ShowTime

A useful tool for audio engineers/stage managers. Time management for live performance slots.

(or if you just need to monitor a timer over a LAN)

No longer will you be asked the question "How much time do we have left?" or "Can we do an encore?" :-p

ShowTime will help guilt-trip your live performers into finishing ON TIME!

Features

• Nice big fonts

• Set timers in 15 minute intervals

• Broadcasts over network - view the timer remotely from the mixing desk!!

• +15sec and +15min buttons

• When 5 minutes remain, timer turns yellow

• When time expires, counter turns red and starts counting up

• Supports up to four timers (named "Act one" to "act four")

• Names and default timers can be set using config.json in the data folder

Usage

There is a Windows EXE in releases: [https://github.com/ViciousSquid/ShowTime/releases]

Otherwise, Execute ShowTime.py with python (prerequisite of pygame 1.9.6+ is required)

- to Start and stop the countdown

- to reset the countdown to the default (15 minutes)

- to increase the timer by 15 minutes

- to increase the timer by 15 seconds

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NEW in version 1.03 is the ability to add multiple timers via JSON settings file (move through screens with < and > buttons)

Timer turns YELLOW when there are only 5 minutes remaining

Timer turns RED and continues counting up when time has expired

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Clicking the small button in the top left labelled 'Remote' will start/stop a web server at localhost:8000 which will display the main timer

Connect to [IP ADDRESS:8000] with a web browser to view the timer value

Error handling is not implemented yet: If port 8000 is already in use for whatever reason, the app will crash.