Here is a collection of Jitter patches you may find useful in your daily life.
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Automatic Information on QuickTime Movies
The jit.qt.movie object uses QuickTime movies. When you load a movie, you often want to know information about the movie itself - how many frames does it have? What's the length of the movie in milliseconds?
This patchlet uses get messages to the jit.qt.movie object to report that data to you whenever a movie is loaded.
Copy all of the following text.Then, in Max, select New From Clipboard.
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