diff --git a/scripts/javascript/examples/script_generator/plumi_generator.py b/scripts/javascript/examples/script_generator/plumi_generator.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02c1576b
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+++ b/scripts/javascript/examples/script_generator/plumi_generator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#/usr/bin/python2.5
+# andy@engagemedia.org
+#generate a FreeJ javascript file, using a RSS2 feed
+
+from elementtree import ElementTree as et
+from Cheetah.Template import Template
+import urllib
+import os
+import shutil
+
+RSS_FILE="http://www.engagemedia.org/featured-videos/RSS2"
+JAVASCRIPT_TEMPLATE="plumi_template.js"
+JAVASCRIPT_FILE="plumi.js"
+
+#download latest RSS2 
+print "fetching %s " % RSS_FILE
+feed = urllib.urlopen(RSS_FILE)
+print "parsing %s " % RSS_FILE
+parsed_feed = et.parse(feed)
+
+#setup the parameters from channel
+print "making js file %s " % JAVASCRIPT_FILE
+data_map = {}
+
+#download image, and remember path
+image_url = parsed_feed.find('channel').find('image').find('url').text
+#get the image
+print "fetching image logo %s " % image_url
+downloaded_image=urllib.urlretrieve(image_url)
+#save it somewhere sensible.
+image_name=os.path.basename(image_url)
+shutil.copyfile(downloaded_image[0],image_name)
+#the abs file path
+image_file_path=os.path.abspath(image_name)
+
+data_map['image_file_path'] = image_file_path
+
+
+data_map['channel_title'] = parsed_feed.find('channel').find('title').text
+data_map['videos'] = []
+
+for video_elem in parsed_feed.getiterator('enclosure'):
+    video_to_play = video_elem.get('url')
+    js_var_name = "video_%s" % (len(data_map['videos']))
+    video_dict = {'url':video_to_play, 'js_var_name':js_var_name}
+    data_map['videos'].append(video_dict)
+
+#write the new javascript file.
+t = Template(file=JAVASCRIPT_TEMPLATE, searchList=[data_map])
+f=open(JAVASCRIPT_FILE, 'w')
+f.write(t.respond())
+f.close()
diff --git a/scripts/javascript/examples/script_generator/plumi_template.js b/scripts/javascript/examples/script_generator/plumi_template.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e355098
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+++ b/scripts/javascript/examples/script_generator/plumi_template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// andy@engagemedia.org
+// templated example script for using FreeJ and Plumi (plone video CMS) 
+//
+
+header_text = new TextLayer();
+header_text.start();
+add_layer(header_text);
+header_text.set_position(70,0);
+header_text.size(50);
+header_text.color(255,0,0);
+header_text.print("$channel_title")
+//header_text.set_fps(25);
+
+logo_image = new ImageLayer();
+logo_image.open("$image_file_path")
+logo_image.activate(true);
+logo_image.start()
+logo_image.set_position(0,0);
+add_layer(logo_image);
+
+#for $video in $videos
+
+    $video.js_var_name = new MovieLayer("$video.url")
+    add_layer($video.js_var_name);
+
+    ${video.js_var_name}.set_position(50,70);
+    ${video.js_var_name}.activate(true);
+
+#end for
+
+// START streaming
+
+encoder = new VideoEncoder(10, 64000, 5, 24000); 
+encoder.stream_host("giss.tv"); 
+encoder.stream_port(8000); 
+encoder.stream_title("$channel_title")
+encoder.stream_username("source"); 
+encoder.stream_password("2t645"); 
+encoder.stream_mountpoint("freej-test.ogg"); 
+register_encoder(encoder); 
+encoder.start_stream(); 
+
+//END streaming
+
diff --git a/scripts/python/video_test.py b/scripts/python/video_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c46b8f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/python/video_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import threading
+import freej
+import time
+import sys
+
+#freej.set_debug(3)
+
+# init context
+cx = freej.Context()
+cx.init(400,300,0,0)
+cx.config_check("keyboard.js")
+cx.plugger.refresh(cx)
+
+# add a layer
+# lay = freej.create_layer(cx,sys.argv[1])
+#lay = cx.open(sys.argv[1])
+#filt = cx.filters["vertigo"]
+#lay.add_filter(filt)
+
+#header=freej.TextLayer()
+#cx.add_layer(header)
+#header.set_position(5,0)
+#header.print_text("EngageMedia TV")
+#header.start()
+
+lay = freej.VideoLayer()
+lay.init(cx)
+lay.open("http://www.engagemedia.org/Members/swst/videos/triabunna.wmv")
+lay.start()
+lay.active = True
+cx.add_layer(lay)
+lay.set_position(10,10)
+
+
+th = threading.Thread(target = cx.start , name = "freej")
+th.start();
+# th.join();
+
diff --git a/src/layer.cpp b/src/layer.cpp
index 73078a77..80ab0dff 100644
--- a/src/layer.cpp
+++ b/src/layer.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,9 @@ void Layer::set_position(int x, int y) {
   lock();
   slide_x = geo.x = x;
   slide_y = geo.y = y;
-  screen->blitter->crop( this, screen );
+  if (screen && screen->blitter) {
+      screen->blitter->crop( this, screen );
+  }
   unlock();
 }