get status for jit.qt.movie and jit.qt grab

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Hi all,

I have a patch in which I want to switch between a jit.qt.grab camera input and a jit.qt.movie image. I'd like to be able to have each object report its status (1 = image loaded / camera input on, 0 = no image / camera input off) when I select it so that it does not try to read/open every time. Is there a command to 'get status'? I checked out the documentation with not much luck.

Cheers,
Jay

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Copy patch and select New From Clipboard in Max.

maybe not the most elegant solution, just switch the destination of your metro...