DARA’S GUIDE: Creating Text from Overlays

Yes after trying to click on it (because for some reason when it is in that point I can almost not grab it) and finally moving + scaling it I saved the code and checked it but it just returns to the same spot as in the picture that I showed… is there something that I’m doing wrong? I just want to have the text in the center…

For some reason when I try to create my text, it doesn’t show up on my scene. Here’s what the coding looks like:

INT. AFRO GIRL- NIGHT
@overlay CAR BUG REAR create
&overlay CAR BUG REAR create text | color:white | Character Customization!
&overlay CAR BUG REAR opacity 1 in 2
&overlay CAR BUG REAR shifts to 84 360 in zone 3
&overlay CAR BUG REAR scales to 3.889 3.889

Did you cut to zone 3?

Actually, I found out what the issue was. But, I do have another question. I’m trying to figure out how to remove the text overlay before the character enters the scene. How would I be able to do that? Here’s the coding:

@overlay CAR BUG REAR create
&overlay CAR BUG REAR create text | color:white | Character Customization!
&overlay CAR BUG REAR opacity 1 in 2
&overlay CAR BUG REAR shifts to 7 275 in zone 1 in 3
&overlay CAR BUG REAR scales to 3.401 3.401
@pause for 3
@RAIN changes into RAIN_default
@RAIN spot 2.400 -100 -520 in zone 1 at layer 3 AND RAIN faces right
@RAIN walks to spot 2.400 170 -520 in 3 AND RAIN does it while walk_runway_loop
@RAIN spot 2.400 170 -520 and RAIN faces right and RAIN starts idle_happy_loop

Do you have to create the overlay as a normal one?
eg. create, shift, scale

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How to make text overlays to enter from a particluar side?

Just create one off screen them move on screen using shifts to command

one off screen means?

Not visible on screen (in zone you’re in)

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Oh k understood…but what if i have only one zone…and i want the text overlay to enter from right side of the screen?

Use your directing helper to move the overlay. Off screen to the left are negative numbers. Eg. shifts to -100 150
Off screen to the right you can use zone 2/3/4 or number greater than 400. Eg. shifts to 400 150
Then you just use the shifts to command to move the overlay onto the screen. Eg. Shifts to 200 150 in zone 1 in 2

Okay thank you. That cleared it all.

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Bump :icecream:

@Dara.Amarie
It’s not working the overlay is invisible

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thank you

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I don’t understand how to create the text :grimacing: I am doing @overlay CAR BUG REAR create text My Story Title and it isn’t working. Am I doing something wrong?

And also use the shifts and scales commands.

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Thank you! I had a blonde moment oops xD

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