I'm Trying To Do A Texting Scene But I Don't Know How To Use The Gif

[kaykay5046]

I want to show the other person typing the reply, however I don’t know how to put it in the script. I’ve uploaded 20 frames, and I don’t know how to time it.

[EtherealWitch]

maybe this can help

HOW TO: animate GIF in INFINITE LOOP

Hi, I have seen some tutorials on how to make a gif but none of them was for an infinite loop. So here is my guide to looping gif. Please have in mind this is advanced coding and you should before doing this know already few things especialy knowing the overlay commands knowing difference between & and @ knowing difference between AND and THEN having at last basic understanding how looping command work 1)find the gif you want to use (be sure you do not violate author rights by using it) 2…

[kaykay5046]

Like this?
INT. CELLPHONE RED with CLEAR SKIES in zone 1 at layer 2 with CELLPHONE RED to .704 -44 -132 in zone 1 at layer 3
set format phonetext
@KITTY KAT stands screen left AND UNKNOWN stands screen right
@speechbubble is 173 184 to 100%

    UNKNOWN
| bold |I can't get away right now, but we'll meet tomorrow.
| bold |I'm off work so we can meet somewhere.

&overlay TEXTING create
&overlay TEXTING2 create
&overlay TEXTING3 create
&overlay TEXTING4 create
&overlay TEXTING5 create
&overlay TEXTING6 create
&overlay TEXTING7 create
&overlay TEXTING8 create
&overlay TEXTING9 create
&overlay TEXTING10 create
&overlay TEXTIN11 create
&overlay TEXTING12 create
&overlay TEXTING13 create
&overlay TEXTING14 create
&overlay TEXTING15 create
&overlay TEXTING16 create
&overlay TEXTING17 create
&overlay TEXTING18 create
&overlay TEXTING19 create
&overlay TEXTING20 create

&overlay TEXTING moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING2 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING3 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING4 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING5 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING6 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING7 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING8 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING9 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING10 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTIN11 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING12 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING13 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING14 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING15 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING16 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING17 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING18 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING19 moves to layer 1
&overlay TEXTING20 moves to layer 1

&overlay TEXTING shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING2 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING3 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING4 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING5 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING6 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING7 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING8 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING9 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING10 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTIN11 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING12 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING13 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING14 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING15 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING16 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING17 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING18 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING19 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1
&overlay TEXTING20 shifts to 265 303 in zone 1

&overlay TEXTING scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING2 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING3 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING4 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING5 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING6 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING7 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING8 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING9 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING10 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTIN11 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING12 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING13 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING14 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING15 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING16 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING17 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING18 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING19 scales to 0.298 0.298
&overlay TEXTING20 scales to 0.298 0.298

&overlay TEXTING opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 20 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING2 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING3 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 2 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING4 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 3 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING5 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 4 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING6 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 5 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING7 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 6 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING8 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 7 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING9 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 8 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING10 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 9 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING11 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 10 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING12 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 11 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING13 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 12 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING14 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 13 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING15 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 14 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING16 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 15 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING17 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 16 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay
TEXTING18 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 17 opacity 0 in 0 THEN overlay TEXTING19 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 18 opacity 0 in 0 THE overlay TEXTING20 opacity 1 in 0.1 THEN overlay TEXTING 19 opacity 0 in 0 loop INFINITE times

    KITTY KAT
| bold , bold |What about your boy toy?

[kaykay5046]

Ok, so I’ve done it like you said, but it’s still not doing what I want it to do. It’s still going straight to the other character.