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April 10, 2015
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How do you make a countdown clock in Premiere Pro CC?

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How do you make a 60 second countdown (like sports scoreboard) in Premiere Pro CC?

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    Correct answer RoninEdits

    if you just need the numbers counting down, you can use a timecode effect on an adjustment layer or transparent video, set it to generate and set the time it should start counting backwards from. add a crop to remove any part of the timecode you dont want to see, such as the frames or hours, then nest the adjustment layer or transparent video and reverse the clip. How to use Timecode Effect in Adobe Premiere Pro and create a timebomb image - YouTube

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    Inspiring
    April 10, 2015

    if you just need the numbers counting down, you can use a timecode effect on an adjustment layer or transparent video, set it to generate and set the time it should start counting backwards from. add a crop to remove any part of the timecode you dont want to see, such as the frames or hours, then nest the adjustment layer or transparent video and reverse the clip. How to use Timecode Effect in Adobe Premiere Pro and create a timebomb image - YouTube

    Legend
    April 10, 2015

    After Effects is your friend - CreativeCOW

    Did this in 5 mins: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/45875183/Countdown%20Timer.aep.zip

    You have to delve into the expression if you want to change the number of digits for milliseconds or the start time etc, but the text size / font / drop-shadow etc all easy edits.

    Szalam
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    Community Expert
    April 10, 2015

    What do you mean "like sports scoreboard"? I've seen lots of different sports scoreboards. Also, this sounds more like something you would do in After Effects.