Time Display

Time Display

Multiple Copies – You can have several Time Widgets in a Layout.

The Time-code Widget displays, and can set, the current media time.

You can have multiple copies of this widget. If you need to see the time-code in different formats then having two or more copies can be useful.

To add additional instances of the Widget → Right Click Existing Time-code widget → Settings → Press on the plus Icon. image
This will add a new instance of the timecode widget in the current Layout.

Context Menu

Right click in the Time-code Widget to show the context menu:

  • Widget Help – Open a new tab with the help section for this widget
  • Settings – Open the settings dialog for this widget

Hotkeys

  • Alt+ S – Jump focus to the seconds field of the timecode display.
  • Up and down arrow keys will change the value, the video will track the change.
    • Hint: This is a good way to move through the video, especially if you know the rough timecode you want.
  • Left and Right arrow keys will move between sections
  • Typing digits will enter the time in the current section
  • Tab to step between sections
  • Esc to remove highlight

For time-code editing hotkeys see the time-code section of the Hotkeys page.

Mouse Actions:

Click in the timecode display to highlight one of the sections (hours, minutes, seconds or frames)

  • Hover the mouse pointer over the section and use the scroll wheel to adjust the time, the video will track the change.
    • Hint: This is a good way to move through the video, especially if you know the rough timecode you want.

For time-code editing mouse actions see the time-code section of the Hotkeys page.

Right Click in widget area – Open widget specific context menu.

Alt+ Right click in widget area – Open widget specific Settings dialogue.

Widget Settings

Time Format:- Sets the display format for this Widget.

  • HMSF – Hours Minutes Seconds Frames.
  • HMST – Hours Minutes Seconds Thousandths.
  • ST – Seconds and Thousandths.
  • F – Frames

Frame Rate- Default sets the frame rate to be displayed as detected from the media file. Other options override the default, for this Time Widget only.

Use Video Start Time- If On then the start time-code in the media file is used as the time for the first frame, otherwise a start time of 00:00:00:00 is used.

Video Overlay Settings

Overlay TC – enables and sets the position of a timecode overlay displayed in the Video Widget.

Overlay TC Position – Select Left, Right or Central.

Overlay TC Background – Select the level of transparency for the timecode background.

Overlay Font Size - Sets how large the timecode overlay digits are.

Hide this Widget – Disable the Timecode widget in the current Layout. If Hidden any Video overlay timecode will still be shown.