Hi, I’m testing the Beam demo and finding it really useful. One deciding factor for my use case would be the ability to embed in a standalone max app.
I’ve searched the showsync and c74 forums and haven’t seen anyone talk about Beam embedded in a max standalone. Are there technical issues?
If no technical issues, how does the licensing work? If I build a standalone on one computer, can I transfer the license to a different computer and retain functionality in the standalone like I can with my max license?
Hi, thanks for getting in touch and glad to hear you’re finding it useful!
Yes, using Beam for Max in a standalone Max application is possible. We have done that several times in various audiovisual installation contexts.
To make this work on macOS, you need to copy beam.lib.mxo (from Beam for Max/externals) and any fixture profiles to Contents/Resources/C74/extensions/beam within the standalone application.
I personally haven’t tried this on Windows yet, but it should be something similar. If you are on Windows and need help with this, please let me know and I will look into it.
If no technical issues, how does the licensing work? If I build a standalone on one computer, can I transfer the license to a different computer and retain functionality in the standalone like I can with my max license?
A license is needed for every computer on which you want to run Beam for Max, regardless of whether it is within the Max editor or in a standalone built with Max. For questions about licensing for more than the standard 2 activations, please send an e-mail to support@showsync.com.
I authorized it in the full version max before building the standalone, but maybe there’s an alternative way (@Luka ?)
My workflow(keeping in mind that max licenses are transferrable)
-install max, authorize
-install beam for max, authorize
-build max standalone
-transfer max license (but not beam license) to different computer