Ben Bracken

Due to the fact that Apple's QuickTime will no longer be supported on Windows, we are providing a public beta of Max 7.2.3 with all QuickTime requirements removed. As QuickTime is involved in a number of objects for various kinds of functionality and import options for audio and image, we'd like to give you the opportunity to test these installers before a wider release.

On Windows, If you do still happen to have QuickTime installed, you should be able to use it if you wish, but Max will use VIDDLL as the default engine otherwise. All buffer~ read/import should be working without Quicktime. For images, Max will try to load the file with JUCE. If that fails, it will test if QT is available and load with that. If that fails, it will create a jit.movie instance (using whatever the current video-engine is) and try again with that. This provide a way to display TIFF, GIF, TGA, PICT, etc. SVG files should now be drawn by the toolbar mini browser, and TIFF files are available as a natively supported file type. If a jit.movie or jit.grab @engine qt is created, it will simply fallback to viddll (silently). If any other qt object is created, it should print the Quicktime not installed error and create a bogus object.

On Mac, there are only a few differences. You should be able to load more image formats on 64 bit, via the jit.movie object (avf or viddll, depending on which is set in the preference). Also, SVG images should now be displayed in the left toolbar image browser.

As always with beta software, be sure to back up important work and do not rely on these installers for mission critical work.

https://akiaj5esl75o5wbdcv2a-maxmspjitter.s3.amazonaws.com/Max723_beta_160511.dmg

https://akiaj5esl75o5wbdcv2a-maxmspjitter.s3.amazonaws.com/Max723_beta_x86_160511.zip

https://akiaj5esl75o5wbdcv2a-maxmspjitter.s3.amazonaws.com/Max723_beta_x64_160511.zip

Please take the time with any problems you experience to strip down to a example patch with numbered steps to reproduce, and provide us clear application, operating system, and any other relevant info (especially if you are running in 32 or 64bit) by filling out the bug reporting form: 

Please include your 'Support Information' with any bug report. In the Max menu, select "About Max", and then click the link in the About Max window which reads "Copy support information to clipboard". Then paste into the bug form.

A number of other small fixes are included in this Beta release.

• autocomplete: no longer fails with delete key on windows and fn+delete on mac

• AVF video engine: fixed movie load frame bug fix

• jit.grab: Fixed fallback to dx engine

• jit.movie: fixed crash with some m4v files and viddll engine

• Jitter: Windows no longer requires Quicktime

• normalize~: fixed large value output miscalculation

• Rewire: msprewiredevice.bundle back in installer

• VIDDLL: properly found and used when included in standalone

• VIZZIE / BEAP toolbar mini browser: fixed crash when scrolling mousewheel or two-finger swipe

As always with beta software, be sure to back up important work and do not rely on these installers for mission critical work. 

Installers (updated 5/11/16):
Mac FAT:
https://akiaj5esl75o5wbdcv2a-maxmspjitter.s3.amazonaws.com/Max723_beta_160511.dmg

Win x86:
https://akiaj5esl75o5wbdcv2a-maxmspjitter.s3.amazonaws.com/Max723_beta_x86_160511.zip

Win x64:
https://akiaj5esl75o5wbdcv2a-maxmspjitter.s3.amazonaws.com/Max723_beta_x64_160511.zip

Bug reporting:
Please take the time with any problems you experience to strip down to a example patch with numbered steps to reproduce, and provide us clear application, operating system, and any other relevant info (especially if you are running in 32 or 64bit) by filling out the bug reporting form: https://cycling74.com/contact-support/

Fixed Tickets:
• autocomplete: no longer fails with delete key on windows and fn+delete on mac
• AVF video engine: fixed movie load frame bug fix
• dict: right inlet is properly 'cold'
• jit.grab: Fixed fallback to dx engine
• jit.movie: fixed crash with some m4v files and viddll engine
• Jitter: Windows no longer requires Quicktime
• normalize~: fixed large value output miscalculation
• Rewire: msprewiredevice.bundle back in installer
• VIDDLL: properly found and used when included in standalone
• VIZZIE / BEAP toolbar mini browser: fixed crash when scrolling mousewheel or two-finger swipe


max-7-2-3-public-beta

The new video engine is much better solve vertical synchronization problems as twitching and tremors which are particularly noticeable when scrolling horizontal video on some videocards.

It is strange that you call the whole system Windows video codecs - QuickTime video engine, not DirectShow. From the point of view of the user Windows, QuickTime is one of the many video codecs.

Is it possible to make the QUICK switching video engine through a message to jit.movie ?

To play all formats that do not support the Windows Media Foundation I use a universal free directshow codec "lav filters" 

http://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/releases

When trying to playback *.mov (png sequence) with alpha channel "viddll" is not switched on Quick time video playback engine for an unknown format.

It would be nice if the "viddll" video engine play *.mov with an alpha channel even without transparency.(But now I am happy with everything !)

p.s. Max 7.2.3 crush when i try to play uncompressed video

The new video engine is much better solve vertical synchronization problems as twitching and tremors which are particularly noticeable when scrolling horizontal video on some videocards.
 It is strange that you call the whole system Windows video codecs - QuickTime video engine, not DirectShow. From the point of view of the user Windows, QuickTime is one of the many video codecs.
Is it possible to make the QUICK switching video engine through a message to jit.movie ?
To play all formats that do not support the Windows Media Foundation I use a universal free directshow codec "lav filters" http://github.com/Nevcairiel/LAVFilters/releases
When trying to playback *.mov (png sequence) with alpha channel "viddll" is not switched on Quick time video playback engine for an unknown format.
It would be nice if the "viddll" video engine  play *.mov with an alpha channel even without transparency.(But now I am happy with everything !)

p.s.  Max 7.2.3 crush when i try to play uncompressed video

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Here are some new installers for the Max 7.2.3 public beta. We've improved a few issues with the QuickTime removal, some fixes for the VIDDLL engine, as well as a few Gen and MFL fixes.

As mentioned before, be sure to back up important work and do not rely on these installers for mission critical work.

• Gen: Code panel brackets expressions properly

• Gen: delay operator ref appears in sidebar

• gen~: further fixes for samplerate in exported code

• jit.matrix: importmovie fixes for VIDDLL engine

• Max For Live: fixed OpenGL-related crash when un-freezing some amxd devices

• sfplay~ / buffer~: fixed issues with read / import mp3 in 64 bit when OS language is Polish

Here are some new installers for the Max 7.2.3 public beta. We've improved a few issues with the QuickTime removal, some fixes for the VIDDLL engine, as well as a few Gen and MFL fixes. 

As mentioned before, be sure to back up important work and do not rely on these installers for mission critical work. 

Installers:
Mac FAT:
https://akiaj5esl75o5wbdcv2a-maxmspjitter.s3.amazonaws.com/Max723_beta_160511.dmg

Fixed Bugs:
• Gen: Code panel brackets expressions properly
• Gen: delay operator ref appears in sidebar
• gen~: further fixes for samplerate in exported code
• jit.matrix: importmovie fixes for VIDDLL engine
• Max For Live: fixed OpenGL-related crash when un-freezing some amxd devices
• sfplay~ / buffer~: fixed issues with read / import mp3 in 64 bit when OS language is Polish


lol, there's a word there which I havent seen in at least two decades. I guess reverse Polish is no problem then. Canticle for Łukasiewicz.

lol, there's a word there which I havent seen in at least two decades.  I guess reverse Polish is no problem then.  Canticle for Łukasiewicz.


sfplay~ / buffer~: fixed issues with read / import mp3 in 64 bit when OS language is Polish

I'm very glad it's fixed. Dzięki very much :)

sfplay~ / buffer~: fixed issues with read / import mp3 in 64 bit when OS language is Polish


I'm very glad it's fixed. Dzięki very much :)


Max 7.2.3 Public Beta