How do you create a counter over 5s running from 0 to n that

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How do you create a counter over 5s running from 0 to n that stops and the final number is displayed until the end of the animation?

Hi,
I found lot of example to create a counter using text+ and expression but I'm looking for a specific version.

For a sport challenge I want to create a counter for number of repetition .
To the start of the animation until specific time (e.g: 5s) I must display a counter to 0 until 50.
Until number 50 is reached it must freeze until the end of animation.

If you can help me, thanks, If not, can you give me some links on how to do it?
I have no idea how to use the expression with the animation parameters.

I have these examples.

1) floor(time^2*40/comp.RenderEnd^2)

2)
: -- setup
startValue = 0;
endValue = 50;
thousandsSeperator = "."
prefix = " "
postfix = " Reps"
-- setup end
number = startValue + (endValue-startValue)*(time/comp.RenderEnd)
delimited = (string.format('%d', number)):reverse():gsub("(%d%d%d)","%1" .. thousandsSeperator):gsub(",(%-?)$","%1"):reverse()
return(prefix .. delimited .. postfix)

that's not what I want because the counter use all animation time and I have no control about the duration of the event.

I think I've seen a question similar to this one before here on the forum.
I suggest you search for 'counter' in the archive and see if it comes up.

This is one of the first ones that I found. Maybe it's of use to you

viewtopic.php?f=22&t=159604&hilit=counter

I think it's easier this way

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{
   Tools = ordered() {
      Text1 = TextPlus {
         CtrlWZoom = false,
         Inputs = {
            Width = Input { Value = 2048, },
            Height = Input { Value = 1080, },
            ["Gamut.SLogVersion"] = Input { Value = FuID { "SLog2" }, },
            StyledText = Input { Expression = "math.floor(Background1.TopLeftRed)", },
            Font = Input { Value = "Open Sans", },
            Style = Input { Value = "Bold", },
            VerticalJustificationNew = Input { Value = 3, },
            HorizontalLeftCenterRight = Input { Value = -1, },
            HorizontalJustificationNew = Input { Value = 3, },
         },
         ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 1100, 49.5 } },
      },
      Background1 = Background {
         CtrlWZoom = false,
         Inputs = {
            Width = Input { Value = 2048, },
            Height = Input { Value = 1080, },
            ["Gamut.SLogVersion"] = Input { Value = FuID { "SLog2" }, },
            TopLeftRed = Input {
               SourceOp = "Background1TopLeftRed",
               Source = "Value",
            },
         },
         ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 1100, 115.5 } },
      },
      Background1TopLeftRed = BezierSpline {
         SplineColor = { Red = 255, Green = 0, Blue = 0 },
         CtrlWZoom = false,
         NameSet = true,
         KeyFrames = {
            [0] = { 0, RH = { 49.6666666666667, 3333.33333333333 }, Flags = { Linear = true } },
            [149] = { 10000, LH = { 99.3333333333333, 6666.66666666667 }, Flags = { Linear = true } }
         }
      },
      Underlay1 = Underlay {
         ViewInfo = UnderlayInfo {
            Pos = { 1100, 49.5 },
            Size = { 172, 167.818 }
         },
      }
   }
}

Thanks you Sander de Regt for finding this answer for me!

Knowing what question to ask is the hardest part. I'll try to look harder next time.

I'm learning Lua code but for the moment I can't figure out `time` function and use it with Lua conditions.
Where can I learn LUA for Davinci ?

This script looks very good but I can't find a solution to reduce or grow the time to reach "n" value!
If I want to reach number 40 in 2s or 6s I don't know if the 'iif' condition can do that or if another condition must be used as 'while' or 'for' .

I tried to use `time/25*2`
n=40;

For me the script looks like this but is incomplete :

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iif(time<0, (0), min(0+time,40))

Hi Seredkin,
I'm really new with Davinci LUA and script , where must I used this script ?

Follow these instructions to get the code into Fusion

There's a link to a video worth saving

Thanks.

I really need help to understand Lua . Could you suggest me some website or tutorial ?
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/lua doesn't help me much.

Also I can't use variable inside expression despite all the examples on this forum.

I tried that but the variable isn't take in count ( even using colon before variable):
nbs=(25*n);

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 iif( time <= nbs ,min(time,40), 40)

I can't find a simply expression to do that (n = any number) :

"from 0 to 3s count from 0 to n then display n until end of animation"

I also tried that :

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iif( time <= 25*3 ,floor(time/1.875) ,40)

Its count to 40 in 3s (25f/s), but it seems the value of "time" took (25*3) value .
Tutorial and documentation doesn't explain how "iif" statement define and use "time" constant.

Does exist a simply expression to do what I want ?
It could be very useful If I had just to change second and frames properties .

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nb= n ; with (n = any number)
nbs=(25*n);

Is it possible to use a constant other than "time" to count from 0 to 40 ?

I'm thinking of something like this but the association of time with incrementation is missing :

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nb= 3 ; nbs=(25*n);
while time <= nbs
   for i=0 , 40 do
      i++