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Hello to everyone reading this post! I need help with this scene:

@zoom reset

EXT. BRIDGE - DAY

&VENERA spot 1.280 380 -29 in zone 2 AND VENERA is idle_rear AND VENERA faces right

&cut to zone 2
&zoom on 532 423 to 147% in 5

&VENERA walks to spot 1.280 284 9 in 5 AND VENERA is walk_neutral_rear AND VENERA faces right

@transition fade in black 4

Ideally, when she stops walking, I want her back to still face the readers. Instead, she automatically flips to face the camera. I don’t know how to code this correctly, because no matter what I try, it makes her do the idle_rear animation while she’s supposed to be walking instead (which I do admit is funny, but not what I want). Does ANYONE know a way to make this scene work where she constantly has her back facing the camera when she stops walking?

Thanks,
April :green_heart:

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Maybe try THEN CHARACTER starts idle_rear (or another rear animation)

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do
&VENERA walks to spot 1.280 284 9 in 5 AND VENERA is walk_neutral_rear AND VENERA faces right
@VENERA starts idle_rear
BUT MAKE SURE TO USE @ not & FOR THE SECOND ONE x

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I tried this out, and she did the funny thing I mentioned where she just stands still when she’s supposed to be walking :sweat_smile:

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I had high hopes for this one, and she didn’t do the funny thing where she stood still while walking, but she didn’t end up doing the idle_rear animation and flipped to face the camera, like always :pensive:

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Could you show me what you coded now?

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And also, maybe change the is to does it while

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&VENERA walks to spot 1.280 284 9 in 5 AND VENERA faces right AND VENERA does it while walk_neutral_rear THEN VENERA starts rear

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@sahra.episode @Dara.Amarie

@zoom reset

EXT. CLIFF - DAY

&VENERA spot 1.280 380 -29 in zone 2 AND VENERA is idle_rear AND VENERA faces right

&cut to zone 2
&zoom on 532 423 to 147% in 5

&VENERA walks to spot 1.280 284 9 in 5 AND VENERA does it while walk_neutral_rear AND VENERA faces right THEN VENERA starts idle_rear

@transition fade in black 4

She still flips to face the camera by the end :neutral_face:

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& VENERA spot 1.280 380 -29 in zone 2 AND VENERA is idle_rear AND VENERA faces right

&cut to zone 2
&zoom on 532 423 to 147% in 5

& VENERA walks to spot 1.280 284 9 in 5 AND VENERA does it while walk_neutral_rear AND VENERA faces right THEN VENERA starts idle_rear

Change the first one of those to an @, since the portal will want to do both at the same time

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try this
@CHARACTER walks to spot 1.280 178 -4 in 2 AND CHARACTER is walk_rear
@CHARACTER starts idle_rear

if you use “in 2” it might work better.
I think it doesnt work for odd numbers

AND ALSO
how do you start a thread…?

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Tried this out and three things happened:

  1. The transition didn’t start until it showed the scene first, which isn’t what I want + the zoom went nuts.
  2. She did the idle animation while walking.
  3. She, yet again, still flipped to face the camera.
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Go onto the episode logo in the left corner so you get to the homepage. Then on the right corner the should be a button for it

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thank you!

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Okay, so the first command needs to use the @ sign and change the “is” to starts.
Then for the walking command, use “does it while” and add “THEN VENERA starts rear” at the end:

EXT. BRIDGE - DAY

@ VENERA spot 1.280 380 -29 in zone 2 AND VENERA starts idle_rear AND VENERA faces right

&cut to zone 2
&zoom on 532 423 to 147% in 5

&VENERA walks to spot 1.280 284 9 in 5 AND VENERA does it while walk_neutral_rear AND VENERA faces right THEN VENERA starts rear

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THANK YOU! :star_struck:

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