Why isn't my overlay appearing

Shay.Writes · June 29, 2019, 3:50am

I have no idea why my overlays aren’t appearing immediately. And my third one doesn’t appear at all. Can someone help me? Thank you in advance

EXT. OUTDOOR RESTAURANT OL - NIGHT

&overlay FANCY TABLE create

&overlay STRAWBERRY PANCAKE create
&overlay STRAWBERRY PANCAKE shifts to 120 88 in zone 2 in 0
&overlay STRAWBERRY PANCAKE scales to 2.045 2.045
&overlay STRAWBERRY PANCAKE opacity 1 in 0

&overlay CHICKEN SALAD create
&overlay CHICKEN SALAD shifts to 215 124 in zone 2 in 0
&overlay CHICKEN SALAD scales to 1.654 1.654
&overlay CHICKEN SALAD opacity 1 in 0

&overlay CHICKEN SANDWICH create
&overlay CHICKEN SANDWICH shifts to 100 100 in zone 2 in 0
&overlay CHICKEN SANDWICH scales to 1.0 1.0
&overlay CHICKEN SANDWICH opacity 1 in 0

Em546 · June 29, 2019, 4:14am

are they layered behind the table overlay? try previewing it and seeing the spots they show up at

Shay.Writes · June 29, 2019, 4:27am

I figured out that I spelled the sandwich overlay wrong. But they still appear in zone 2

Shay.Writes · June 29, 2019, 4:32am

Never mind, it didn’t appear at all again. I only got the writer’s warning about ‘stage view’

Eclipsa · June 29, 2019, 7:39am

Try adding them to background. You can delete the “&create” ones and just place them. First write the scale and then shift. U can write both at the same time using “AND”. Hope it works let me know if it does or not.

LyraKeiken · June 29, 2019, 9:31am

Are you set in zone 2?

EXT. OUTDOOR RESTAURANT OL - NIGHT with STRAWBERRY PANCAKE to 2.045 120 88 in zone 2 at layer x with CHICKEN SALAD to 1.654 214 124 in zone 2 at layer x with CHICKEN SANDWICH to 1.000 100 100 in zone 2 at layer x

Shay.Writes · June 29, 2019, 12:03pm

They are still not appearing in zone 2. What else might be wrong?

Marshmallow_O · June 29, 2019, 4:48pm

paste this into your script, but change [layer] to whatever layer that you want

EXT. OUTDOOR RESTAURANT OL - NIGHT with FANCY TABLE with STRAWBERRY PANCAKE with CHICKEN SANDWICH with CHICKEN SALAD
&overlay STRAWBERRY PANCAKE shifts to 120 88 in zone 2
&overlay STRAWBERRY PANCAKE scales to 2.045 2.045 in zone 2
&overlay STRAWBERRY PANCAKE moves to [layer]
&overlay CHICKEN SALAD shifts to 215 124 in zone 2
&overlay CHICKEN SALAD scales to 1.654 1.654 in zone 2
&overlay CHICKEN SALAD moves to [layer]
&overlay CHICKEN SANDWICH shifts to 100 100 in zone 2
&overlay CHICKEN SANDWICH scales to 1.0 1.0 in zone 2
&overlay CHICKEN SANDWICH moves to [layer]

Shay.Writes · June 29, 2019, 4:53pm

Thank you so much to @LyraKeiken @Em546 @Eclipsa @Marshmallow_O. It finally worked!