Free Church Countdown Timer
[UPDATE 2/21/09]
I’ve made some changes to the timer. Here is the updated version. You can download the flash file here: Stage Countdown Timer.
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Earlier this year I was trying to figure out how to get a countdown clock setup for Barry, the preacher at our church. I did a lot of searching around trying to find a software program or an inexpensive decent clock. The best ideas I could find were using a clock that we use for our children’s basketball league. I didn’t really like that idea, but it was the best idea we could come up with.
Since necessity is the mother of creativity I decided I needed to make the countdown clock myself. I already had a program called SwishMax, which is basically a Flash animation program. I did some searching on some forums, made quite a few unsuccessful attempts, but finally was able to get the clock to do everything we were looking for. It’s a simple Flash animation that we run on an old laptop in the back of the Worship Center hooked up to an LCD monitor sitting on the front pew that only the people on stage can see. There are buttons to set the clock to different times. It also changes color to yellow when there are three minutes left, red with under a minute, and flashes at 30 seconds until zero.
It’s been helpful. I’ve uploaded it and you are free to download it and use it however you please. If you already have SwishMax you can download the swi file to edit the clock if you want.
Download Flash file (swf): Countdown timer
Download Swish file (requires Swish program): Countdown timer (original file)
Here is a mini-preview of the clock:
Video countdowns are a great way to start any event. However, it can sometimes be hard to find a wide selection of quality video countdowns that wont cost you an arm and a leg. So often we operate on a tight budget where there just isn’t room to pay for a new countdown each week, which is why free video countdowns are so great.
That’s where these three websites come in. All three of these sites provide quality video countdowns for you to download, as well as easy previews. And the best part is that you wont have to spend a dime on anything!
freeCOUNTDOWNS.NET
This is the largest source of free video countdowns on the net, very helpfully categorized to help you find the one that’s right for you. There are 5 minute countdowns, 3 minute countdowns, HD countdowns, countdowns for specific times (such as Valentines Day) and countdowns that you could use at any time. They even have chroma countdowns with a green background so that you can key out the background and have your very own personalized video countdown. You’ll surely be able to find a few video countdowns that are right for your next event.
Check’em out.
OpenResources.org
This site is a great resource for Churches. Not only do they have a number of free video countdowns, but they also have sermons, graphics and videos available for download. One of the great strengths of this site is that all of the countdowns are themed to fit in with a sermon series. And although this is great if your Church is doing the same sermon series, it can be a bit crippling if you’re looking for more general countdowns. Some of the series do have quite a generic base (such as one on “Questions”), so definitely worth checking out.
Great stuff, here.
FreeHDCountdowns.com
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Free Church Countdown Timer Download
If you’re looking for an HD video countdown, then look no further as this site has the largest collection of free HD video countdowns. Each countdown is presented in either 720P or 1080P high definition and some of the countdowns have accompanying soundtracks matched to the video. Overall, this site has the smallest number of countdowns, but the collection is growing every week.
Free Church Countdown Timer Video
Take a look.
Free Church Countdown Timers
Video countdowns can build anticipation for your next event, and the above three sites will provide plenty of video countdowns for you. Enough so that you can have a unique countdown each week if you choose. From now on, don’t worry about squeezing a video countdown into your budget, search these three sites first and I’m sure you’ll find something that will suit your event.