---
title: "Parameters"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/GVTIME-ID_GVPORTS.html"
section_path: "XPresso > XPresso Nodes > General > Time Operator > Parameters"
element_id: "GVTIME"
group_id: "ID_GVPORTS"
description: "You can access various animation parameters via the following output ports:"
---

## Parameters

You can access various animation parameters via the following output ports:

### Time

Parameter ID: `GV_TIME_OPERATOR_OUTPUT_TIME`

Current time is seconds since the start of the animation (internally, this is more precise than **Real**).

### Real

Parameter ID: `GV_TIME_OPERATOR_OUTPUT_REAL` · Range: [-∞..+∞]

Current time in seconds since the start of the animation.

### Frame

Parameter ID: `GV_TIME_OPERATOR_OUTPUT_FRAME` · Range: [-2147483648..2147483647]

Current frame since the start of the animation.

### Frames per second

Parameter ID: `GV_TIME_OPERATOR_OUTPUT_FPS` · Range: [-2147483648..2147483647]

The frame rate as defined in the project settings.

### Start

Parameter ID: `GV_TIME_OPERATOR_OUTPUT_START`

The start of the animation as defined in the project settings.

### End

Parameter ID: `GV_TIME_OPERATOR_OUTPUT_END`

The end of the animation as defined in the project settings.

### Loop start

Parameter ID: `GV_TIME_OPERATOR_OUTPUT_LOOP_START`

The start of the preview area, given in seconds.

### Loop end

Parameter ID: `GV_TIME_OPERATOR_OUTPUT_LOOP_END`

End of the preview area (the green area in the Timeline), given in seconds.

### Delta

Parameter ID: `GV_TIME_OPERATOR_OUTPUT_DELTA`

The time interval between two **frames**, given in seconds.

### Previous

Parameter ID: `GV_TIME_OPERATOR_OUTPUT_PREVIOUS`

The time before the current frame.