Hello there, I am working on looping fishes overlays on an underwater background. I keep on trying but I can’t make them loop. And I can’t see what I missed.
Here is the whole code:
&overlay BLUE FISH create and overlay BLUE FISH opacity 1
&overlay BW FISH create and overlay BW FISH opacity 1
&overlay CLOWN FISH create and overlay CLOWN FISH opacity 1
&overlay COLOR FISH create and overlay COLOR FISH opacity 1
&overlay ORANGE FISH create and overlay ORANGE FISH opacity 1
&overlay ORANGE FISH 2 create and overlay ORANGE FISH opacity 1
&overlay COLOR FISH shifts to 286 274 in zone 1 and overlay COLOR FISH scales to 0.125 0.125 and overlay COLOR FISH moves to layer 7
&overlay ORANGE FISH shifts to 263 84 in zone 1 and overlay ORANGE FISH scales to 0.328 0.328 and overlay ORANGE FISH moves to layer 8
&overlay BLUE FISH shifts to 282 394 in zone 1 and overlay BLUE FISH scales to 0.297 0.297 and overlay BLUE FISH moves to layer 4
&overlay ORANGE FISH 2 shifts to -71 273 in zone 1 and overlay ORANGE FISH 2 scales to 0.234 0.234
&overlay ORANGE FISH 2 moves to layer 9
&overlay BW FISH shifts to 255 432 in zone 1 and overlay BW FISH scales to 0.422 0.422 and overlay BW FISH moves to layer 5
&overlay CLOWN FISH shifts to -56 87 in zone 1 and overlay CLOWN FISH scales to 0.297 0.297 and overlay CLOWN FISH moves to layer 6
&overlay COLOR FISH shifts to -27 375 in zone 1 in 3 then overlay CLOWN FISH shifts to 279 213 in zone 1 in 3 loop INFINITE times
&overlay ORANGE FISH shifts to -80 224 in zone 1 in 3 then overlay BW FISH shifts to -138 428 in zone 1 in 3 loop INFINITE times
&overlay BLUE FISH shifts to -59 401 in zone 1 in 3 then overlay ORANGE FISH 2 shifts to 291 272 in zone 1 in 3 loop INFINITE times
I want the fishes to start “swimming” at different times, not at the same time. And of course I want them to loop as my characters speak.
when you’re trying to loop overlays, you should have a spot that you want them to start at and a spot that you want them to end up at in your loop infinite times code. i see you only have the spot you want them to end up at which is causing them to not loop.
for example, your color fish should look like this:
INT. AQUARIUM- DAY
&overlay COLOR FISH create and overlay COLOR FISH opacity 1 and overlay COLOR FISH shifts to 286 274 in zone 1 and overlay COLOR FISH scales to 0.125 0.125 and overlay COLOR FISH moves to layer 7
&overlay COLOR FISH shifts to -27 375 in zone 1 in 3 then overlay COLOR FISH shifts to 286 274 in zone 1 in 3 loop infinite times
as you can see i first put the create, opacity, and layer command on the same line. i also put the scale and the shift i want it to start at on that line aswell which will give the illusion of a loop when the scene first starts. next i put the coordinates of the place i wanted them to end up in FIRST and then i put the place i wanted them to start in again LAST.
to give you more of an example i’ll put screenshots of my script where i looped multiple overlays. if you want to see how mine turned out i can dm you the video on instagram if you want. also i would be willing to help you finish the rest of the loop coding for this scene if you still need help after this or you don’t understand, just let me know! also if you have any questions i’ll answer them for you (: blob_hearts:
&overlay BLUE FISH create and overlay BLUE FISH opacity 1 AND overlay BW FISH create and overlay BW FISH opacity 1 AND overlay CLOWN FISH create and overlay CLOWN FISH opacity 1 AND overlay COLOR FISH create and overlay COLOR FISH opacity 1 AND overlay ORANGE FISH create and overlay ORANGE FISH opacity 1 AND overlay ORANGE FISH 2 create and overlay ORANGE FISH opacity 1
&overlay COLOR FISH shifts to 286 274 in zone 1 and overlay COLOR FISH scales to 0.125 0.125 and overlay COLOR FISH moves to layer 7 AND overlay ORANGE FISH shifts to 263 84 in zone 1 and overlay ORANGE FISH scales to 0.328 0.328 and overlay ORANGE FISH moves to layer 8 AND overlay BLUE FISH shifts to 282 394 in zone 1 and overlay BLUE FISH scales to 0.297 0.297 and overlay BLUE FISH moves to layer 4 AND overlay ORANGE FISH 2 shifts to -71 273 in zone 1 and overlay ORANGE FISH 2 scales to 0.234 0.234 and overlay ORANGE FISH 2 moves to layer 9 AND overlay BW FISH shifts to 255 432 in zone 1 and overlay BW FISH scales to 0.422 0.422 and overlay BW FISH moves to layer 5 AND overlay CLOWN FISH shifts to -56 87 in zone 1 and overlay CLOWN FISH scales to 0.297 0.297 and overlay CLOWN FISH moves to layer 6
&overlay COLOR FISH shifts to -27 375 in zone 1 in 3 THEN overlay COLOR FISH shifts to 286 274 in zone 1 in 2 loop INFINITE times
&overlay CLOWN FISH shifts to 279 213 in zone 1 in 3 loop THEN overlay CLOWN FISH shifts to -56 87 in zone 1 in 2 loop INFINITE times
&overlay ORANGE FISH shifts to -80 224 in zone 1 in 3 THEN overlay ORANGE FISH shifts to 263 84 in zone 1 in 2 loop INFINITE times
&overlay BW FISH shifts to -138 428 in zone 1 in 3 loop THEN overlay BW FISH shifts to 255 432 in zone 1 loop INFINITE times
&overlay BLUE FISH shifts to -59 401 in zone 1 in 3 THEN overlay BLUE FISH shifts to 282 394 in zone 1 in 2 loop INFINITE times
&overlay ORANGE FISH 2 shifts to 291 272 in zone 1 in 3 loop THEN overlay ORANGE FISH 2 shifts to -71 273 in zone 1 in 2 loop INFINITE times
And I have ‘‘loop can only be specified once for each action’’ I don’t understand what’s wrong
Okay so everything is working fine, thank you. But my fishes all start from their initial point at the same time and it looks odd, is there any way to make them start at a different time?
hmmm maybe you can change the amount of seconds it takes for them to get there? and you can also move the lines around to have them fit in between dialogue so they’ll start moving at different times? i’m not really sure how else you’d be able to get them to do that.
