In this post, I am going to show you step by step on how to add a countdown timer to OBS Studio. Before we proceed, please kindly download OBS Studio before we move on.
1. Prerequisites
You should beforehand set up a background scene to add the timer into but if you have
not, consider purchasing one like this.
2. Countdown Timer Lua Script
The most important item that you will need is the countdown timer lua script which you
can either get it from your OBS Studio installed directory located in:
..\obs-studio\data\obs-plugins\frontend-tools\scripts
Or,
You can download it from here
3. Adding Scripts
~ Add a new Script from Scripts
~ Add and select the lua script from either:
..\obs-studio\data\obs-plugins\frontend-tools\scripts
Or,
Here.
~ Fill in the Fields:
Text Source: This serves as the ID for the text field to point to, give it a name for
example "countdown"
Final Text: The final text you want to show when the counter goes to 0. For example,
you can set it to 00:00 or you can set it to "Starting Soon"
~ Add a new Text Field:
Set what you required for the text's setting and click okay. It is highly recommended to
use Windows' default installed fonts as custom fonts might not worked properly.
~ Rescale text field and enjoy! That's it!
~ [Optional] Reset Timer
Should you need to manually reset the timer, simply go back the scripts menu and click
the Reset Timer button.
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