Protecting your content

[ReVolve]

So I've done a few mapping gigs, a projection mapping with a dancer. I was always able to use my own laptop to send a video signal to the technicians. However the next one, technicians are insisting that I hand over the content to them so they play it from theirs.

I am very opposed to this, being that the audio and video content is produced by me, and if they have it, all they need is a dancer to learn the choreography and they have a free projection. At this point I am inclined to just walk away from the whole thing, because they will not give me any explanation as to why I cant use my laptop to launch it.

I was wondering if any of you guys face these issues and your experience on the road.

Thanks for any insight you might have!

[drazkers]

They probably have a policy of not unplugging the media server or don't know how to repatch it. The best solution is supplying a USB capture card like a magewell. You don't hand over content and they keep the system intact.

Other option is doing the show off a usb3 ssd. The Samsung ones actually run real well with resolume, just secure it.

[Arvol]

If it was me. I would insist on keeping my content to myself and only using my hardware. That could be your livelihood they are walking away with. I would walk if they can't meet those requirements.

Again, That is what I would do. Just giving you my 2 cents. Do whatever you feel comfortable with. I've found out a long time ago to follow my gut instinct.

[shudder_inc]

See if you can find out what media sever they are using. Most newer ones have a capture card you can feed live video in and that way you can still use your machine. If there isn't a built in card, identifying the server will help you to obtain any necessary drivers should you choose to provide your own capture device.

If it's a d3 server it already uses the DXV codec, so if there isn't a capture card the USB3 drive is a very good option. Unless this has changed with V4, Hippo will encode the content to a proprietary format so the content will need to be copied over to their machine. That said, Hippo does also have a setting so that content that is loaded onto the machine can be set to delete at a certain time automatically.

If they can't give you a explanation as for the change in process though, that does sound a bit suspect. It doesn't necessarily imply poor intent, but they should at least provide some type of technical reasoning.

[drazkers]

See if you can find out what media sever they are using. Most newer ones have a capture card you can feed live video in and that way you can still use your machine. If there isn't a built in card, identifying the server will help you to obtain any necessary drivers should you choose to provide your own capture device.

If it's a d3 server it already uses the DXV codec, so if there isn't a capture card the USB3 drive is a very good option. Unless this has changed with V4, Hippo will encode the content to a proprietary format so the content will need to be copied over to their machine. That said, Hippo does also have a setting so that content that is loaded onto the machine can be set to delete at a certain time automatically.

If they can't give you a explanation as for the change in process though, that does sound a bit suspect. It doesn't necessarily imply poor intent, but they should at least provide some type of technical reasoning.

Just a heads up to anyone just getting involved with D3, it supports dxv 2.2 but not dxv 3. If you need to prepare content for a d3 gig hap is preferred for high quality.

[shudder_inc]

It's been some time since I've used d3. Thank you for the correction!

[francoe]

In any case, they can capture and record the live stream provided from your own hardware.