// Define the starting time in hours, minutes, and seconds
startHours = effect("hours")("Slider");
startMinutes = effect("minutes")("Slider");
startSeconds = effect("seconds")("Slider");
// Convert the starting time into total seconds
startTime = (startHours * 3600) + (startMinutes * 60) + startSeconds;
// Get the current time in the composition
currentTime = time - inPoint;
// Calculate the elapsed time
elapsedTime = currentTime + startTime;
// Convert elapsed time to hours, minutes, and seconds
hours = Math.floor(elapsedTime / 3600);
minutes = Math.floor((elapsedTime % 3600) / 60);
seconds = Math.floor(elapsedTime % 60);
// Format the timer as HH:MM:SS
formattedHours = hours < 10 ? "0" + hours : hours;
formattedMinutes = minutes < 10 ? "0" + minutes : minutes;
formattedSeconds = seconds < 10 ? "0" + seconds : seconds;
// Access AM/PM from dropdown menu
timing = [" AM", " PM"];
menu = effect("AM/PM")("Menu")
amPm = timing[menu - 1]; // Adjust for 0-based array indexing
// Combine the formatted hours, minutes, and seconds with AM/PM
formattedTime = formattedHours + ":" + formattedMinutes + ":" + formattedSeconds + amPm;
// Final output
formattedTime;