Hi Bobby -

At PDtoots we made some timers after subscribers requested them. They are available in 360p & 720p ranging from 1 minute to 20 minutes.

They are white text on black background, so chroma keying out the background works quite well. Cropping is easy in any case.

Speedometer? Are you looking for a traditional one with a circular face or something more digital & funky? I don't have any on tap, but it wouldn't be too hard to do.

Send me a PM if you're interested.

Cheers - Tony
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Bobby -

Sppedometer - If you're happy to chroma key out the black background, this might work for you http://youtu.be/neEqSfQccf8

You can download it in 1080p.

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Here is one picture that is in the video I am currently making. Something along these lines is what I would be looking for a speedometer.

Hi Bobby -

The perspective style speedo with the flames spewing out would be a bit of a challenge! Doable, but challenging to get it to look good.
- the meter/markers section could be a simple graphic overlay (example & in situ image attached)
- the moving needle would need to be done as an animation
- the flames could be added with a particle effect

... or you could aim at something less adventurous & save yourself a day's work!

Thanks for your PM about applying chroma key to time codes & meters. This little tutorial shows the basics... http://youtu.be/-juX124DIDc

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How would you go about making the actual needle as an animation?

How long do you have?

Bobby - on a straight on dial (circle) it's reasonably straightforward, because the size & shape of the needle can stay the same.

With the perspective dial you're after, it's a fair bit more complex because the needle will change length, thickness & direction.

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What would the easiest way to do this be then? I guess it doesn't have to be extremely complex, it can be a simple speedometer.

Bobby -

I didn't mean to be unhelpful back there... it's just that it's a complex question... & that fiery speedo you were after made it more so!

1. The simplest way to do it is to overlay a video clip of a speedo (like in that little tutorial)... you could extend the duration by copying & pasting different sections.

2. Another reasonably simple way would be to use a horizontal bar moving over a numbered grid... imagine this sort of thing (made for a yoga instructor!) with numbers & moving faster & more erratically http://youtu.be/iR5Lui70-So - that was done with a series of colour boards

3. Another possibility is to convert an animated gif (of a speedo) to video format so you can use it in PD... again, copy & paste to extend duration

4. You can also take an animated gif and split it into individual frames - then the frames (multiplied & re-ordered) can be laid over the video (getting trickier to do) Examples of how to do that can be seen in this toot... http://youtu.be/GQvhfhN3IPs?t=4m48s

N.B. 1-4 above would all give you a face-on view of the speedo. Each of them could have particle effects applied to add a little zap.

5. Achieving what you originally wanted would be quite complex & you might need a graphic design course under your belt to conquer it.

Me? I'd rather do something simpler that does the job. Maybe that's an age thing!

Cheers - Tony
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Bobby -

To give you a bit of an idea, I just made a short (10 seconds) example of option4 (above) by:
1. Grabbing an animated gif of a speedo
2. Splitting it into separate frames
3. Importing the frames into PD
4. Mixing & matching on the timeline to make the needle wobble about - with a fair bit of copying & pasting
- the frames range in duration from 00:00:00:02 to 00:00:00:15

The timeline looks like this



Produced file is attached - just ignore the fact that the speedo has a Ferrari logo & the SFX is a Harley!

I made none of it. All I did was cut up and re-assemble someone's graphics... & that took a solid half an hour. That's why I'd go for option 1.

Cheers - Tony

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Appreciate all the help!!