor on Timeline
- Move the cursor to the beginning of the expression
- Type Math.round(
- Add closing parentheses and semi-colon at the end of the expression
- The expression should look like this:
Math.round(effect(“Slider Control”)(“Slider”));
How To Center Numbers in Countdown Timer:
- Select Text Layer
- Go to Paragraph Panel (Windows…Paragraph)
- Click on ’Center Text’
- Go to Align Panel and align to center
- Press Spacebar to Preview
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