Help with overlay position

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#1

When I preview my story, the overlay SOFA_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY is definitely not in the place I coded it to be. Can someone help me?

INT. LA APARTMENT - DAY with COUCH_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY with TABLE_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY with SOFA_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY with SOFA_ARMREST_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY
&overlay COUCH_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY shifts to 26 147 in zone 1
&overlay COUCH_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY scales to 2.980 2.980
&overlay COUCH_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY moves to layer 0
&overlay TABLE_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY shifts to -32 137 in zone 2
&overlay TABLE_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY scales to 0.998 0.988
&overlay TABLE_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY moves to layer 2
&overlay SOFA_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY scales to 218 138 in zone 2
&overlay SOFA_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY shifts to 1.000 1.000
&overlay SOFA_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY moves to layer 5
&overlay SOFA_ARMREST_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY shifts to -103 138 in zone 3
&overlay SOFA_ARMREST_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY scales to 1.000 1.000
&overlay SOFA_ARMREST_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY moves to layer 7
@transition iris in black

And when I preview it it goes:

@SOFA_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY shift to -639 1
@SOFA_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY moves to 218.000 138.000

#2

in which zone you want to see the overlay?

#3

In zone 2

#4

thany you have to write it next to the shift comand (and not scale)

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#5

Omg, you’re right
Thank you so much!!

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#6

&overlay SOFA_INT_LA_APARTMENT_DAY shifts to 1.000 1.000 in zone 1

#7

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