DARA’S GUIDE: Overlays

[Dara.Amarie]

“Show Helpers” >> “Spot Directing” >> “Change Overlay”

[Kassidy.episode]

Hey Dara I wanted my overlay to rotate a 0.5 0.5 and do infinite times at the same time but it won’t rotate from the center but I read it needs to be in the center of the PNG image (which I don’t understand) and it will only rotate one time when I put infinite. Here’s my script:

@overlay REDFLARE create
@overlay REDFLARE opacity 1 in 0
@overlay REDFLARE shifts to 113 316 in zone 2
@overlay REDFLARE scales to -0.907 -0.907
&overlay REDFLARE rotates 360 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in 1 loop INFINITE times

The last line I tried @ and &

[Dara.Amarie]

@Dara.Amarie

To have an overlay rotate infinitely, you have to reset the overlay back to 0

&overlay OVERLAYNAME rotates 360 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in [time] THEN overlay OVERLAYNAME rotates 0 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in 0 loop INFINITE times

[Dara.Amarie]

@Kassidy.episode

needs to be in the center of the PNG image (which I don’t understand)

Look at the examples in the guide above. You have to click on the black arrows to expand and see the photo examples.

[ovoQueenieovo]

Um I used your template for avatar appearance and the “gotofemale 1” command doesn’t work pls help

[Dara.Amarie]

This is off topic to this thread. Please reply on the correct thread or send me a PM

[ovoQueenieovo]

oof sorry

[Kayie]

Can anyone help me? i want to place the table on a specific place but it wont go even if i wrote the spots. I just wanted like a school dean is talking to two girls on her office. BUT i cant find a way

[jeanstalk101]

Thank you!

[jeanstalk101]

Hey, does anyone know how to move an overlay into a different layer?

[Vividly]

@overlay OVERLAY moves to layer #

[jeanstalk101]

thank you!

[kiramoon]

hi! i’m new to the whole episode community and i just have an error in my story and i need help.

so my overlay will appear in the middle of the scene so i would use “@overlay OVERLAYNAME create” but when i try to preview it, the overlay does not follow the command. but when i add the background line WITH the create command, it works but it would not follow the scenes i wanted.

i don’t know if it’s a glitch or something but i really hope you guys can help me :((

[Dara.Amarie]

@Dara.Amarie

2. The create overlay command
This is used when you want to add an overlay in the middle of the scene.

NOTE: To use this command you have to add in opacity command to make the overlay appear in your scene. You can learn about opacity down below.

@overlay OVERLAYNAME create
@overlay OVERLAYNAME opacity 1 in 0

If you use the create command, you have to add the opacity command.
If you’re in a different zone, then you need to place the overlay in that zone otherwise the overlay will default to zone 1

[kiramoon]

thank you so much for replying! okay let me try if that worked.

[kiramoon]

wait im sorry, how do i put the overlay into the zone i want?

[Dara.Amarie]

@Dara.Amarie

SHIFTING Overlays (Moving them around the scene):

@overlay OVERLAYNAME shifts to x y in zone # in T

NOTE: Always make sure to add the zone #, otherwise the system will default it to zone 1

[kiramoon]

OMG IT WORKED THANK YOU SO MUCH A LIFESAVER! (i forgot to add the zone eheh)

[Kayie]

Hi! i tried to place my overlay but it keeps saying wrong syntax of specifying coordinates

here’s what i did

INT. CEO OFFICE OL - DAY with SCHOOLDESK to 1.015% -20 95 in zone 2 at layer 0

PLeaaaaaaaaaaase help

[Dara.Amarie]

Remove the percent sign