@ asnplus

Awesome!
Can you describe and share a link or image of what/how you've done it?


Ice

Once you set your inital penalty, if an additional penalty pops up for that team, you go back into the Title Editor, to Countdown Settings, type in the new time (current time plus added penalty), hit enter to lock it in, hit OK, then hit the Stop button to reset the timer on the main input.

Now for the magic touch. Set the penalty clock shortcuts to PauseCountdown. Set your main timer to PauseCountdown as well, but then go into the Advanced tab on that shortcut to link the two penalty shortcuts. You do that by adding the keys used to start the penalty timers. Once that is done, hit OK all the way back to the main screen.

Keep in mind, the penalty clocks are overlays so you do not need to bring them up unless a penalty occurs.

To test your clocks, hit the main timer shortcut to start the main clock. The penalty clocks will also run because of the link up, but again, THEY ARE NOT NEEDED UNTIL AN ACTUAL PENALTY OCCURS. Once you have a penalty, you have time to set the first clock in the title editor countdown settings (don't forget to hit the stop button to lock that time in). Once you are set, minimize your editor to the main screen, bring up the penalty on another overlay channel, then hit your main timer shortcut again, and watch in amazement......

@ asnplus

I feel your enthusiasm, your set up is not all that different from mine and things that I have tried, but I have to ask:

Have you tried it "live"?

The reason I ask is because I have found that there is not enough time to open the Titler settings to reset times and close out before the puck drops again.
I would suggest you experiment with an old game tape/file that you may have on hand and try your new clock out. It will help with perfecting the procedure and/or point out possible problems that you certainly want to avoid in a live situation.
But, congratulations on figuring out some of the awesome features possible with vMix. Sometimes that's the best way to learn and understand how things work.


Ice

I suppose that could be an option, although I don't know that it makes anything easier.
What I did was have all my penalty clocks (6) on one overlay, one 4 mins and two 2 mins each side.
When you delete the text (or clock numbers in this case) in the Title Editor there is nothing displayed on screen.
Then, by triggering one of your clocks with a "PauseCountdown" shortcut key, it will automatically start and display on screen.
The complication comes in triggering all the right clocks at the right time.
It is possible to set this up in advanced settings, but now requires additional shortcut keys for the various permutations of required clocks and you have to memorize them all or somehow mark them so you know which one you need to push.
This is why I say practice, practice, practice...
As I've said in an earlier thread, one or two penalties is fairly straightforward and easily managed.
It's once you get into multiple overlapping and/or 4 minute penalties that you have to have your wits about you!
Certainly keep me posted, I'd love to hear how it all works out and perhaps see your clocks in action.


Ice