Please Help! I can't get my overlay to go behind my character! 😭

Hai people, so I need help I can’t get my overlay to behind the female and:sob: I tried layers, but I don’t know where to put it. :sweat:


Here’s my script:

Please check where I can put them!

EXT. SEINE RIVER - NIGHT
@zoom on 389 49 to 152% in 0
@cut to zone 2
&ALEJANDRO1 spot 0.791 106 152 in zone 2 AND ALEJANDRO1 faces right THEN ALEJANDRO1 is shiftweight
@pause for 3
@ESTEFANIA1 spot 0.722 376 167
#@ALEJANDRO1 is flirt_shy
@ESTEFANIA1 walks to spot 0.722 192 164 in 3.2 THEN ESTEFANIA1 starts deepbreath
@ALEJANDRO1 is flirt_shy
@pause for 1.5
ALEJANDRO1 (talk_flirt)
Mi Amour, you look so damn beautiful.
&ESTEFANIA1 is idle_awkward
@ALEJANDRO1 starts think
@pause for 2.0
ALEJANDRO1 (disappointed)
Why aren’t you closer to me.
&ESTEFANIA1 is talk_repulsed
@pause for 2

@ALEJANDRO1 starts laugh_guffaw AND ESTEFANIA1 is eyeroll
@ESTEFANIA1 walks to spot 0.722 143 157 in 1.0
@ESTEFANIA1 is idle_awkward
#&ESTEFANIA1 walks to spot 0.722 157 160 in 1.0
&ESTEFANIA1 is idle_awkward
@ALEJANDRO1 is flirt_shy
&ALEJANDRO1 is kiss_dip AND ESTEFANIA1 starts kiss_dip_rear AND ESTEFANIA1 faces right
@ESTEFANIA1 spot 0.722 110 176
@zoom on 496 165 to 270% in 1.0
#@zoom on 496 139 to 231% in 1.0

&overlay TILTED FLIRT FACE create
&overlay TILTED FLIRT FACE opacity 1 in 0
@overlay 4574841422282752_TILTED FLIRT FACE shifts to 167 203 in zone 2 in 0
@overlay 4574841422282752_TILTED FLIRT FACE scales to 0.244 0.244 in zone 2 in 0

Use layers: HOW TO: Move Characters / Overlays to the Layers

Use layers for the characters and use it for the overlay as well. The thread I linked above shows you how to do that.

You can add that layer portion in, in which X is a number.

And then for the overlay, add:

@overlay TILTED FLIRT FACE to layer X

What I do is, I add this command before the opacity but after the create command.

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I hope this works! Thank you I’ll see if it worked !! :sob: :heart:

I sure hope so, fingers crossed :heart:

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Heyyyyy I still need help :sweat: what layer is it supposed to be cuz Im confused. Its cuz I want the overlay to be in behind the female character but Its not as for the male its perfect.


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The higher number will be in front of the lower number. So if you have a character at layer 2 and a makeup kit at layer 1, the makeup kit will be behind the character but if you have the character at layer 2 and the makeup kit at layer 3, the makeup kit will be in front of the character. And yes, layers can be negative numbers, too. A character that’s in layer -5 will be in front of a makeup kit that’s at layer -7 since -7 is lower than -5

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The specific layer order can vary based on a bunch of stuff that might occur in your scene, but I’m assuming this is just going to be your two characters and the overlay for now, so it should be something like this:

Script

EXT. SEINE RIVER - NIGHT
@zoom on 389 49 to 152% in 0
@cut to zone 2
&ALEJANDRO1 spot 0.791 106 152 in zone 2 AND ALEJANDRO1 faces right THEN ALEJANDRO1 is shiftweight
@pause for 3
@ESTEFANIA1 spot 0.722 376 167
#@ALEJANDRO1 is flirt_shy
@ESTEFANIA1 walks to spot 0.722 192 164 in 3.2 THEN ESTEFANIA1 starts deepbreath
@ALEJANDRO1 is flirt_shy
@pause for 1.5
ALEJANDRO1 (talk_flirt)
Mi amor, you look so damn beautiful.
&ESTEFANIA1 is idle_awkward
@ALEJANDRO1 starts think
@pause for 2.0
ALEJANDRO1 (disappointed)
Why aren’t you closer to me?
&ESTEFANIA1 is talk_repulsed
@pause for 2

@ALEJANDRO1 starts laugh_guffaw AND ESTEFANIA1 is eyeroll
@ESTEFANIA1 walks to spot 0.722 143 157 in 1.0
@ESTEFANIA1 is idle_awkward
#&ESTEFANIA1 walks to spot 0.722 157 160 in 1.0
&ESTEFANIA1 is idle_awkward
@ALEJANDRO1 is flirt_shy AND ALEJANDRO1 moves to layer 0
&ALEJANDRO1 is kiss_dip AND ESTEFANIA1 starts kiss_dip_rear AND ESTEFANIA1 faces right
@ESTEFANIA1 spot 0.722 110 176 AND ESTEFANIA1 moves to layer 2
@zoom on 496 165 to 270% in 1.0
#@zoom on 496 139 to 231% in 1.0

&overlay TILTED FLIRT FACE create
&overlay TILTED FLIRT FACE to layer 1
&overlay TILTED FLIRT FACE opacity 1 in 0
@overlay 4574841422282752_TILTED FLIRT FACE shifts to 167 203 in zone 2 in 0
@overlay 4574841422282752_TILTED FLIRT FACE scales to 0.244 0.244 in zone 2 in 0

Hope it helped! :smile:

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If you layer this it will go behind the guy.

You need to cut the shape from the overlay eyes.

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there are more ways but in genera before this scene you can write

&MALE CHARACTER moves to layer 1
&overlay NAME OF OVERLAY moves to layer 2
@FEMALE CHARACTER moves to layer 3

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@ALEJANDRO1 moves to layer -1
&[overlay name] moves to layer 0
&ESTEFANIA1 moves to layer 1

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The only other thing I might suggest is scaling down the overlay a little more, such as to 0.2 0.2, as this may move it off of Estefania’s head, while still fitting to Alejandro, as it seems to be a little big at the moment.
This may mean that you do not need to change any layers.

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Oh, I know it’s just I want to fix the layering problem :smile: And also thank you all!
@Ensignia @Farah_DeSantis @EpisodeHoneyy @a.d.episode @JemU776 it finally work! :sob: :heart:

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Glad to hear it’s working now :smile:

No problem :+1:

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