Pay Me Actor (werkstatt Quick & Dirty)

GertjanB

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

32a11f-pay-me-actor.izz

LPmode

Each with their own. I would never do such thing.

GertjanB

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.

chimerik

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!

Skulpture

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.

Michel

@GertjanB

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

GertjanB

@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.

Skulpture

You could hide the stages - look at the show and hide stages actor.

Michel

@GertjanB @Skulpture

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