Help With Looping Problem

Hm, I know I have done this before, but what am I doing wrong?

EXT. SEASIDE STREET - DAY with EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY with EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY
&cut to zone 2

(overlays are in placed)
&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to -22 -25 in zone 1
&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY scales to 0.460 0.460
@overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY moves to layer 1

(overlays are in placed)
&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 321 32 in zone 2
&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY scales to 0.424 0.424
@overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY moves to layer 0

(moving the overlays :point_down:t3:)

&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 14 34 in zone 1 in 2
&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY scales to 0.424 0.424
@overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY moves to layer 0

&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to 341 -23 in zone 2 in 2
&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY scales to 0.460 0.460
@overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY moves to layer 1

&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 14 34 in zone 1 in 0 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 14 34 in zone 1 in 0.7 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 14 34 in zone 1 in 0 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 14 34 in loop 50 times in zone 1

&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to 341 -23 in zone 2 in 0 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to 341 -23 in zone 2 in 0.7 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to 341 -23 in zone 2 in 0 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to 341 -23 in loop 50 times in zone 2

If I do this, the error comes up as Invalid slot “1 in”

EXT. SEASIDE STREET - DAY with EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY with EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY
&cut to zone 2
&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to -22 -25 in zone 1
&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY scales to 0.460 0.460
@overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY moves to layer 1

&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 321 32 in zone 2
&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY scales to 0.424 0.424
@overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY moves to layer 0

&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 14 34 in zone 1 in 0 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 14 34 in zone 1 in 0.7 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 14 34 in zone 1 in 0 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 14 34 in zone 1 in loop 50 times

&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to 341 -23 in zone 2 in 0 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to 341 -23 in zone 2 in 0.7 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to 341 -23 in zone 2 in 0 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to 341 -23 in zone 2 in loop 50 times

The last command; I think you forgot to specify the time befor the word loop.
‘overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to 341 -23 in zone 2 in [time] loop 50 times’

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Also: you are looping the same exact animation - meaning nothing’s really happening there as the overlay keeps shifting to the same spot… dk if that’s your intention.

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Yeah, like I want it to keep on going and going. hm, how do I keep it going?

This is what I have now, and it moved to the spot once, and nothing else happened.

EXT. SEASIDE STREET - DAY with EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY with EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY
&cut to zone 2
&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to -22 -25 in zone 1
&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY scales to 0.460 0.460
@overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY moves to layer 1

&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 321 32 in zone 2
&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY scales to 0.424 0.424
@overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY moves to layer 0

&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 14 34 in zone 1 in 2 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 14 34 in zone 1 in 0.7 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 14 34 in zone 1 in 2 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR RED PROFILE - DAY shifts to 14 34 in zone 1 in 2 loop 50 times

&overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to 341 -23 in zone 2 in 2 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to 341 -23 in zone 2 in 0.7 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to 341 -23 in zone 2 in 2 THEN overlay EXT. LUXURY CAR AQUA PROFILE FLIPPED - DAY shifts to 341 -23 in zone 2 in 2 loop 50 times

You have to change the spots your overlaying is moving between. It can’t be the same coordinates all the time. It’s like I’d say to you: go to the middle of the room and then go to the middle of the room. It’s the same, so there won’t be any movement.

In a script:
&overlay X shifts to 341 -23 in zone 2 in 2 THEN overlay X shifts to [something different than 341 -23] in zone 2 in 0.7 THEN …

Hope it’s uderstandable :slight_smile:

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Ah, got it, thanks so much!

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