Dara Amarie's Official Help Thread! [closed]

[sayykim]

One of the hardest things is spotting kids, I don’t know how to set it out but I did spot the it but nothing changed

[Mari_the_artist]

can you tell me how to start my own forum i cant figure it out @Dara.Amarie

[Dara.Amarie]

If you’re talking about starting a new thread/topic, then all you have to do is just click on + New Topic in the top right corner of whichever section you want to post in.

[epsd.ama]

Dara you’re back!

[Gabby.x]

I really need help with the coding to have a character enter a scene at a certain height. Help!
Pls&Thx

[Dara.Amarie]

Also tagging @Gabby.x

Spot Directing (Moving Characters Around)
Spot Walking (Walking w/Spot Direction)

[episode.lucy01]

@Dara.Amarie, How do you use the same overlay twice?

[Bridi]

hi I need help finding an animation I have seen in many stories but can’t seem to find

[Dara.Amarie]

A Guide to Using & Animating OVERLAYS

DUPLICATING the Same Overlay:

You can use the same overlay more than once without having to upload the overlay with a different name.

@overlay OVERLAYNAME_2 create from OVERLAYNAME

You can name the duplicated overlay whatever you want (I just added “2” to the end of the original overlay name), and use that name to animate the new overlay.
You can use this code as many times as you want, but make sure that you don’t use the same exact name.

[Dara.Amarie]

Can you describe the animation and is it INK or LL?

[Nadi_Episode]

Hey…
I don’t know if I am right here…if not - I am sorry

I have a situation where I cut into a scene and wants three characters to be in there already.
But not standing but sitting…

Like I wrote it now, one character “enters” after another…but I do not want it like that because it looks weird

Is there a chance to correct this?

Thank you in advance!

[Dara.Amarie]

Place all your characters at the very beginning of the scene before the transition command and use the & sign instead of the @ sign.

BACKGROUND
&CHAR spot ------- AND CHAR faces left/right AND CHAR is animation
&CHAR spot ------- AND CHAR faces left/right AND CHAR is animation
&CHAR spot ------- AND CHAR faces left/right AND CHAR is animation
@cut to zone #
@transition

[Mari_the_artist]

thanks i couldnt figure it out

[Hannah_Xu]

INT. BLACK - NIGHT
NARRATOR
Hello Guys!!!
NARRATOR
Wait, where am I?
@YOU walks to screen center
NARRATOR
That’s better
YOU (talk_excited_happy)
We are going to have so much fun!!!
YOU (talk_pointup_pretentious)
NOTTTTTTTTTTTTT
YOU (talk_primp_neutral)
As you know my stories are flawless because I’m a natural
YOU (bow_happy)
YOU (talk_neutral_atcamera_loop)
Anyways as you can tell this is my first story, so haters, BYE FELICIA
Does not work it says it has a error for characters?!?

[Dara.Amarie]

YOU (talk_pointup_pretentious)
NOTTTTTTTTTTTTT

You need a period or exlamation point (or any other ending punctuation) when you have dialogue that is in all CAPS.

[Bridi]

It is an ink animation
Where the character stands with their eyes wide, like they are shocked

[Sumayah]

Dara, I have to say this… YOUR A GODDESS. I love you!

[Nadi_Episode]

Thank you thousand times!

[Dara.Amarie]

You’re looking for the end of the flirt_fingersnap animation. To acheive this, you can do one of these 2 things:
1- Focus/zoom on a spot that is not your character and have your character do the flirt_fingersnap animation. Wait a second or 2 then focus back to your character and they will be in the last position of that animation.
2- Create a duplicate character and place the duplicate character offscreen somewhere and make them play out the animation first. Then switch out the main character with the duplicate.

[Hannah_Xu]

HOW DO YOU DO THE BLACK TURN THING? TO CHANGE BACKGROUND?
THANKS;)
i’m a noob -_-