F. C. Zuke

I suspect my problem is a result of overloading the coll object, but I am hoping someone can explain how this problem is happening.

My patch involves a jit.grab object that writes a short 1 second video file every couple minutes. I added a coll object with several hundred lines to change the name of each recording so files don’t overwrite. This wasn't a problem before I added the coll object. I ran this patch on a 2013 iMac and after a few minutes the webcam closed and wouldn’t open again. To my amazement, the Facetime HD webcam stopped working across the entire computer. FaceTime, Photo Booth, and other programs show the webcam as “in use” even when Max is closed and the computer has been restarted. I tried this on another iMac and the problem repeated. My plan is to completely uninstall Max and hope the webcam works before reinstalling.

Tldr: I think I created a webcam disabling virus by overloading the coll object. How/why did this phenomenon happen and how to fix it?

My patch involves a jit.grab object that writes a  short 1 second video file every couple minutes. I added a coll object with several hundred lines to change the name of each recording so files don’t overwrite. This wasn't a problem before I added the coll object. I ran this patch on a 2013 iMac and after a few minutes the webcam closed and wouldn’t open again. To my amazement, the Facetime HD webcam stopped working across the entire computer. FaceTime, Photo Booth, and other programs show the webcam as “in use” even when Max is closed and the computer has been restarted. I tried this on another iMac and the problem repeated.  My plan is to completely uninstall Max and hope the webcam works before reinstalling.

I suspect my problem is a result of overloading the coll object, but I am hoping someone can explain how this problem is happening.
My patch

coll-limit-my-webcam-is-disabled-across-entire-operatingi-system!

I solved the problem by completely reinstalling OSX. Would really like to know the reasons for this happening.

Maybe not explanation about what went wrong with the webcam,

but You could store video files using timestamp as part of the name.

Date object with little help from sprintf object to create leading zero

If by any chance max-coll- jit.grab were the cause of the freeze

probably it was due to some problem with the symbols in the coll

and max not being able to store recording.

Maybe not explanation about what went wrong with the webcam,
but You could store video files using timestamp as part of the name.
like WebCam-31072018-130327.mov 
Date object with little help from sprintf object to create leading zero
formated date-time symbols...
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If by any chance max-coll- jit.grab  were the cause of the freeze
probably it was due to some problem with the symbols in the coll
and max not being able to store recording.


Coll limit? My webcam is disabled across entire operating system?!?