I need 5 overlays but only 2 are working

Hey there!
So as I said in the topics I need five overlays in this scene, but only two are working yet. I tried different ways, but the other overlays just don’t appear in the app, even though I have no error in the script.
So let me show the ones that work:

EXT. CARNIVAL with TICKET BOOTH to 0 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 at layer - 10 with BOUNCY CASTLE to 0 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 at layer -20

So the TICKET BOOTH and the BOUNCY CASTLE are fine, but when I want to add more overlays they won’t appear.
I tried this:

EXT. CARNIVAL with TICKET BOOTH to 0 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 at layer - 10 with BOUNCY CASTLE to 0 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 at layer -20 with CAROUSEL to 0 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 at layer -10

and I tried:

EXT. CARNIVAL with TICKET BOOTH to 0 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 at layer - 10 with BOUNCY CASTLE to 0 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 at layer -20

@overlay CAROUSEL create
@overlay CAROUSEL shifts to 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 in 0
@overlay CAROUSEL scales to 0 0 in 0
@overlay CAROUSEL opacity 1 in 0

and I tried:

EXT. CARNIVAL with TICKET BOOTH to 0 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 at layer - 10 with BOUNCY CASTLE to 0 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 at layer -20

&overlay CAROUSEL create
&overlay CAROUSEL shifts to 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 in 0
&overlay CAROUSEL scales to 0 0 in 0
&overlay CAROUSEL opacity 1 in 0

I also tried “scales to 0.0 0.0” instead of “scales to 00”, and I tried different layers and different zones, but when I open my story in the app the CAROUSEL is nowhere!!! Even when I use the overly help in the app it just finds the TICKET BOOTH and the BOUNCY CASTLE…

Can anybody help me please? :frowning_face:

Okay so the format you are using for adding the overlay next to the background is not correct.
The correct format is:
BACKGROUND with OVERLAY to scale x y

So if the overlay’s scale size is 0.8 and the shift coordinates (where you placed your overlay) are 120 95, then the format looks like this:
BACKGROUND with OVERLAY to 0.8 120 95

Also, scaling the overlay to 0 0 means there’s no size which means it’s not there.

More about overlays here: A Guide to Using & Animating OVERLAYS

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OK, thank you! So which scale do I have to use when I the size to stay just as is is? Is this scale 1?

The default scale size is 1.0, but you can change the size to whatever size you want when you test your story by using the overlay helper tool.

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So now I tried this:

EXT. CARNIVAL with TICKET BOOTH to 1.0 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 at layer - 10 with BOUNCY CASTLE to 1.0 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 at layer -20 with CAROUSEL to 1.0 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 at layer - 10

but it’s still the same problem

And when I do this:

EXT. CARNIVAL with TICKET BOOTH to 1.0 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 at layer - 10 with BOUNCY CASTLE to 1.0 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 at layer -20

@overlay CAROUSEL create
@overlay CAROUSEL shifts to 1.000 1.000 in zone 1 in 0
@overlay CAROUSEL scales to 1.0 1.0 in 0
@overlay CAROUSEL opacity 1 in 0

There’s an error in the app, saying:

“WRITER WARNING
Writer error when using 6750931959152640_CAROUSEL for overlay animation. Please create overlay in stage view first.”

Can you post a screenshot of your script, and then a screenshot of your story where the overlays aren’t showing up?

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