Countdown In Style with Clockworks – Custom Effect

Nov 25th in Motion Graphics by Jorrit Schulte

If you need a great video intro and have less then 24 hours to deliver, then you're in luck! We're going to be looking at Jorrit's Clockworks Custom Effect and working through how to make your own intense show opener using it. You can hang up with CTU, everything you need can be found below!

Author: Jorrit Schulte

Jorrit is young guy that is interested in VFX & motion Graphics, and loves messing around in After Effects, 3Ds Max and such. he is also active on aenhancers.com creating awesome presets for free. Follow Jorrit on twitter.

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IANH - BR November 25th

interesting, really cool.
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Justyn Moro November 25th

Thanks!
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Peter B. November 25th

nice & helpful, please update the sound layer, quality is horrible..
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Fred November 25th

un peu naze…
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bruno November 25th

mouais… bof bof…
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Topher Welsh November 25th

LOVE THIS! seriously awesome dude… helps out so much…
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Ahmad November 25th

i like it
thanks
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Ivanex November 25th

excelente look
el contador interesante
thanks…
gracias….
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Rodney November 26th

LOL @ je engels. Je hoort zo erg dat je Nederlander bent, niet aan te horen
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1. Stephan December 31st
  
  Inderdaad! HAHA maar toch wel oke!
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Jonas Hummelstrand November 26th

Nice look, but I’d make the digits mono-spaced; it looks like the LED’s are changing position which is a tell-tale sign it’s faked.
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1. jD November 27th
  
  Interesting comment. But I don’t quite understand what you mean. Could you please explain a bit more on making the digits mono-spaced and how to fix the LED’s from changing position.
  Cheers.
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Best PS Tutorials TR November 26th

Good tut, thanks for the thanks.
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Charley November 28th

Nice tutorial..thanks.
Was just a little hard to follow your voice.
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kayo November 29th

math.floor(time) Expression will not work? what am i doing wrong?
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1. Jorrit Schulte November 30th
  
  Math.floor(time)
  Capital M ; )
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carlitos November 30th

hello guys from tutsplus.com
why no stream videos from youtube? i think it will be faster , i mean at least the previews….
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floris December 1st

gatverdamme gast, wat is je engels slecht, maar niet veel beter dan mijn engels. goeie preset! ga zo door!!!
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Treisprazece December 2nd

interesting for expressions but i would doit like this:
New solid / numbers effect/ Type – Time or date , what you whant, 4 keyframes to animate offset and finish.
If you whant 20s make a 20s composition
In real life time=money
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Y.L.Chaithanya December 4th

Nice Use of Expressions.
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Sarita December 5th

Sorry guys… how can I use Twitch plug in??
It not a custum effect isn’t it??
please help really like it!!
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Me December 7th

very ‘very’ basic. Maybe this site should rename itself ‘After Effects for Dummies’!
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mariano December 15th

Hola estaba buscando para hacer un marcador de tantos como en los de ballon cesto si alguine puede guiarme se lo agradeceria
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Dipset December 29th

YOU CAN TYPE ENYTHING!!!!!!!!!
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