➿ HOW TO: animate GIF in INFINITE LOOP

HiddenTreasure · January 7, 2021, 1:07pm

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&zoom reset

&overlay WAVES create
&overlay WAVES1 create
&overlay WAVES2 create
&overlay WAVES3 create
&overlay WAVES4 create
&overlay WAVES5 create
&overlay WAVES6 create
&overlay WAVES7 create
&overlay WAVES8 create
&overlay WAVES9 create
&overlay WAVES10 create
&overlay WAVES11 create
&overlay WAVES12 create
&overlay WAVES13 create
&overlay WAVES14 create
&overlay WAVES15 create
&overlay WAVES16 create
&overlay WAVES17 create
&overlay WAVES18 create
&overlay WAVES19 create
&overlay WAVES20 create
&overlay WAVES21 create
&overlay WAVES22 create
&overlay WAVES23 create
&overlay WAVES24 create
&overlay WAVES25 create
&overlay WAVES26 create
&overlay WAVES27 create
&overlay WAVES28 create
&overlay WAVES29 create
&overlay WAVES30 create
&overlay WAVES31 create
&overlay WAVES32 create
&overlay WAVES33 create
&overlay WAVES34 create
&overlay WAVES35 create

&overlay WAVES moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES1 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES2 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES3 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES4 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES5 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES6 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES7 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES8 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES9 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES10 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES11 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES12 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES13 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES14 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES15 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES16 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES17 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES18 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES19 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES20 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES21 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES22 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES23 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES24 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES25 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES26 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES27 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES28 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES29 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES30 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES31 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES32 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES33 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES34 moves to layer 1
&overlay WAVES35 moves to layer 1

&overlay WAVES shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES1 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES2 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES3 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES4 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES5 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES6 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES7 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES8 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES9 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES10 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES11 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES12 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES13 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES14 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES15 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES16 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES17 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES18 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES19 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES20 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES21 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES22 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES23 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES24 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES25 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES26 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES27 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES28 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES29 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES30 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES31 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES32 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES33 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES34 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1
&overlay WAVES35 shifts to -16 -1 in zone 1

&overlay WAVES scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES1 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES2 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES3 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES4 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES5 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES6 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES7 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES8 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES9 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES10 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES11 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES12 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES13 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES14 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES15 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES16 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES17 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES18 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES19 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES20 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES21 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES22 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES23 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES24 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES25 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES26 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES27 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES28 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES29 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES30 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES31 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES32 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES33 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES34 scales to 2.899 2.899
&overlay WAVES35 scales to 2.899 2.899

&overlay WAVES opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES35 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES1 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES2 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES1 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES3 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES2 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES4 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES3 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES5 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES4 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES6 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES5 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES7 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES6 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES8 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES7 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES9 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES8 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES10 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES9 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES11 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES10 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES12 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES11 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES13 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES12 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES14 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES13 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES15 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES14 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES16 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES15 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES17 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES16 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES18 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES17 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES19 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES18 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES20 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES19 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES21 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES20 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES22 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES21 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES23 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES22 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES24 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES23 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES25 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES24 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES26 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES25 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES27 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES26 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES28 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES27 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES29 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES28 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES30 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES29 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES31 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES30 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES32 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES31 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES33 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES32 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES34 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES33 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay WAVES35 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay WAVES34 opacity 0 in 0 loop INFINITE times

Farah_DeSantis · January 7, 2021, 1:20pm

OK so I dont actually see reason for this - maybe it just takes the scrit still some time to read all the commands even it is all with &?

Try add the transition under it - it might help to cover if for the necessary time.

HiddenTreasure · January 7, 2021, 2:49pm

I tried adding the transition in different places but still got the same results. It’s fine though because it doesn’t look too bad. Eventually I’ll figure it out I guess. Thanks for all your help hun

nmc_episode · January 7, 2021, 9:52pm

First of all thank you so much for this! Second, I am not too sure if it is an error in the script or a glitch with the previewer and app, but my gif flashes white on the previewer and the app as if it is blinking. Do you know why it is doing this?

Farah_DeSantis · January 7, 2021, 9:56pm

I know episode had this blinking glitch to white but it was usually happening to overlays which ware created next to the background instead by using &overlay NAME create command.

here is a video of mine in time I figured this principle - as you see it is not flashing - the looping gif are the colors that change in the background

https://www.instagram.com/p/B8UgsBflvnE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

nmc_episode · January 7, 2021, 10:05pm

Ah if so I will speak with support and see if there is anything they can do then. Fingers crossed - Thank you!

Tiyashaonepisode · January 24, 2021, 6:06am

I have these 2 posts. (Also I have credited the people for letting us know it was possible.)

I have put it very simply in these 2 posts in case you find it helpful! Save and share it. (IG: @epsd.tiyasha and @tneverwritesonlyedits)

HOW TO: GIFS ON EPISODE
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HOW TO: LOOP GIFS INFINITELY

amandaptheauthor · January 29, 2021, 5:02pm

THANK YOU! what’s your user on ig so i can properly credit you on my upcoming story?

Farah_DeSantis · January 29, 2021, 5:24pm

its @miss_desantis_

amandaptheauthor · January 29, 2021, 5:32pm

by the way, once i want the gif to disappear, what code do i use?

Farah_DeSantis · January 29, 2021, 8:45pm

change background - it deletes all overlays
or
@clearall OVERLAY - this will delete all overlays
or
@overlay OVERLAY clear - this will delete only one overlay - good in case you want to remove only of overlays but keep some others

Farah_DeSantis · January 29, 2021, 9:07pm

update I looked up the @clearall OVERLAY by @Dara.Amarie but as it seems this doesn’t work - I tested it and it gives me an error (I never used this one before)

soo I looked more deeper and Dara writers:
@clearall overlay

This command does not show in the web previewer. It only works when you test your story in the app.

amandaptheauthor · February 1, 2021, 7:55pm

thank you!

Natalie99 · February 2, 2021, 1:01am

Hey! I have a question. If I don’t want my overlays to loop, how do I do it? Do I just don’t write loop infinite? My overlays are PNG without backgrounds as well.

Farah_DeSantis · February 2, 2021, 5:49am

if you want all happen just 1 time then you you will not write the loop infinite time.

Natalie99 · February 2, 2021, 11:45pm

Thank you!

Farah_DeSantis · February 6, 2021, 11:59am

bump

Farah_DeSantis · February 26, 2021, 9:35pm

bump

xgeorgia · March 1, 2021, 1:24pm

Thank you so much for this!!
I finally made one with 64 frames although it won’t loop even though it has loop INFINITE times on the end?
I’ve probably made a stupid tiny mistake somewhere

Farah_DeSantis · March 1, 2021, 4:40pm

copy here your code we can check what went wrong