➿ HOW TO: animate GIF in INFINITE LOOP


Hi, so I have a little problem, I have done everything mentioned above still I am getting this warning…
Can you help me out?

there is most likely some typo in the last line how ever I do not see it…can you copy me the script instead of printscreen?
Also when you click on the error on which line it points?

As Farah was saying there’s likely a typo. :slightly_smiling_face: I see on the line 411 close to the end of the coding, it says THEN GIF1 opacity 19 when it should be GIF19 opacity 1 :upside_down_face: maybe that’s the problem. :woman_shrugging:t3:

It worked! Thank you so much​:heart::heart:

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Yep, I got my mistake… Thank you so much

:bomb:

bump :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

Hey bt gifs are still…at last it says ( &overlays and THEN) is not vaild command

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Hey bt my gifs is still. at last it says (&overlay and THEN) isn’t valid command.

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He yplz help me
I did as same bt gifs are still its not animating/moving…at last it says ( &overlays and THEN) is not valid command

you have most likely some mistake or typo in the code. copy here your code so I can see it.

INT.BLACK
&overlay GIF1 create
&overlay GIF1 opacity 1
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF1 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF1 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF1 moves to layer 1
&overlay GIF2 create
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF2 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF2 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF2 moves to layer 1
&overlay GIF3 create
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF3 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF3 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF3 moves to layer 1
&overlay GIF4 create
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF4 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF4 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF4 moves to layer 1
&overlay GIF5 create
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF5 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF5 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF5 moves to layer 1
&overlay GIF6 create
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF6 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF6 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF6 moves to layer 1
&overlay GIF7 create
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF7 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF7 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF7 moves to layer 1
&overlay GIF8 create
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF8 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF8 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay 5199051866046464_GIF8 moves to layer 1

&overlay GIF1 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF8 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF2 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF1 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF3 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF2 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF4 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN GIF3 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF5 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF4 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF6 opacity 1 in 1.1 then overlay GIF5 opacity 0 in 0 then overlay GIF7 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF6 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF8 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF7 opacity 0 in 0 loop INFINITE times

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here it is! what’s wrong?

first of all delete the numbers infront of the name of the overlays in all commands above the looping command.
Each overlay has unique number but yours are all the same so the script will not read it right - you coppied the first overlay with the numbers but changed the overlays name.

second you need to set opacity of all overlays to 1 you have done it only at the first overlay all the rest is transparent.

HEY I do as u said bt still error is showing up… Here after deleting no

INT.BLACK
&overlay GIF1 create
&overlay GIF1 opacity 1
&overlay GIF1 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay GIF1 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay GIF1 moves to layer 1
&overlay GIF2 create
&overlay GIF2 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay GIF2 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay GIF2 moves to layer 1
&overlay GIF3 create
&overlay GIF3 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay GIF3 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay GIF3 moves to layer 1
&overlay GIF4 create
&overlay GIF4 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay GIF4 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay GIF4 moves to layer 1
&overlay GIF5 create
&overlay GIF5 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay GIF5 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay GIF5 moves to layer 1
&overlay GIF6 create
&overlay GIF6 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay GIF6 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay GIF6 moves to layer 1
&overlay GIF7 create
&overlay GIF7 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay GIF7 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay GIF7 moves to layer 1
&overlay GIF8 create
&overlay GIF8 shifts to -1 -5 in zone 1
&overlay GIF8 scales to 1.018 1.018
&overlay GIF8 moves to layer 1

&overlay GIF1 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF8 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF2 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF1 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF3 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF2 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF4 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN GIF3 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF5 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF4 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF6 opacity 1 in 1.1 then overlay GIF5 opacity 0 in 0 then overlay GIF7 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF6 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF8 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF7 opacity 0 in 0 loop INFINITE times

I do set opacity 1 for all layers now bt still the same…Is there any mistake in last coding;- &overlay GIF1 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF8 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF2 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF1 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF3 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF2 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF4 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN GIF3 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF5 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF4 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF6 opacity 1 in 1.1 then overlay GIF5 opacity 0 in 0 then overlay GIF7 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF6 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF8 opacity 1 in 1.1 THEN overlay GIF7 opacity 0 in 0 loop INFINITE times

&overlay GIF1 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay GIF8 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF2 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay GIF1 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF3 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay GIF2 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF4 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay GIF3 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF5 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay GIF4 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF6 opacity 1 in 0.1 then overlay GIF5 opacity 0 in 0 then overlay GIF7 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay GIF6 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay GIF8 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay GIF7 opacity 0 in 0 loop inf times

Also you may want to change your background to one of the Blue day ones on the catalog such as:
INT. BLUE - DAY
Because sometimes the overlays don’t show up on the black background

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yes you forgot word overlay infront of GIF3

omg it’s worked!! bt it’s too fast! How can I make them little bit slower?

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