How to make slider timecode?

[Brentonstumpf]

I am trying to make a preset to use a slider to add a timecode for a broadcast slate to show Total Run Time. I am trying to make this an essential graphic so the editors can place the numbers in and the program will add the semicolons but I have not created a slider like this before.

[Dave_LaRonde]

Who says you need a slider?  Look at the numbers effect.  Make an alpha-channel file of the numbers.

[Mylenium]

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[Omar.Fathy · Accepted solution]

If you need to make a slider bar :

1- draw a rectangle or import an footage for it and make the anchor pivot (point) in the first of it.

2- go to the SCALE of the layer and remove the Constrain from the W&H.

3- Alt+Click the time vary stop watch to show the expression field and replace the code with this code to make the slider scale over the comp time. ( Replace the (30) with your comp duration 😞

w=(time/30)*100;

h=100;

[w,h];

Note: Replace 30 with your comp duration.
and if you need to have a number time code you can use the time code effect on a solid layer.