PTimer (More timer stuff for videos)

[Stefan]

Still having fun writing timers, here's my newest. Many people at the end of their average videos grab the camera and move it to the screen so the average details and result can be seen, and it's usually quite bad. So I decided to make everything large, enough to be visible from far away. All times, average, scrambles, and name and date. And for fun I determine best, worst and average on the fly, so they change during the solve.

Now available on www.ptimer.net, though I'm still working on a few things.

 

[Muesli]

Nice idea. Is this up for download anywhere?

 

[Stefan]

Not yet, have to finish some stuff. Maybe tomorrow.

 

[StachuK1992]

I very much like this!
I especially enjoy the part where the average is taken during solves

Also. Apparently, reading yellow on white is the easiest thing for the eyes to read. Perhaps yellow font?

 

[Stefan]

The average actually *is* yellow but it's not good to see on the video. The green is also less saturated than in reality, and the scramble is gray, not bluish. I'll play around with colors some more, maybe make it configurable. But first I have to finish some functionality.

 

[teller]

That's a very practical layout. Nice touch with the best and worst updates in real-time!

 

[Daniel Wu]

This is something I would use. Very helpful.

 

[mazei]

Erm, is it possible to maybe configure to mean of 3 for minx?

 

[TemurAmir]

Is this going to be up for download anytime soon?

 

[reghrhre]

Awesome job on the timer! I like how the colors will change for the times and the average will increase slowly nice idea.

 

[skarian]

is this out for download yet?? sorry for the bump

 

[PHPJaguar]

Ooooh. Do want.

 

[Cride5]

Liking the dynamically updating average, nice touch

Will it be possible to do averages of 12+?

 

[miniGOINGS]

I see Stefan's mustache...

I'm really interested in this, I think it could be the best timer for videos.

 

[negative_earth]

no download link?

i think this is a simple nice timer for videos

 

[Stefan]

Sorry for the waiting. I'm still not quite finished but you can get the current version on http://ptimer.net/ now. Feedback is very welcome.

 

[Pedro]

The statistics worked once, but twice it didn't show up.

Also, I press Esc and Yes, but it won't close.

 

[Cride5]

Very nice!

A few requests:

• Option to remove name and/or date, with extra space made available allowing for larger font. Currently the program simply exits if no name is entered.
  
  
• Allow user to press 'Y'/'N' for confirmation on exit, as an alternative to using the mouse. It's currently possible using Tab+Space, but one key would be preferable.
  
  
• Generate scrambles in a separate thread during timing so that the next scramble is immediately available at the end of the solve. This is probably more of an issue on slower computers.
  
  
• Allow times and scrambles to remain persistent between program runs. I find it useful to have a reminder of my times in the previous session.
  
  
• Finally I think I asked this before, but averages of 12 would be nice. Admittedly, fitting them in the screen might be a bit tricky. As an alternative current averages of 12, 50 or more could be optionally displayed along the bottom.

Generally great work though, it's nice to have a timer specifically designed for videos.

 

[Stefan]

Thanks, I'll look into that. For now, you should be able to close it with ALT+F4 (at least in Windows, other systems may differ but probably do have a standard key combination to close programs). Does it otherwise work alright?

 

[Stefan]

Generate scrambles in a separate thread during timing so that the next scramble is immediately available at the end of the solve. This is probably more of an issue on slower computers.

I'm actually doing that already, buffering up to five scrambles. The 0.8 seconds delay after each solve is artificially added because I think it improves the flow and usability. I like to explicitly tell the user that he's about to see the *next* scramble, and I also use the delay to show the red "stopped" border and deactivate the space bar during it to prevent accidental restarts.

I'll think about the other suggestions later (gotta go now), but thanks already.