Adding a timer to video

[juzz]

I'm looking for a way to add a running timer to a video file (probably down the bottom).. I've tried looking for a filter that does it in Adobe Premiere to no avail. Whats the best way to do this, ie. with another piece of freeware software etc.?

[FOO]

It's easy if it's not an MPEG already

send me a beer and I'll do an Avisynth script.

[juzz]

F00, you want me to send you a beer from Australia? Hmm, might not be feasible.

[FOO]

Sure, Just pour it in an envelope


I'll do one just for the hell of it.

Tell me what kind of video.
You want HH:MM:SS
or sub second resolution. HH.MM.SS.SS

Allow a couple of hours.

Meanwhile If you really want to do it you should get Avisynth installed

[Tommyknocker]

Xnote Stop Watch is shareware, man. I really like this program. You can run it on your desk top while Window Media Encoder records it.

[FOO]

Here's an Avisynth script for it.
You will have to look up the Subtitle function if you want to change
text size or color ot font

# Add time to a movie
CR = chr(13)
SP = " "

t = 0.0

avisource( "movie.avi" )

W = Width
H = Height
ftime = 1.0/Framerate

ScriptClip( last , " t = t + ftime " + CR + \
" s = time_str( t ) " + CR + \
" Subtitle( s , x = (W/2) , y = (H-20) ) " )

return( last )


# Returns a string representing "sec" seconds in HH:MM:SS.SSS format

Function time_str( float sec )
{
f = int( (Frac(sec) * 1000.0) + 0.5 )
t = int( sec )

ss = t % 60
t = t / 60
mm = t % 60
t = t / 60
hh = t

str = LeftStr( ( "0" + String( hh ) ) , 2 ) + ":" + \
LeftStr( ( "0" + String( mm ) ) , 2 ) + ":" + \
LeftStr( ( "0" + String(ss ) ) , 2 ) + "." + \
LeftStr( ( String(f) + "00" ) , 3 )

return( str )
}

[juzz]

Thanks alot for the script F00! I appreciate it..

Only problem is when I try to use it, I get the error:
"Script error: there is no function named "Chr"
(C:\Program....\Timer.avs, line 2)"

Any idea what the problem is?

[FOO]

Beats me. I have V 2.52
That's just to get a carriage return .

It's in the documentation , and mine works .

Maybe this site put some wierd formatting in it .
Open with notepad and see .

[Tommyknocker]

It does work on version 2.52. Did not workon my 2.00. Where in the docs did you find this?

[FOO]

I got a Folder full of HTML help files with 2.5

looks like I didn't notice the last part
"Chr(int): returns the ASCII character v2.5" <-

[juzz]

I'll try to find a copy of version 2.52 then, and will run the script with that.

[juzz]

Weird, I still get the exact same error with v2.52

[FOO]

But do you "really" have v252 in there. ? Did you remove the old one

try this to prove it

#
Version()
#

[djmattyb]

Tommyknocker, how do I record the stopwatch from my desktop? I am interested in learning how to do this. Is Windows Media Encoder the same as Windows Movie Maker? I couldn't find a way in Movie Maker to record the desktop.

--

Nevermind - I downloaded the Media Encoder and it works great for screen captures!

[Tommyknocker]

Windows Media Encoder is a different program, but it is freeware as well. I may make a guide for it as well, if the AviSynth (also one of favorite applications) solution does not pan out. There should also be a way to make a digital clock count for sporting events like basketball and football, in my opinion.