Chapter 4 of 21

Time control

How to set the speaking time, start it, stop it and correct it on the fly.

What it is for: Counting down the speaker’s time — with the option to add or subtract minutes during the talk, without stopping the clock.
Who can use it: Operator in the program; the same commands work from Stream Deck, a phone and Companion.
Where to find it: Timer tab → card below the preview.

1Setting the time

1 Hours, 2 minutes, 3 seconds — enter the values (the fields accept digits only).
4 Set Time — sets the time on the clock (or Enter in a field).
5 Adjustments +1 min, −1 min, +5 min, −5 min — also work while counting down.
6 Countdown format — HH:MM:SS, Automatic or MM:SS (e.g. 1 h 15 min as 01:15:00 or 75:00). Changes immediately on the speaker screen, the web page and NDI; the same setting is in Clock appearance.

Result: The new time appears immediately in the preview and on the speaker’s screen.

1 Start — starts the countdown; while running the same button is Pause (orange).
2 Reset — goes back to the set time and stops the clock.
Shortcuts: Ctrl+Space — start / pause, Ctrl+R — reset.

Result: The clock state is shown in the preview: LIVE while running, PAUSED after stopping.

1 After zero the clock keeps counting up — the time over the limit, in the overtime colour (red by default), blinking.
2 The preview shows OVERTIME.

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