[maxmsp] MAX history inquiry

Hi there!

I have been using MAX since 1997, but was wondering if anyone knew how early MAX supported video/image analysis, and the ability to isolate colours for selected areas of an image? I thought it might have been possible from about 1991, but I'm not sure. I know movement in an image was dealt with by then (Rokeby, VNS; Remus, Camera Musicale), but picking up RGB info and driving composition with it? I believe MAX was under the auspices of Opcode at the time, hence it is hard to delve into its past and the addition of features to its function list. Any help appreciated.

Kind regards,

ian0