Help w overlays for the 7th time

Creator's Corner
1

heres my script
few things:

the pause was there to help me relocate the overlays but some of them did not show up

even if the overlays do show up, they always fade out after a second, and i want them all to stay on screen at the same time, but they always fade away

also all the overlays have the wrong size and location for some odd reason.

&overlay BATH TEXT AVA2 create
&overlay BATH TEXT AVA2 opacity 0 in 0
&overlay BATH TEXT AVA2 shifts to 210 110
&overlay BATH TEXT AVA2 scales to 0.089 0.089
@overlay PHONE ON opacity 1 in 0
@overlay BATH TEXT AVA2 opacity 1 in 1.5
@pause for 500

sound phone_vibrate_text
@overlay BATH TEXT UK4 create
@overlay BATH TEXT UK4 opacity 1 in 1.5
@overlay BATH TEXT UK4 shifts to 224 116
@overlay BATH TEXT UK4 scales to 0.089 0.089

@pause for 500
sound phone_vibrate_text
@overlay BATH TEXT MOM1 create
@overlay BATH TEXT MOM1 opacity 1 in 1.5
@overlay BATH TEXT MOM1 shifts to 217 114
@overlay BATH TEXT MOM1 scales to 0.089 0.089
&overlay MOM TEXTNAME opacity 1 in 0.5
&overlay MOM TEXTNAME shifts to 217 116
@pause for 500

sound phone_vibrate_text
@overlay BATH TEXT UK3 create
@overlay BATH TEXT UK3 opacity 1 in 1.5
@overlay BATH TEXT UK3 shifts to 226 122
@overlay BATH TEXT UK3 scales to 0.089 0.089

@pause for 500

sound phone_vibrate_text
@overlay BATH TEXT UK5 create
@overlay BATH TEXT UK5 opacity 1 in 1.5
@overlay BATH TEXT UK5 shifts to 230 87
@overlay BATH TEXT UK5 scales to 0.089 0.089
@pause for 500

sound phone_vibrate_text
@overlay BATH TEXT MOM2 create
@overlay BATH TEXT MOM2 opacity 1 in 1.5
@overlay BATH TEXT MOM2 shifts to 237 84
@overlay BATH TEXT MOM2 scales to 0.089 0.089
@pause for 500

sound phone_vibrate_text
@overlay BATH TEXT MOM3 create
@overlay BATH TEXT MOM3 opacity 1 in 1.5
@overlay BATH TEXT MOM3 shifts to 227 86
@overlay BATH TEXT MOM3 scales to 0.089 0.089
&overlay PHONE ON opacity 0 in 0
@pause for 500

2

Some of this may be unnecessary or there may be more than this, but so far this is what I see: (Note all bolded text is what I suggest changing & the periods after the @ symbols will need to be removed)

&overlay BATH TEXT AVA2 create
&overlay BATH TEXT AVA2 opacity 0
&overlay BATH TEXT AVA2 shifts to 210 110 in zone #
@.overlay PHONE ON opacity 1 in 0
@.overlay BATH TEXT AVA2 opacity 1 in 1.5
@.pause for 500

sound phone_vibrate_text
&overlay BATH TEXT UK4 create
&overlay BATH TEXT UK4 opacity 0
&overlay BATH TEXT UK4 shifts to 224 116 in zone #
@.overlay BATH TEXT UK4 scales to 0.089 0.089
@.overlay BATH TEXT UK4 opacity 1 in 1.5
@.pause for 500

sound phone_vibrate_text
&overlay BATH TEXT MOM1 create
&overlay BATH TEXT MOM1 opacity 0
&overlay BATH TEXT MOM1 shifts to 217 114 in zone #
@.overlay BATH TEXT MOM1 scales to 0.089 0.089
@.overlay BATH TEXT MOM1 opacity 1 in 1.5
&overlay MOM TEXTNAME opacity 1 in 0.5
&overlay MOM TEXT NAME shifts to 217 116 in zone # in [# of seconds]
@.pause for 500

sound phone_vibrate_text
&overlay BATH TEXT UK3 create
&overlay BATH TEXT UK3 opacity 0
&overlay BATH TEXT UK3 shifts to 226 122 in zone #
@.overlay BATH TEXT UK3 scales to 0.089 0.089
@.overlay BATH TEXT UK3 opacity 1 in 1.5
@.pause for 500

sound phone_vibrate_text
&overlay BATH TEXT UK5 create
&overlay BATH TEXT UK5 opacity 0
&overlay BATH TEXT UK5 shifts to 230 87 in zone #
@.overlay BATH TEXT UK5 scales to 0.089 0.089
@.pause for 500

sound phone_vibrate_text
&overlay BATH TEXT MOM2 create
&overlay BATH TEXT MOM2 opacity 0
&overlay BATH TEXT MOM2 shifts to 237 84 in zone #
@.overlay BATH TEXT MOM2 scales to 0.089 0.089
@.overlay BATH TEXT MOM2 opacity 1 in 1.5
@.pause for 500

&overlay BATH TEXT MOM3 create
&overlay BATH TEXT MOM3 opacity 0
&overlay BATH TEXT MOM3 shifts to 227 86 in zone #
@.overlay BATH TEXT MOM3 scales to 0.089 0.089
@.overlay BATH TEXT MOM opacity 1 in 1.5
&overlay PHONE ON opacity 0 in 0
@.pause for 500

Here’s what I changed:

  • When creating overlays and putting down the initial information, I find that it is more likely to run without problems if you set it to all occur at once (use the &overlay instead of @.overlay)
  • When causing overlays to fade in or out, I find that is more likely to run smoothly if you set an initial opacity for it to fade from (opacity 0 then to opacity 1 in [# of seconds])
  • When doing spot directing, for characters or overlays, there are usually less problems the more specific you are–placing each overlay in a specific zone helps the program to control it (spot X Y in zone # [in # of seconds on occasion])

I hope this helps. If have any more questions or need clarification, feel free to ask.

3