I need help with rotating my overlay in the spot i placed in originally

I was wondering why my overlay wont rotate in the place i located it at by located i mean the spot i placed it on origanaly ?

&overlay 5708000595279872_EP shifts to -11 352
&overlay 5708000595279872_EP scales to 0.370 0.370

&overlay EP rotates 360 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in 2 THEN overlay EP rotates -360 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in 5 loop INFINITE times

(i want it to rotate origiannly were i placed it in without moving somewhere else)

As you can see the overlay moves to another spot and the overlay is offscreen and its the fireball i want the fireball to be moving were her hand it while rotating and i cant seem to fix it

** can someone please help im sorry if im being impatient but i have been trying to find a way to solve this for a week and i cant seeem to solve the problem i have 2 chapters with the same error and i came here for some help but i will wait patiently :slight_smile: and have a nice beautiful day to all the episode people in this community**

ill see if it works and thanks

it did not work

it shifts because you have changed anchor point.

First you have to change the anchor point

&overlay EP rotates 0 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in 0

And AFTER this you spot it .you will have different coordinates than before.

You simply cant have the overlay on same coordinates if you change anchor point…the coordinates is like fix spot on the screen while anchor point is spot on the overlay which is on that fix spot on screen.

i dont get what you mean change the anchor point like were it says 0
and do i have to see where it rotates and then place the coordinates after that?

Standard anchor point is 0 0 which is left down corner of the overlay… You have changed it to 0.5 0.5 which is in the middle of the overlay.

That is the reason why you are experiencing the unwanted movement… As I said the shift coordinates is a fix point on the screen. While anchor point is point on overlay…which you want to be on that fix point on screen

This will not solve the problem because she changed anchor point.

(this is another problem im having with another overlay the overlay moves offscreen and then it suddenly moves slowly up and thats not what i want it to do (the overlay is the hand and i placed the hand in its original spot then i want it to rotate to his face and its the -15 where her hand moves but when i preview it its all wrong)

@zoom on 238 507 to 54% in 0
&overlay EHLM rotates -15 anchor point -0.5 -0.5 in 25
&overlay 5708000595279872_EHLM shifts to 76 -31
&overlay 5708000595279872_EHLM scales to 0.799 0.799
@pause for 4324324324
&overlay EHLM rotates 0 anchor point -0 -0 in 22
@pause for 4999

(this is the script and EHLM is the hand of the girl)
(the problem im having is that the hand appears offscreen right and it doesent stay in the position its in but then it moves slowly up to where i want it to but i want it first to be in the position i placed it in and then stay their and rotate without moving)

Default anchor point is allways 0 0. Left down corner.

If you first spot overlay (no matter by placing it next to backgroung or by using the shift command) the anchor point is in this moment still defoult 00 even if you do not write it.

. Therefore in the moment you give comand… Anchorpoint 0.5 0.5. YOU CHANGE THE DEFAULT ANCHOR POINT.

The slowly up is I guss the first command where you let it rorate 25 seconds?

I am not angry. :grin:

Im just trying to explain it I animate overlays on and on I know what I am talking anout but it is difficult for people to get what is the anchor point. It is not easy to explain. :grin:

OK from this part of the script I dont see what you have above (how you created that overlay)

But again invthe line where you rotate it 25seconds you I gues for first time changed the anchor point?

If so That will be the reason why it jumps ofscreen because you basicly shif til halt the hight down and half width to the left.

Also 25seconds is pretty long… Not sure if you really wanted this?

Than you again change anchor point on - 0-0 wchich causes I guess another unwanted shift?

:grin: Thats it.

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Therefore I sugest to first just change the anchor point without rotation

Than move the overlay on desired spot and copy the coordinates and than give the rotation command.