Max 8.1.4 Release Version

Welcome to Max 8.1.4. This page will contain a record of bugs fixed and features added since Max 8.1.3

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Max 8.1.4 Release Notes

(For more information on new features in Max 8, please visit http://cycling74.com/products/max-features)

New Features:

3rd party externals: dialog to allow 3rd party unsigned externals
dialog: three new modes (Alert, Confirmation, Extended)
jit.pworld: new object that encapsulates jit.pwindow and a GL context
jit.pwindow: support for texture input without a CPU readback
Jitter Probing: added texture support
JS Patcher / Maxobj: getattrnames / setattr functions
JS Task: new freepeer() function to unroot and mark object as invalid
JS: new MaxobjListener, ParameterListener, ParameterInfoProvider objects
jweb: added rendermode for transparent background
jweb: preference to enable debugging and set port for jweb / CEF
jweb: update to Chromium 80
package: support installing .maxpacks by dragging them onto Max
Patcher: assistshowspatchername attribute to set inlet/outlet assistance behavior
Patcher: enabletransparentbgwithtitlebar attribute to enable transparent background when title bar is visible (Mac)
patcher: transform abstraction to subpatcher
playlist~ / jit.playlist: preset/pattr/snapshot support
playlist~ / jit.playlist: added duration, durationms to content dictionary
playlist~: added selectionms, channelcount, samplerate to content dictionary
playlist~: autocreate mc.playlist~ when dragging multichannel files
playlist~: implement signal cue triggering / new mapcue feature
playlist~: set play head position with milliseconds
playlist~: signal driven playback
playlist~ / jit.playlist: undo/redo for slot changes
playlist~ / jit.playlist : exposed sfplay~ and jit.movie attributes
rslider: thickness attribute
VIDDLL: defaultcachesize preference (defaults to 0.5 GB)
Video objects: support for dynamic patchcords based on output type (matrix or texture)
Video Browser: support for Hap files

Fixed Bugs:

allpass~: no longer randomly removes one sample delay
append / prepend: modernized and fixed 64-bit truncation issue
Audio Status: added bullet style check mark in driver menu
Audio: non-signal connections from MSP objects no longer triggers DSP chain recompile
bitand~: fixed int usage in mode 2
bitor~: calculates output values correctly
buffer~ playback objects: fixed potential deadlock when changing reference to buffer
buffer~: filetype and format are now attributes
buffer~: sizing attributes change when any change (including sizeinsamps message)
capture: fixed crash when precision argument is invalid
dict: fixed readagain message
dict: quiet mode remains quiet for subdicts
fft~/ifft~: proper help patches open
fpic: fixed hang when loading SVG files via attribute
hover: works on contained components in a locked patcher
Inspector: fixed issues with color picker when setting gradient
Inspector: improvements for undo of non-box attributes
itable: fixed hint attribute
jit.mgraphics: svg_set method works
jit.movie: viddll engine can load JPG from URL
jit.playlist / playlist~: improved drawing performance
jit.playlist: improved attribute exposure and display
jit.playlist: improved still image support
jit.playlist: loadmess 1 can be used to start playback on patch open
jit.playlist: loads project media when using VIDDLL engine
jit.playlist: vol message works when clip is not playing
jit.pwindow: fixed zooming issues when rendering OpenGL
Jitter Probing: fixed matrix probing for video objects
JS Task: improved reliability (Task objects are now rooted)
jstrigger: fixed crash when entering two double quotes in box
jweb: better url path handling
jweb: fixed crashes when using max.outlet CEF js API
jweb: fixed interaction when "operate-while-unlocked" is enabled
jweb: txt & html files render properly
key: fixed reporting of arrow keys when bpatcher has focus
limi~: fixed assistance and reference page issues
limi~: properly constrain release and lookahead attributes
limi~: threshold attribute is now absolute instead of relative and eliminated ramp
live.banks: correctly handle live.banks in a subpatcher
live.banks: more descriptive errors when present in amxd~ in Max
live.slider: fixed mousing in horizontal slider when steps are used
live.thisdevice: no longer outputs preview state twice when inside a subpatcher
M4L info view: fixed visibility of info on mouse over (Win)
Mac Standalone: fixed app store entitlement crash
Mapping: don't draw outlines for hidden boxes in locked patchers
mapping: improved hit-testing of subpatcher views
Max For Live: clicking on a parameter will correctly change focus to device
Max for Live: increase sysex buffer to match Live's limits (256k per device)
Max For Live: reworked warning that VIDDLL is not installed by default
MC: mc.pack~, mc.combine~, mc.wrapper~ protect against > 1024 channels
mc.list~: minimum channel count is now 1
menubar: dirties patcher when script is manually changed
mtr: fixed play data corruption when triggering play from object output
multislider: fixed drawing vertical bars
packages: verify platform compatibility when the server reports an update
parameter window: fixed crash when adding columns
parameter: improve shortname behavior when restoring devices
parameter: improved ordering output in Max
parameter: initial_enable output improvements for patcher load
parameters: fixed potential memory corruption and crashing with blobs
patchcords: display improvements based on data type
patcher->bpatcher transform: fixed @ style args and memory leak
Patching: 'snapping' improvements and shortcuts
pattrstorage: recallmulti normalized weights more reliable
playlist~: beginning of long sample is no longer played twice when timestretching is enabled
playlist~: contextual menu follows object position (Win)
playlist~: fixed crash when adjusting channel count with audio on
playlist~: fixed crash when loading long filename with weird characters
playlist~: fixed issues when shift-dragging past right edge
playlist~: fixed playback at different sampling rates
playlist~: fixed playback when direction changes
playlist~: improved cursor position for command / option + drag operations
playlist~: improved playhead redraw when using signal playback
playlist~: removed click at end of sample when timestretch is enabled
playlist~: reports errors properly (instead of being labeled as sfplay~)
playlist~: sync outlet improvements
playlist~: sync output follows Max's sampling rate
playlist~: timestretching state is properly restored
playlist~ / jit.playlist: can drag attributes from inspector to create attrui
playlist~ / jit.playlist: fixed erroneous "start" notification when stopping a playing clip
playlist~ / jit.playlist: UI & interaction improvements
print: double-click in console on object print will open bpatcher's window
Project: retains chosen amxd export type
Projects: accepts folder names which are a superstring of the project name
scale: bang outputs last list to be consistent with number output
sfplay~: all attributes are listed (and greyed out, if appropriate) in quickref menu
sfplay~: eliminated repeated audio at the start of a long file when timestretch is enabled
sfplay~: ensure loop range under extreme conditions
sfplay~: fixed potential issues with cue loading
sysaudio: fixed crash when freeing audio engine
tabbed patcher: fixed crash switching tabs in fullscreen patcher with transparent background
textedit: ASCII 13 (cr) no longer adds an extra space
thispatcher: window notitle no longer zooms the window
tosymbol: single symbol can be up to 32K, input symbol can be 4K
VIDDLL: Fixed crash when using FlexASIO and VIDDLL
VIDDLL: improved performance with Hap files
vst~: fixed crash when replacing plugin
vst~: improvements to subname output
waveform~: fixed errors after second standalone build
Zooming: works more broadly across objects (chooser, umenu, playlist~, etc)

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