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3) Can it manipulate images? (adding filters, cropping, composing, etc)

4) Can it capture images from scanner and/or webcam?

7) Can a raster image be used as a sound? (maybe like a spectrum or so)

8) Can a raster image be inserted in a video?

14) Can it add 3D modifyers? (like twist, tape, bend, etc)

15) Can it import and export 3D geometry? (like .obj or so)

19) Can it do audio processing? (like delay, flanger, and so)

21) Can it import and export rendered audio? (like .wav, .mp3, and so)

22) Can it capture audio from a microphone?

23) Can it convert an audio stream to a raster image?

28) Can it do video compositing? (like adding a filter to a whole video)

29) Can it capture a video from webcam or the desktop?

30) Can it extract or insert video frames?

31) Can a video be used as a texture for a 3D surface?

32) Can a raster image be used as the texture for a 3D surface?

36) Can it be used with a MIDI controller?

43) Can it render a MIDI file to a sound file?

Hello there.
I would like to know more about Max
and in detail:

1) Can it import and export images?
2) Can it generate images?
3) Can it manipulate images? (adding filters, cropping, composing, etc)
4) Can it capture images from scanner and/or webcam?
5) Can it do ASCII-Art, OCR, Trace?
6) Can a 2D surface be extruded?
7) Can a raster image be used as a sound? (maybe like a spectrum or so)
8) Can a raster image be inserted in a video?
9) Can it do vector graphics?
10) Can it import and export SVG files?
11) Can it rasterize a vector image?
12) Can it do vector animations?
13) Can it generate 3D geometry?
14) Can it add 3D modifyers? (like twist, tape, bend, etc)
15) Can it import and export 3D geometry? (like .obj or so)
16) Can it render 3D graphics?
17) Can it do 3D animations?
18) Can it synthesize audio?
19) Can it do audio processing? (like delay, flanger, and so)
20) Can it cut and join audio?
21) Can it import and export rendered audio? (like .wav, .mp3, and so)
22) Can it capture audio from a microphone?
23) Can it convert an audio stream to a raster image?
24) Can it mux or demux video?
25) Can it generate a video file?
26) Can it export a video file?
27) Can it cut and join video?
28) Can it do video compositing? (like adding a filter to a whole video)
29) Can it capture a video from webcam or the desktop?
30) Can it extract or insert video frames?
31) Can a video be used as a texture for a 3D surface?
32) Can a raster image be used as the texture for a 3D surface?
33) Can it edit MIDI files?
34) Can it manipulate MIDI files?
35) Can it export MIDI files?
36) Can it be used with a MIDI controller?
37) Can it rasterize text?
38) Can it add text to a vector image?
39) Can it add text to a 3D scene?
40) Can it do speech synthesis?
41) Can it embed subtitles?
42) Can it do speech recognition?
43) Can it render a MIDI file to a sound file? 

Hello there.
I would like to know more about Max
and in detail:
1) Can it import and export images?
2) Can it generate images?
3) Can it man

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YES, is the answer to the vast majority of those. I'd suggest the best thing you can do is download MAX and use the 30 day trial period to see if it meets your requirements.

Well, I'm new to Max and I don't know how to test it for these features.

Could you (please, kindly, etc) issue a yes/no/dunno near each question?

Well, I'm new to Max and I don't know how to test it for these features.
Could you (please, kindly, etc) issue a yes/no/dunno near each question?
Thanks in advance for either.


these are my opinions; I think most are correct within the confines of the brevity of the answers; if people want to add/modify/correct please do

yes, not sure about mp3 maybe can read but not write

these are my opinions; I think most are correct within the confines of the brevity of the answers; if people want to add/modify/correct please do
1) Can it import and export images?
yes
2) Can it generate images?
yes
3) Can it manipulate images? (adding filters, cropping, composing, etc)
yes
4) Can it capture images from scanner and/or webcam?
webcam yes, scanner ?
5) Can it do ASCII-Art, OCR, Trace?
no
6) Can a 2D surface be extruded?
yes
7) Can a raster image be used as a sound? (maybe like a spectrum or so)
yes
8) Can a raster image be inserted in a video?
yes
9) Can it do vector graphics?
yes mgraphics n’est pas
10) Can it import and export SVG files?
11) Can it rasterize a vector image?
12) Can it do vector animations?
13) Can it generate 3D geometry?
yes
14) Can it add 3D modifyers? (like twist, tape, bend, etc)
15) Can it import and export 3D geometry? (like .obj or so)
I think so
16) Can it render 3D graphics?
yes
17) Can it do 3D animations?
yes
18) Can it synthesize audio?
yes
19) Can it do audio processing? (like delay, flanger, and so)
yes
20) Can it cut and join audio?
only if you program it to
21) Can it import and export rendered audio? (like .wav, .mp3, and so)
yes, not sure about mp3 maybe can read but not write
22) Can it capture audio from a microphone?
yes
23) Can it convert an audio stream to a raster image?
yes
24) Can it mux or demux video?
no
25) Can it generate a video file?
yes
26) Can it export a video file?
yes
27) Can it cut and join video?
only if you program it to
28) Can it do video compositing? (like adding a filter to a whole video)
yes
29) Can it capture a video from webcam or the desktop?
yes
30) Can it extract or insert video frames?
not the correct question
31) Can a video be used as a texture for a 3D surface?
yes
32) Can a raster image be used as the texture for a 3D surface?
yes
33) Can it edit MIDI files?
yes
34) Can it manipulate MIDI files?
yes
35) Can it export MIDI files?
yes
36) Can it be used with a MIDI controller?
yes
37) Can it rasterize text?
38) Can it add text to a vector image?
39) Can it add text to a 3D scene?
yes
40) Can it do speech synthesis?
no
41) Can it embed subtitles?
if you really want to
42) Can it do speech recognition?
no
43) Can it render a MIDI file to a sound file?
if you program it to


Thanks a lot for taking the time to answer.

btw the questions without answers read as " I don't know" :-)

So, here are unanswered questions
3) Can it manipulate images? (adding filters, cropping, composing, etc)
10) Can it import and export SVG files?
11) Can it rasterize a vector image?
12) Can it do vector animations?
30) Can it extract or insert video frames?
not the correct question
37) Can it rasterize text?
38) Can it add text to a vector image?
14) Can it add 3D modifyers? (like twist, tape, bend, etc)

And here the nos.  The rest is yes.
40) Can it do speech synthesis?
no
42) Can it do speech recognition?
no
24) Can it mux or demux video? No
5) Can it do ASCII-Art, OCR, Trace?
no


not sure what you mean. you can animate anything in Max, and if a vector animation is exported as a GIF, you can play it in Max

there are builtin effects for 2D twist on images, however Max is built for writing your own effects so any 2D image effect is achievable with some programming.

ascii art yes, other two i'm not familiar with

3) Can it manipulate images? (adding filters, cropping, composing, etc)
yes

10) Can it import and export SVG files?
yes

12) Can it do vector animations?
not sure what you mean. you can animate anything in Max, and if a vector animation is exported as a GIF, you can play it in Max

30) Can it extract or insert video frames?
yes

38) Can it add text to a vector image?
yes

14) Can it add 3D modifyers? (like twist, tape, bend, etc)
there are builtin effects for 2D twist on images, however Max is built for writing your own effects so any 2D image effect is achievable with some programming.

5) Can it do ASCII-Art, OCR, Trace?
ascii art yes, other two i'm not familiar with


I assume OCR is Optional Character Recognition. I don't think MAX can do that. Can MAX make toast? ;)

Yes, it is. I asked these questions for curiosity, I don't pretend these features are supported.

Rob, about question 14, I was talking about modifyers that affect 3d geometry.

About question 12, I mean animations of objects which are dinamically created and that can be resized.

Question 10 is something I extensively searched in the forum finding nothing. Are you sure?

Yes, it is. I asked these questions for curiosity,  I don't pretend these features are supported.
Rob, about question 14, I was talking about modifyers that affect 3d geometry.
About question 12, I mean animations of objects which are dinamically created and that can be resized.
Question 10 is something I extensively searched in the forum finding nothing. Are you sure?


P.S.: I've also seen somewhere in the thread someone reported max can export 3D models.

Is this real? I searched for this feature a lot finding nothing.

P.S.: I've also seen somewhere in the thread someone reported max can export 3D models.
Is this real? I searched for this feature a lot finding nothing.


3D model export is not natively supported, but users have had success with custom OBJ exporters using javascript

these questions might be a good start for an faq page in the c74 site somewhere, if there isn't one already...

these questions might be a good start for an faq page in the c74 site somewhere, if there  isn't one already...


I would be.honored to have these questions in a FAQ, especially if official.

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