Hi Eva,
If you want people to be able to watch the video for reference but NOT to use the video in a performance context, then I think you have a couple of choices:
1. You can put it on Vimeo, make the link password-protected, and in the settings you can stop people from downloading it or embedding it in other websites.
However, they could still stream the video live.
2. Watermark the video. This is, I think, the only real way you can stop the video being used. Make the watermark big enough and central enough, or perhaps make it repetitive across the whole video, so that if it is seen it is very clear. In the past I have used a phrase like "not for public use" and put it big and bright across the centre of the video.
3. Give them a low resolution version of the video that would look awful if shown full size.
4. A combination of 3 and 4.
Something which I've gained from experience: at the beginning of the project, even before the contract is drawn up, establish who owns the intellectual property (the IP). I try and fight for my ownership of the IP, as artist, as much as I can but it's not always possible, so sometimes I have to contractually share my Isadora patches and all content that I have created. Understanding who owns the IP is crucial in situations like yours, Eva. If you clearly own the IP including the videos that you created, then you have legal rights if 'they' try and use the video without your permission.
HTH
Mark (not Mark)
Hi there, I hope it is ok to ask here, its a bit off topic and regarding my export of a video of a project from Isadora, that I have made a live performance with for 7 concerts. I have been asked to also share the video with them, and also on top (which was not part of the deal) they asked me for the files and a cue card (I will not share those). So I want to make sure, when I send the video, that it is not used for another live show without my permission. How do other people secure such projects apart from the contract. Is there something I can do in the export? Or how can I secure my work? I know some people use watermark, but I dont know if this is ok for such video.
Thanks, for recomendations.Eva
@dillthekraut Didn’t look as far into the model info, good call. As a shortcut/save yself some trouble it might be worthwhile to look into an oldie but goodie hardware solution like the wahlberg dmx shutter. Physical device, works like a charm
@pauliedazzle said:
NEC PA653UL
Most modern laser projectors doesn't come with a physical shutter anymore, but dim or shut down their light source, or simply blank the picture. The bigger ones offer to decide between those options.
While the light source/laser off is comparable with the physical shutter, the picture mute is not, as it still gives the minimum light of the projector, often resulting in a 'glimmer' where a true black is needed on stage. There often is a menu setting to switch between those modes.
A quick look into the documentation reviled following (it really was just quick, I might be partly wrong):
1. There are separate remote buttons for those functions on the remote.
2. the PJlink documentation has contradicting information.
While the 'supporting command list' says only the mute function is supported, but not the shutter (NEC calls it lens mute), there is a note at the documents head, saying later revisions (13.1, probably meaning the Firmware) do support it.
Wrapping all up, I guess there are two different commands available, but if they work depends on the firmware revision your projectors are on. Unfortunately, the pjlink documentation on their webside doesn't provide detailed information of any of those commands.
Edit: Found this document, which offers different command strings for mute and shutter.
@pauliedazzle try capturing network traffic using an app like Wireshark. Trigger the shutter in/out from the webinterface and see what happens under the hood as a starting point. Considering the fact that the other pjlink commands work and the shutter does respond from the webinterface seems to imply there’s something wrong with the syntax, not the hardware.
Thank you for your response,
I just submitted the ticket and wanted to add an update:
I changed the patch so that there is no fade when i transition between scenes and the problem no.2 is resolved. I send the previous file though so that you take a look.
I don't think this resolves problem no.1, I think it is not connected because it doesn't happen in transitions.. The problem is that problem no.1 doesn't happen consistently..
The shutters function when I click the shutter button on the LAN webpage, it's that the PJLink AV Mute commands, both the AVMT 11 and AVMT 31 only mute the image and do not engage the shutter at all. The project I'm working on needs use to be able to cue the shutter in and out. Not sure if there needs to be a tertiary program that Izzy should fire to then engage the shutters or if there is a different command that I should be sending over TCP/IP
Hey @Alice,
We would love to dive deeper into this problem with you. Could you be so kind to make a new technical support ticket at
https://support.troikatronix.com/support/tickets/new
This way we can ask for more information / ask for system logs.
Thanks in advance!
Hi!
If I grab the manual of the projector that you described it seems that you are able to turn off the shutter options of the projector; Could you give that a shot and report back to us?
According to the information you provided you have hardware connection, other Plink commands work so it is not on the communication layer between the two devices, which leaves a problem on a hardware level with the shutter itself.
Let us know :)
Currently trying to shutter an NEC PA653UL using Isadora, and running into a strange issue. PJLink is working and I can control it's power and muting, but when it comes to shutters, I am unable to do so. Currently, the only way to shutter it is via webpage access and clicking the shutter button. Been sifting through documentation and even tried an old user actor that sends hex to the projector to shutter it (along with trying a few different hex strings) and can't seem to crack it. Any advice?