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The new voiceover function in edit page has an option for a "3 Seconds Countdown" but it's actually 9 seconds long (which is much too long!). The countdown timer does have a graphic that says 3-2-1 and it's approximately 3 second for each of those graphics, totaling a full 9 seconds.

I don’t think it was literally 3 (1 second) countdown but just the proverbial 3-2-1 countdown that more of a visual cue for the VO, as 3-2-1 had always been thought of as just a countdown.

Ellory Yu wrote:I don’t think it was literally 3 (1 second) countdown but just the proverbial 3-2-1 countdown that more of a visual cue for the VO, as 3-2-1 had always been thought of as just a countdown.

Well, if it says 3 seconds it should be 3 seconds. 9 seconds is an absolute eternity, and that's not what the function is labeled as. If something does not work as labeled and advertised, that's a bug in my book. Hence the post.

shaybly wrote:

Ellory Yu wrote:I don’t think it was literally 3 (1 second) countdown but just the proverbial 3-2-1 countdown that more of a visual cue for the VO, as 3-2-1 had always been thought of as just a countdown.

Well, if it says 3 seconds it should be 3 seconds. 9 seconds is an absolute eternity, and that's not what the function is labeled as. If something does not work as labeled and advertised, that's a bug in my book. Hence the post.

Oh yes, I agree. Just saying how real world interpretation of a 3-2-1 countdown. I’m curious to hear BM’s response.

Ellory Yu wrote:

shaybly wrote:

Ellory Yu wrote:I don’t think it was literally 3 (1 second) countdown but just the proverbial 3-2-1 countdown that more of a visual cue for the VO, as 3-2-1 had always been thought of as just a countdown.

Well, if it says 3 seconds it should be 3 seconds. 9 seconds is an absolute eternity, and that's not what the function is labeled as. If something does not work as labeled and advertised, that's a bug in my book. Hence the post.

Oh yes, I agree. Just saying how real world interpretation of a 3-2-1 countdown. I’m curious to hear BM’s response.

A "real world interpretation" of a "3 seconds countdown" is exactly and literally 3 seconds. There's no other way to interpret it! lol It either should be 3 seconds, or it should be labeled differently.