hello guys, i am new and i’m wondering how exactly do i apply overlays. i have a scene where she walks into the class room and takes a sit. i want the desk class overlay to be as if she’s taking a seat at her desk. how would i do so?
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You accidentally put a double space between:
@overlay DOUBLESPACE shifts
You didn’t specify what layer the overlay was at:
@overlay DESK CLASS to layer BLANK
You did put the overlay name before shifts:
@overlay BLANK shifts to SCHOOL CLASSROOM CHAIR -DAY
I hope this helps.
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Also, just a tip, use the symbol & instead of @ it works better and less glitches. Another thing you should put the overlay like this:
INT. CLASSROOM FRONT OL - DAY with OVERLAYNAME1 with OVERLAYNAME2
This makes it so it doesn’t glitch at all and doing the & instead of the @ ensures that as well but only when used together.
Also, when using an overlay without the technique above you should always do this:
&overlay OVERLAYNAME opacity 1
This ensures it will show up when directed to.
If you use the method before this one this command is not needed.
When you want the overlay to go away do one of these:
&overlay OVERLAYNAME opacity 0
&overlay clearall
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If you ever need any other help just PM me.
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What are you trying to do in the lines after the background?
The command is
@overlay OVERLAY moves to layer 1
or whatever number.
And the other command is
@overlay OVERLAY shifts to xyz.
Look at @Dara.Amarie ’s website for the basics of coding overlays.
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