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846

Replace the dash - in the sound name with an underscore _

847

Oh my gosh thank you. I’ll remember that next time I use a sound effect with a dash in the name. You’re a real hero Dara.

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848

First of all, thank you for helping with my first issue lol
 so here is my second one

So this is the Graveyard background that Episode provides (I just edited it a bit) and I‘m using the new pannable overlay/scene thing
 If the reader taps on a grave I want to zoom on it
 but the zooms just go anywhere
 I put the @cut to zone 2 (or 1 when I am in zone 1) there but it still zooms randomly
 any ideas how to fix it?

Thank you in advance!

EXT. PIRATE GRAVEYARD - DAY with GRAVE TWO with GRAVE THREE with GRAVE FOUR with GRAVE FOUR DOOR with GRAVE FIVE with GRAVE SIX with GRAVE SEVEN with GRAVE EIGHT

@zoom reset

@overlay 6069156208443392_GRAVE SIX shifts to 182 150 in zone 1

@overlay 6069156208443392_GRAVE FIVE shifts to -4 110 in zone 1

@overlay 6069156208443392_GRAVE TWO shifts to 164 47 in zone 1

@overlay 6069156208443392_GRAVE EIGHT shifts to 242 183 in zone 2

@overlay 6069156208443392_GRAVE SEVEN shifts to 107 176 in zone 2

@overlay 6069156208443392_GRAVE THREE shifts to -2 95 in zone 2

@ DALILA spot 0.431 -206 415

label wrong_grave

tappable [pan:1:2]

“GRAVE TWO” {

@zoom on 261 10 to 212% in 0.7

    DALILA

(Hmm, no, that‘s not it...)

@zoom on 0 0 to 100% in 0.7

goto wrong_grave

}“GRAVE THREE” {

@zoom on 320 118 to 263% in 0.7

    DALILA

(The sables look similar...)

(But the rest is off...)

@zoom on 0 0 to 100% in 0.7

goto wrong_grave

}“GRAVE FIVE” {

@zoom on 6 179 to 297% in 0.7

    DALILA

(No, that‘s no match...)

@zoom on 0 0 to 100% in 0.7

goto wrong_grave

}“GRAVE SIX” {

@cut to zone 2

@zoom on 268 266 to 302% in 0.7

    DALILA

(The dates are correct.)

@pause for a beat

DALILA

(And so is the sigil but its facing right... not left.)

@zoom on 0 0 to 100% in 0.7

goto wrong_grave

}“GRAVE SEVEN” {

@cut to zone 2

@zoom on 261 10 to 212% in 0.7

    DALILA

(The skull is facing in the right direction but the sables are missing...)

@zoom on 0 0 to 100% in 0.7

goto wrong_grave

}“GRAVE EIGHT” {

@cut to zone 2

@zoom on 261 10 to 212% in 0.7

    DALILA

(Let‘s see, two crossed sables...)

(The skull is facing in the right direction...)

@pause for a beat

    DALILA

(And the dates are correct too...)

Guys...

I think I found it!

goto correct_grave

}

label correct_grave

849

You need to cut to zone 1 for all the ones that are in zone 1, because once you tap on the ones in zone 2, it cuts to zone 2 and stays in zone 2 even if you tap on the ones in zone 1.

Also, instead of using “zoom on 0 0 to 100%”, use the same exact coordinates you used to zoom in, otherwise it creates a weird curve.

“GRAVE TWO” {
@cut to zone 1
@zoom on 261 10 to 212% in 0.7

DALILA
(Hmm, no, that‘s not it
)

@zoom on 261 10 to 100% in 0.7

goto wrong_grave

}“GRAVE THREE” {
@cut to zone 1
@zoom on 320 118 to 263% in 0.7

DALILA
(The sables look similar
)
(But the rest is off
)

@zoom on 320 118 to 100% in 0.7

goto wrong_grave

}“GRAVE FIVE” {
@cut to zone 1
@zoom on 6 179 to 297% in 0.7

DALILA
(No, that‘s no match
)

@zoom on 6 179 to 100% in 0.7

goto wrong_grave

}“GRAVE SIX” {

@cut to zone 2
@zoom on 268 266 to 302% in 0.7

DALILA
(The dates are correct.)

@pause for a beat

DALILA
(And so is the sigil but its facing right
 not left.)

@zoom on 268 266 to 100% in 0.7

goto wrong_grave

}“GRAVE SEVEN” {

@cut to zone 2
@zoom on 261 10 to 212% in 0.7

DALILA
(The skull is facing in the right direction but the sables are missing
)

@zoom on 261 10 to 100% in 0.7

goto wrong_grave

851

I also just noticed that all the zooms you have for when you cut to zone 2 are not zooms for that zone. The x coordinates 0 through 320 are for zone 1. If you are in zone 2 zooming in, then the x coordinates need to be from 320 to 640, so you need to fix all your zooms for the zone 2 overlays.

852

i don’t understand this error " you can’t have one character immediately following another" what should i do

853

Post a screenshot of your script

854

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856

You need to have an ending puncuation (like a period or exclamation point) when you have dialogue that is all caps, otherwise the script thinks it’s a character.

857

Thank you :heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes:

858

I figured out the errors on my own, I didn’t check my Gmail, so when I read it that problem was solved, that is why I am asking for help, it is not normal for me to see one character in a scene that involves two

859

And yes I did YouTube but he did not show you one character that involves two just placements, I searched all of YouTube and found nothing

860

You mean there’s supposed to be two characters but in the scene appears only one of them?

861

Okay, so this isn’t really an error, but the speechbubble tail doesn’t move depending on the characters position. Is there a way to fix that without having to put the command in everytime my character says something?

862

Oh, ignore this. I fixed it!

863

Yes, that is why I am asking for help, for a week or two, but no one has helped me,

864

Strange, never happened with me
Show me a screen of your script or copy it maybe I can help

865

Please stop saying no one is helping you, especially on MY help thread when I HAVE BEEN helping you. Why don’t you post another screenshot of your script

867

Closed as per Op request.