# Is there a Matchbox that can create a countdown?

**URL:** <https://forum.logik.tv/t/is-there-a-matchbox-that-can-create-a-countdown/8500>\
**Category:** Flame Questions\
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**Created:** [June 1, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/is-there-a-matchbox-that-can-create-a-countdown/8500 "2023-06-01T16:34:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wardner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@Wardner](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Wardner)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/is-there-a-matchbox-that-can-create-a-countdown/8500/1 "2023-06-01T16:34:58Z")

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I have already created in After effects- but I am wondering if there is a Matchbox in Flame that will just create a countdown? From 2:00 to 0:00.

Thanks

Mike

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**Author:** ![Sean1985](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@Sean1985](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Sean1985)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/is-there-a-matchbox-that-can-create-a-countdown/8500/2 "2023-06-01T16:54:46Z")

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There is the md\_timer matchbox by Mark Doney ( flamemark shaders). He sadly passed away in 2019 and so i so not know if you can buy the shaders anymore. Also the shader was limited in fonts. I actually talked to Mark about this shader at ibc a year before and he said he had to load in each font character as an image for it to work ( if i understood him correctly) and he told me if i needed it to work with any other font he would gladly make that happen. Awesome guy!!!

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**Author:** ![Ryland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba8739/32.png) [@Ryland](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Ryland)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/is-there-a-matchbox-that-can-create-a-countdown/8500/3 "2023-06-01T17:09:29Z")

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Create a 2 minute sequence of black. Add burn-in metadata and use duration or record timecode to create a countdown. Bake it out, timewarp it backwards, and mask off the parts you don’t want, like the frame count. Also allows you to change the font.

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**Author:** ![Wardner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@Wardner](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Wardner)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/is-there-a-matchbox-that-can-create-a-countdown/8500/4 "2023-06-01T17:11:58Z")

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cool. I also found a way of doing it in Action using Preset Text-- will require some editing but it works and you can change font.

Thanks for the input