Rotating overlays help

So I have this scene and I want this magic overlay to turn around 360 degrees at the same spot however I just can’t seem to get it to work. the overlay either turns and after that grows slowly or does something else. please help me I know that there are video’s out here but I’m still not good at rotating overlays they just don’t work for me

if you want the code for this scene here it is

INT. SCIENCE LAB - DAY
@KIM stands screen center AND KIM is tinker_loop_rear
@pause for 2
sound phone_vibrate_text
@KIM is eyeroll
KIM (yawn_bored)
What now?
@KIM is applaud_loop
&overlay 8 create
&overlay 4558641901338624_8 shifts to 157 279
&overlay 4558641901338624_8 scales to 0.154 0.154
&overlay 8 opacity 1
@overlay 4558641901338624_8 shifts to 175 306 in 5
&overlay 4558641901338624_8 scales to 1.000 1.000
&overlay 8 rotates 360 anchor point 0.5 0.5

@Dara.Amarie
@LyraKeiken
@Apes

I think the overlay has to start with opacity 0?
So add…

@overlay 8 opacity 0 after the create part.

This post from @LyraKeiken might help?

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No, you can start it with opacity 1. If you don’t specify an opacity, it will default to 0 and you won’t see it.

opacity 0 will make my overlay invisible

It will? I did not know that. :joy:

I thought you wanted it to start invisible then already be big by that time it becomes visible.

If you’re still confused by the post I linked above try:
&overlay 8 rotates 360 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in [s] THEN overlay 8 rotates 0 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in 0 loop INFINITE times (or however many times you want)
where [s] is the time you want in seconds :slight_smile: Make you you specify this e.g:
&overlay 8 rotates 360 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in 0.5 THEN overlay 8 rotates 0 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in 0 loop INFINITE times

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Try:
&overlay 8 create
&overlay 8 shifts to 157 279 in 0
&overlay 8 scales to 0.154 0.154 in 0
@overlay 8 opacity 100% in 0

&overlay 8 scales to 1.000 1.000 in 5
@overlay 8 shifts to 175 306 in 5
@overlay 8 rotates 360 anchor point 0.5 0.5 in 1

For the last two lines, I don’t know how fast you want to rotate your overlay, or where it is going, but usually when you rotate an overlay, it will move slightly. Your best bet is to shift it to the end position at the same time using & so that it looks like it is rotating in the same spot.

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