Countdown | The Big Clock [4K]

An amended version of the revised "big" Countdown clock published earlier this year.
Differences between this and the previous version include:
• the clock starting immediately instead of after one second
• a more vivid backdrop to emulate the 2013 revision given to the "original" blue set's lighting setup
• larger white dots around the border of the clock face
• brighter segment lights
• improved shadows and lighting effects
• accurate sequencing of the clock hand and lights*
*Since the current clock came into production, the hand has been programmed to rotate within a 29.5-second timeframe in sync with the final note playing. This wasn't the case on the old version, therefore the hand continued for about a half second afterwards. It's also noticeable that the segment lights illuminate a fraction of a second prior to the hand passing over them on the current clock, which I've managed to capture in this upload.
The older video can still be seen here: • Countdown | The Big Cl...

[@WeeDefault]

Love it, amazing! Your work over the years is brilliant.

[@AdamBeachDesign]

Thanks a lot. Yes, it's definitely improved with a bit of luck. My early attempts were laughable.

[@AllyStrikesBack]

I like to think teachers use the countdown theme in their classes as a joke, during tests they say there's 30 seconds left & play the tune.

[@MatthewTheMattam]

Loving this all the way from the USA!

[@SuperChunwing]

love that 2013 "original" blue set

[@JayLS]

Interesting that the new clock spins faster - I thought it was the music starting later. I remember a conundrum where someone was able to buzz with the clock fully lit as the music hadn't quite finished yet. It seemed to be tweaked alongside the set update and has been synced up better (to me, at least) since. Great work, as usual. That background looks spot on!

[@AdamBeachDesign]

They've certainly synced it up better since the current set came out. I remember the hand stopping just before the final note playing on the previous design. I think with the conundrum instances, the music sometimes goes out of sync, albeit ever so slightly, when a contestant buzzes - I've definitely seen that on some occasions. Well it must be good if you're complimenting it!! 😁

[@AdamBeachDesign]

Funnily enough, it was from your video of the current clock that I discovered the segment lights turning on just before the hand ran over them. I'd never have even noticed that had it not been for you.

[@JayLS]

@@AdamBeachDesign Well, happy to have helped! And equally funnily enough, it was from your videos that I noticed the old clock lights were ever so slightly behind. I'll have to tweak my new model and see if 29.5s makes a difference. Yeah, the old clock in particular would be out of sync if it was restarted, sometimes by quite a way. I'm guessing the contestant buzzers didn't (and maybe still don't) stop the music, so it was down to someone in the gallery being on the ball or not. The new one does generally seem better for that so maybe they've a better setup now.

[@AdamBeachDesign]

@@JayLS Sorry - didn't even see your reply. To be honest, that wasn't intentional on my other videos; what you see on those in simply the result of the sequence playing over a the 30-second timeframe. What's certain is that the buzzers definitely didn't stop the music in the earlier days. There's an episode lingering around from the first series where the music was out of sync with the clock by around 5 seconds because the buzzer didn't sound loud enough for the gallery to pause the track. Even in shows as late as the mid-90s it was blatantly obvious it was stopped manually.

[@AdamBeachDesign]

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[@RaijinSparks]

This is a great countdown clock!

[@AdamBeachDesign]

Thank you :)

[@JayGeeBee07]

brilliant stuff, keep it up!

[@AdamBeachDesign]

Thank you :)

[@JayGeeBee07]

@@AdamBeachDesign no problem :)

[@Scotty_boy2024]

Hi Adam I’m convinced Jakub M Countdown posted your countdown clock videos at some point, just making you aware of this as you have awesome videos!!

[@KarasiBob]

I like this clock!

[@AdamBeachDesign]

Thanks a lot :)

[@Cowman9791]

Great clock, would it be possible if you could do another one based on the current blue set

[@AdamBeachDesign]

Thanks. I could do, yeah. The only reason for using the pattern from the "original" blue set is because I prefer that one to the existing version.

[@HyperShadic002]

Has the countdown clock ever gone all the way around

[@AdamBeachDesign]

The old clock, which was used until 2013, had the hand reset around the left side of the face. On the current model it resets anti-clockwise, as depicted in this video.

[@RMStudios2021]

0:29 Homer Simpson could have said "D'OH!" at the end

[@michaelfortheloss292]

Hello again.

[@chironchan328]

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