A method for installed playback systems. Set as a login item for macOS. Adjust the target process and launch file as necessary. The watcher script will check that the defined process exists. If not, it will relaunch the target file. Based on the work of Jim Bell for Generativity by Fernanda D'Agostino, Suyama Space, Seattle WA, … Continue reading Process Watcher
Tag: video design
PJLink Projector Control
Use AppleScript to control basic functions of PJ-Link enabled Panasonic projectors.
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-- @file: allControls.applescript -- @author: Brendan Hogan -- @language: AppleScript -- @version: 1.0.0 -- @update: 2018-07-05 -- Version history -- ver. 1.0.0 : initial build -- Panasonic projector control scripts to power on, open/close the shutter -- and set to standby mode. -- to use in QLab: copy the text between the <Script> and </Script> notations -- and paste it into a Script cue within your workspace, one cue per projector action. -- Update the user variables as necessary to match your projector settings. -- OPEN the Shutter: -- <Script> -- user variables. Adjust as necessary set userAddress to "192.168.168.210" -- the projector's IP address, in quotes. update as necessary set userName to "admin1" -- the administrative user name, in quotes. update as necessary set userPass to "production" -- the projector's password, in quotes. update as necessary -- do not change anything below the line -------------------- -- main script set myFile to (POSIX path of (path to temporary items)) & "curl_downloaded_file.xml" do shell script "curl -L " & "http://" & userName & ":" & userPass & "@" & userAddress & "/cgi-bin/sd95.cgi?cm=0200a1910203" & " -o " & myFile -- </Script> -- CLOSE the Shutter: -- <Script> -- user variables. Adjust as necessary set userAddress to "192.168.168.210" -- the projector's IP address, in quotes. update as necessary set userName to "admin1" -- the administrative user name, in quotes. update as necessary set userPass to "production" -- the projector's password, in quotes. update as necessary -- do not change anything below the line -------------------- -- main script set myFile to (POSIX path of (path to temporary items)) & "curl_downloaded_file.xml" do shell script "curl -L " & "http://" & userName & ":" & userPass & "@" & userAddress & "/cgi-bin/sd95.cgi?cm=0200a1910103" & " -o " & myFile -- </Script> -- Projector ON: -- <Script> -- user variables. Adjust as necessary set userAddress to "192.168.168.210" -- the projector's IP address, in quotes. update as necessary set userName to "admin1" -- the administrative user name, in quotes. update as necessary set userPass to "production" -- the projector's password, in quotes. update as necessary -- do not change anything below the line -------------------- -- main script set myFile to (POSIX path of (path to temporary items)) & "curl_downloaded_file.xml" do shell script "curl -L " & "http://" & userName & ":" & userPass & "@" & userAddress & "/cgi-bin/sd95.cgi?cm=0200a13d0103" & " -o " & myFile -- </Script> -- Projector STANDBY: -- <Script> -- user variables. Adjust as necessary set userAddress to "192.168.168.210" -- the projector's IP address, in quotes. update as necessary set userName to "admin1" -- the administrative user name, in quotes. update as necessary set userPass to "production" -- the projector's password, in quotes. update as necessary -- do not change anything below the line -------------------- -- main script set myFile to (POSIX path of (path to temporary items)) & "curl_downloaded_file.xml" do shell script "curl -L " & "http://" & userName & ":" & userPass & "@" & userAddress & "/cgi-bin/sd95.cgi?cm=0200a13d0203" & " -o " & myFile -- </Script> |
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