I'm looking to either find a video of a countdown of about 3 minutes or make one, I'd prefer that latter. I really don't know what to use to make one (I don't have AfterEffects, but I do have Final Cut Studio and CS3 Premium). Can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance.
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How to make a countdown video?
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well idk personally but I'm sure he already knows that he can make 180 slides, one for each second.
to the op, check out this youtube video, he used keynote and imovie.
Yea, not really the technique I was looking for, but I guess that would work. I was hoping to have milliseconds in the countdown too, like:
minutes:seconds:milliseconds
I was trying to use Flash to do it, but I can only make a countdown to dates. Plus, I don't know how to turn that into a .mov file.
here's an imovie plugin I found, it costs 5 bucks though...
http://www.imovieplugins.com/plugs/timer.html
http://www.imovieplugins.com/plugs/timer.html
In FCP, set the Timeline timecode to start at 0. Add a color matte or slug to the Timeline for the duration needed. Apply the Timecode Generator filter to the clip. Export as a self-contained movie. Import the resulting file, place it on the Timeline and hit Command j (speed) and click the reverse button.
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Thanks for the replies all, but I found something nice and easy and free that will work for me:
http://www.ymexchange.com/Free-Resources/February-25th-3-Generic-Countdown-Videos.html
http://www.ymexchange.com/Free-Resources/February-25th-3-Generic-Countdown-Videos.html