Pay Me Actor (werkstatt Quick & Dirty)
-
Hi,
Some people asked me for the "Pay me actor" I showed during "Quick and Dirty"Attached is the file with two examples.Some information for who wasn't there:Sometimes I make a patch for small projects that will only play for a short time. I do this almost for free.But one time somebody started touring without telling me.After this experience I added a "Pay me actor" to all the projects I almost don't get payed for.I use a hidden actor or i save as read only with a password.This hidden actor will show a text on all the screens and will only appear after a time I chose. (I chose the month after the show).Groeten Gertjan -
Each with their own. I would never do such thing.
-
I also rarely do it. I think I used it once last year for somebody who asked a demo to try if a projection was possible. And to be sure they wouldn't use it in the final product without noticing me I added the text.
When I have a good contact and its a nice project I would never do this.Only when I know there is a possibility they will screw me over. -
That's such a smart strategy to protect your intellectual rights. I mean, they shouldn't of see the text if they actually followed what they promised, right? ;) it's more like one of those better safe than sorry things. Thank you for sharing it!
-
Also, sure you know this @GertjanB, but if you save the patch as 'Run Only' and save it showing just the interface then there is no way a person could access the patch and hide it.
-
Thanks, I see you have added the crash actor :-). Maybe I would write Isadora will close in ....seconds and not crash in .....seconds.
Best Michel
-
That's indeed better, but won't they get a crash report? maybe a close down actor would be something interesting. Or is that already possible?Or you can hide the stages every few seconds. -
You could hide the stages - look at the show and hide stages actor.
-
Yes there will be a crash report but the writing close would be a bit nicer the crash :-).
The hide stages actor would also be a clever solution, with a pulse generator that triggers hide stages every second incase they toggle "show hide stages" by hand.
Best Michel
