Zooming help...again

I’ve noticed anytime I use a filter and reset it in the scene that follows, my zoom is off. Even if I put zoom reset and/or a new zone and spot to zoom. I am still somewhat new to coding so I thought I was doing something wrong but I’ve finally figured out that it seems to only do this when HSL has been reset. Please help.

coding looks like this:

EXT. CAMPUS GARDEN NIGHT
@set hsl 5 -50 8 colorize with blendMode NORMAL to 100%
@LIV2 spot 0.963 215 141 in zone 2
@LIV2 changes into OLIVEflashback2
@YOUNGLUCAS spot 1.007 167 136 in zone 2
@YOUNGLUCAS moves to layer 5
@LIV2 moves to layer 4
@zoom on 505 273 to 638% in 0
@cut to zone 2

(Dialogue and character movements go here)

Then following this scene I’ll go into the scene without the filter which is coded like this:

EXT. MANOR GARDENS DAY
@reset hsl
@LUCAS spot 0.635 33 293 in zone 1
@OLIVE spot 0.599 47 299 in zone 1
@zoom on 12 311 to 372% in 0
@cut to zone 1

I have tried everything. I’ve tried putting zoom reset before I put the new zoom spots, I’ve tried putting double the same zoom spot both before and after I cut to zone and obviously I tried doing it they way I thought it should be done, nothing has worked. If its a glitch that’s fine, but its driving me insane and I’d like to try to fix this one last time. Thanks if you’ve read this far.

I’ve also tried putting

@zoom
&cut…worked once lol but I could be putting that in incorrectly maybe?

try it like this

&zoom on 505 273 to 638% in 0
@cut to zone 2

I personally set my scenes like this and it always works:

BG NAME
&CHAR spot … and CHAR moves to layer … and CHAR faces …
@CHAR changes into …
&CHAR2 spot …
&zoom on …
&set hsl … in 0
@cut to zone…

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Put the filter after the zooms.

EXT. CAMPUS GARDEN NIGHT

@LIV2 spot 0.963 215 141 in zone 2
@LIV2 changes into OLIVEflashback2
@YOUNGLUCAS spot 1.007 167 136 in zone 2
@YOUNGLUCAS moves to layer 5
@LIV2 moves to layer 4

&cut to zone 2
&zoom on 505 273 to 638% in 0
@set hsl 5 -50 8 colorize with blendMode NORMAL to 100%

(Dialogue and character movements go here)

EXT. MANOR GARDENS DAY

@LUCAS spot 0.635 33 293 in zone 1
@OLIVE spot 0.599 47 299 in zone 1

&cut to zone 1
&zoom on 12 311 to 372% in 0
@reset hsl

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the & should be put with the command in the top line, because it makes the command start with the command right after

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This seemed to finally work. Thank you so very much!!!

Hi I have a doubt that is how do u find this no. 12 311
zoom on 12 311 to 372% in 0**

Click on the “Camera” icon on the right, then “Zoom” or “Focus”. Over there you can adjust the zooms and it should give you the coordinates.

Tnx