Simple pause?

Hi all-
I'm trying to figure out how to do something that seems
radically basic...
I have 48 frames. I want to play to frame 24, pause for 10
seconds, then keep going...
Looked around for a simple way to do this.. there must be
one...
Any help appreciated-
thx
Andrew

the simplest thing to do is play the 24 frames. copy the 24th
for 240 frames (depending on your fps settings) and then go on...
There is also a script that makes kind of a timer and you can
do a function at the end of the established time (i actually got
the script here in the forums)
but that one depends entirely on the computer clock, so those
10 seconds might be relative!
I'll attach the code as i have it, review it and make your
changes for it to work on your project!
Hope Helps

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