Change Counter Properties

Modify an existing counter overlay's properties. Shallow-merges props_patch into overlay.props.

How It Works

Use when user wants to change counter settings (value, label, skin, colors, fonts, animation). Do NOT use add_overlay — this edits a counter already on the timeline. Props: value (target number to count to), label (text above digits), prefix ("$","#","+"), suffix ("%","pts","K"), decimals (0-4), skin (rolling-digits|neon-counter|scoreboard|minimal|odometer|digital-clock|circular-progress|ticker-tape|milestone|hud), digitColor (#hex), labelColor (#hex/rgba), bgColor (#hex/transparent), ringColor (#hex for progress bar), digitFont (font-family string), labelFont (font-family string), opacity (0-1), scale (0.1-3), easing (linear|ease-out|spring|bounce), totalFramesOverride (animation duration in frames).

Specifications

Category
Overlays
Execution
instant
Credit Cost
Free
Overlay Types
counter
Tags
edit, counter

Example Prompts

“change the counter to count to 1000”
“update counter label”
“change counter color”
“set counter format to percentage”
“change counter skin to scoreboard”
“make the counter neon”
“add a dollar sign prefix”

Required Parameters

overlay_id (integer)
ID of the counter overlay to modify
props_patch (object)
Partial counter props to shallow-merge (value, label, prefix, suffix, decimals, skin, digitColor, labelColor, bgColor, ringColor, digitFont, labelFont, opacity, scale, easing, totalFramesOverride)

Optional Parameters

user_text (string)
undefined

Use Cases for Overlays

Add lower-thirds and name titles for YouTube interviews
Layer data visualizations over B-roll for corporate presentations
Place map overlays on travel vlogs to show locations

How to Get Started with Change Counter Properties

1.Open any project in the 6trim editor or create a new one.
2.Type a prompt in the AI assistant — for example: "change the counter to count to 1000".
3.The Change Counter Properties result appears as a counter overlay on your timeline. Drag to reposition or resize.

Frequently Asked Questions

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