Creating a counting leader

A counting leader helps a projectionist verify that audio and video are working properly and are synchronized. You can create and customize a universal counting leader to add to the beginning of a project. The leader is 11 seconds long, so you may want to account for that duration as you plan to add it to the Timeline.

To create a leader:

Click the Create Item button at the bottom of the Project Window and choose Universal Counting Leader from the Create Type menu. Specify the following options as needed:

Wipe Color Click to specify a color for the circular one-second wipe area, and click OK.

Background Color Click to specify a color for the area behind the wipe color, and click OK.

Line Color Click to specify a color for the horizontal and vertical lines, and click OK.

Target Color Click to specify a color for the double circles around the numeral, and click OK.

Numeral Color Click to specify a color for the countdown numeral, and click OK.

Cue Blip on Out Select to display a small cue circle in the last frame of the leader.

Cue Blip on 2 Select to play a beep at the two-second mark.

Cue Blip at All Second Starts Select to play a beep at the beginning of every second during the leader.

You can customize a counting leader by double-clicking the leader and modifying the options.

Editing Video > Creating a counting leader