Coding help asap

It’s currently 6:00 am right now, and I’m really getting frustrated. I’m currently trying to teach myself how to code an overlay for practice. I’m very confused on what I’m doing wrong.
I’m trying to make the hand overlay I have, move up like the girl is reaching for the guy’s arm. Here’s the script. Right now, instead of her hand coming up from the bottome, it’s shifting/starting from the left and then moving to the place it’s in right now. But I’m trying to get her hand to move up from the bottom.

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If anyone could help with this, I’d really appreciate it!

-Miya :blob_hearts:

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You have the first position and for it to smoothly go up to next position add time to both shifts and scales (add that in 2 after both of those). Not sure if this is the problem ur facing tho :slight_smile:

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Hi, could you show an example on what you mean? I think it’s the problem I’m having. Like, the hand overlay is starting all the way from the left of the screen and then shifting to the place it’s in on the picture, but I need it to move up from the bottom not move right from the left. If that makes sense. :sweat_smile: :joy:

Ok so
u do the whole @overlay HAND create and opacity
@overlay HAND shifts xxxxxxxx in zone 1
@overlay HAND scales xxxxxxxxx in zone 1
@layer aswell
@pause for 0.3
@overlay HAND shifts xxxur next ppositionxxxxx in zone 1 in 2
@overlay HAND scales xxxxur next positionxxxxx in zone 1 2

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Maybe make first a position on the Bottom (where you can’t see it) as a base Position.

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@overlay REACH OUT create
@overlay REACH OUT opacity 1 in 0
@zoom on 213 332 to 359% in 0
@overlay 5912921166577664_REACH OUT shifts to 98 -53 in zone 1
@overlay 5912921166577664_REACH OUT scales to 0.666 0.666 in 2
@overlay 5912921166577664_REACH OUT moves to layer 2

the base i wanted it to start at was at the top

It keeps moving from the left even though I set the base to be at the bottome :confounded:

@overlay 5912921166577664_REACH OUT scales to 0.666 0.666 in zone 1
still not working?

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Nope. How do you explain it… hmmm… Okay so, basically. It does go to the position I want it to STOP at which is the 0.666, but when I try to get it to start from the bottom offscreen, it jumps from the left and moves to the 0.666 location :woman_facepalming:

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if you want your last position to be 0.666 then just create it off screen and then add timer next to this
@overlay 5912921166577664_REACH OUT shifts to 98 -53 in zone 1
@overlay 5912921166577664_REACH OUT scales to 0.666 0.666 in 2
(which is the position u want it to end up at)

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You need to scale it in 0 at some point before, otherwise it’s starting at 1 1 then scaling down to 0.666 0.666.

To be honest, I’d use shift instead of scale.

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@overlay 5912921166577664_REACH OUT shifts to 98 -53 in zone 1
@overlay 5912921166577664_REACH OUT scales to 0.666 0.666 in 2
@overlay 5912921166577664_REACH OUT moves to layer 2

this is what i currently have. I’m sorry if I’m being a bother to anyone. I’m just trying to learn how to code but keep getting confused.
Could you show an example of what you mean about scaling it in 0?

By default, the overlay starts at 1 1.

So you’re telling the overlay to go from 1 1, to 0.666 0.666 in 2 seconds.

If 0.666 0.666 is the size you want it to be, change 2 to 0.

To make the overlay move up and down, use your shift command.

@overlay 5912921166577664_REACH OUT shifts to 98 -53 in zone 1

Make -53 larger, to go up, and smaller to go down.

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I’m interested in how to do what you’re saying. Do you have an instagram we can chat from, or would rather PM here?

Either is good, my Instagram is laurellee27_author.

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Moved to Directing Helps and Tips since this is about coding. Make sure to check out our Forum Tutorial for more info about creating topics, and feel free to PM me if you’ve got questions. :wink:

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So would it be

@overlay 5912921166577664_REACH OUT shifts to 98 (larger number)?

Whenever I make my character enter the screen it just enters without moving her legs

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Could you send me your script, maybe I can help:)

Sorry, for the late reply. I’ll send it to you

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