Ams007
October 18, 2018, 12:16pm
1
EXT. ABANDONED HOME - NIGHT with TO BE CONTINUED
@overlay TO BE CONTINUED opacity 0 in 0
@overlay 5231298326691840_TO BE CONTINUED shifts to -332 284
@overlay 5231298326691840_TO BE CONTINUED scales to 0.856 0.856
@pause for 3
@overlay TO BE CONTINUED opacity 3 in 2
TIA
Apes
October 18, 2018, 12:56pm
2
try to add zone number as well
and opacity can be only set from 0-1, change the last line to
@overlay TO BE CONTINUED opacity 1 in 2
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Check out this awesome thread on overlays: DARA’S GUIDE: Overlays
Adding an overlay to the beginning of the scene:
Adding an overlay into the middle of a scene:
Note this for Opacity:
# is from 0 to 1
0 is completely invisible (hidden, gone, cannot see)
1 is very visible (the whole overlay is there and you can see it completely)
0.5 is see through, and anything between 0 and 1 (ie: 0.33, 0.72, 0.845…) makes the overlay see through.
What the symbols mean:
Also, when you’re testing out your story, and moving the overlay around, you’ll see 2 codes.
So, for example this shows up in your overlay helper:
@overlay 5231298326691840_TO BE CONTINUED shifts to -332 284
@overlay 5231298326691840_TO BE CONTINUED scales to 0.856 0.856
-332 is the x-coordinate, 284 is the y-coordinate, and 0.856 is the scale size (%)
Also, to layer an overlay, you’d use this code: @overlay OVERLAYNAME to layer #
Example: @overlay TO BE CONTINUED moves to layer 2
Check out this on layers: HOW TO: Move Characters / Overlays to the Layers
Good luck! YOU CAN DO IT!!!
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So what’s possible for you using these codes:
Note, it doesn’t have to be zone 1, it can be another zone where you put your overlay at and also the layer number doesn’t need to be 0, you choose the layer number depending on what goes with your scene and gives you the most satisfaction.
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Ams007
October 18, 2018, 1:17pm
5
oh right, I tried that overlay’s still not showing.
Ams007
October 18, 2018, 1:20pm
6
Ok, it’s still not showing up.
Lurhu
October 18, 2018, 1:21pm
7
See what happens if you exit the story or app and then go back in. Sometimes that helps fix it for me!
Also, I’d add in a line like this before the end of the scene so that it doesn’t advance before you can mess with it:
NARRATOR
Testing
Ams007
October 18, 2018, 1:28pm
8
Unfortunately didn’t work for me.
I always use:
NARRATOR
Pause
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Apes
October 18, 2018, 1:30pm
9
what do you have now? did you change your script?
Lurhu
October 18, 2018, 1:33pm
10
Are you also cutting to the correct zone? If you don’t add in @cut to zone # then the overlays might be in a different zone?
Ams007
October 18, 2018, 1:36pm
11
Yes, it’s only 1 zone so it should be appearing
Ams007
October 18, 2018, 1:37pm
12
EXT. ABANDONED HOME - NIGHT with TO BE CONTINUED to 0.856 -332 284 in zone 1 at layer 0
&overlay TO BE CONTINUED opacity 0 in 0
@pause for 3
@overlay TO BE CONTINUED opacity 1 in 2
@pause for 2
Apes
October 18, 2018, 1:41pm
13
are the spots alright? Is overlay there but just not showing up?
Ams007
October 18, 2018, 1:52pm
14
Ok, I finally got it right.
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