# Render Time

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**Render Time** is one of the generative layer templates that create a small texture that tells various times in seconds.

## Variables

### **Render**

Explained in [Stock Layer Templates](/layers-and-layouts/stock-layer-templates.md).

### **Time**

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* **Time**: with this variable you select which time you want to render. Options are:
  * From beginning of timeline
  * From the end of timeline
  * From beginning of layer
  * From the end of layer
* **Timeline**: here you select which timeline you want to render the time of. This variable is ignored if you selected one of the layer options above.
* **Layer**: here you select which layer you want to render the time of. This variable is ignored if you selected one of the timeline options above.
* **Seconds**: the time value. This variable is set by the layer itself.
* **Text before**: write the text you want to pre-append.
* **Text after**: write the text you want to write after the time value.
* **Font color**: the color of the text
* **Background color**: the color of the background
* **Font size**: the size of the font. This determines the height of the texture.
* **Auto rename:** select if you want the layer's name to display the state of the variables.


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