Helicopter overlay position

So, I just found this helicopter overlay which I’m going to use in a certain scenario.
I want the helicopter to come from right and go to the left with a X amount of time, but I couldn’t do it properly. I was previewing on the app and it was messy.

I don’t have the script anymore cause I deleted it, but I still want to use it. I wrote something like:

@overlay BLACK HELICOPTER create AND overlay BLACK HELICOPTER shifts to x x AND overlay BLACK HELICOPTER scales to x x AND overlay BLACK HELICOPTER opacity 1
@overlay BLACK HELICOPTER shifts to y y

I wrote the second shift command, hoping that it would do the trick.
Can somebody help me with it? Showing me how to do it? I looked over the community but couldn’t find it. Also, how do I make a fire flame looks realistic? Like, add two fire flame overlays and make them kinda shift so it looks like real flame.

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1 EXT. BACKGROUND - DAY with HELJCOPTER
&overlay HELICOPTER shift to _____ AND overlay HELICOPTER scales to ______ AND overlay HELJCOPTER opacity 1 in 4

2 Yes.

I hope this helps.

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I’ll try!!

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Hi in general when you want to move overlay and see the move you have to first spot it on the starting position and then shift it to the new one - but you have to add TIME to the second shift command (without it it would move there instantly)

so something like this

&overlay BLACK HELICOPTER create
&overlay BLACK HELICOPTER shifts to X1 Y1 in zone 1 (starting position)
&overlay BLACK HELICOPTER scales to #
&overlay BLACK HELICOPTER moves to layer #
@overlay BLACK HELICOPTER opacity 1 in 0
@overlay BLACK HELICOPTER shifts to X2 Y2 in zone 3 in 3 (final position including time)

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I did what you said only replacing the x’s and y’s with numbers.

@overlay BLACK HELICOPTER create AND overlay BLACK HELICOPTER shifts to 751 148 in zone 2 AND overlay BLACK HELICOPTER scales to 0.933 0.933 AND overlay BLACK HELICOPTER moves to layer 1 AND overlay BLACK HELICOPTER opacity 1 in 0 AND overlay BLACK HELICOPTER shifts to -194 452 in zone 1 in 3

But it didn’t worked out! The helicopter appeared from the bottom of the zone 1 and then went to the left side and vanished. :(:confused:

I can’t write the overlay right over HARD RAIN, which is the effect I’m using on the scene.
Ugh, this overlay problem is giving me nightmares cause I can’t figure it out! :sweat_smile:

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because you haven’t written it like me you have put all in one line using AND…so you basically shift it on 2 places at the same time. which of course will not work… write it exactly like me and it will work

&overlay BLACK HELICOPTER create
&overlay BLACK HELICOPTER shifts to 751 148 in zone 2
&overlay BLACK HELICOPTER scales to 0.933 0.933
&overlay BLACK HELICOPTER moves to layer 1
@overlay BLACK HELICOPTER opacity 1 in 0
@overlay BLACK HELICOPTER shifts to -194 452 in zone 1 in 3

you have to learn the difference between & @ AND THEN

I was trying to find some topic where it is in detail explained but can’t find it so basically:

@ is a basic command for something to happen
& is also the basic command for something to happen

the difference is that all commands with @ happen one after the other while & happen together in one time (including!! the first @ UNDER it).

So if you write

@CHAR1 is animation
@CHAR2 is animation
@CHAR3 is animation

first will make the animation CHAR 1 after he ends his animations starts the animation of CHAR2 and after he finishes starts the animation of CHAR 3

@CHAR1 is animation
&CHAR2 is animation
@CHAR3 is animation

If you write it like this first will happen animation of CHAR1 and after it is finished both CHAR2 and CHAR3 will do the animation together at the same time

&CHAR1 is animation
&CHAR2 is animation
@CHAR3 is animation

if you write it like this all 3 will do it at the same time

Similar it is with AND and THEN

When you write command in one line and everywhere you use AND all in that line happen at the same moment

THEN means the next command will happen after the previous (in the line) ends.

I personally recommend to get used to writing shorter commands using & @ instead of long lines using AND THEN if possible - even the effect is mostly similar - the reason is that in the long lines people often do make mistype or wrongly set the commands after each other and then it is almost impossible to find the mistake.

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I’ll try it as soon as I get home, and come back to tell you if it worked!
Thanks for explaining to me. I’m brazilian so sometimes I read but can’t quite understand the meaning.

Hi English is also not my native language - I noticed I have there lot of typos…I will try to correct it so it will be more “english” :smiley:

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Omg! That would be awesome!
Thank u so much!

I wanna thank you for helping me with this!
It totally worked out!
May god bless you❤️

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I am glad it helped you. :wink:

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Closed: Marked as solved by op @Thatycyrusc3 :yay: