
I made a circle-spinny progress thing. It advances during playback. I know this is overkill, but it looks cool.
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),0),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count1.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),1),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count2.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),2),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count3.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),3),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count4.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),4),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count5.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),5),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count6.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),6),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count7.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),7),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count8.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),8),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count9.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),9),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count10.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),10),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count11.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),11),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count12.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),12),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count13.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),13),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count14.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),14),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count15.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),15),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count16.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),16),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count17.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),17),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count18.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),18),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count19.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),19),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count20.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),20),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count21.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),21),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count22.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),22),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count23.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),23),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count24.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),24),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count25.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),25),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count26.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),26),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count27.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),27),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count28.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),28),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count29.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),29),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count30.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),30),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count31.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),31),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count32.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),32),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count33.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),33),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count34.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),34),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count35.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),35),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count36.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),36),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count37.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),37),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count38.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),38),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count39.png,))
$if($stricmp($mod(%_time_elapsed_seconds%,40),39),$imageabs($sub(%_width%,102),3,images\count40.png,))
And the image files:
If you have the patience, try coming up with new designs and post them here.
Here's a copy of the image I started with, made with SolidWorks.
[url=http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=countfm0.png]
edit: changed host