Inconsistent scene timestamps when opening .max files on different time zones

When a 3ds Max scene is saved, the file’s creation and modification timestamps are recorded using the host operating system’s local time zone without conversion to UTC. This can lead to different displayed timestamps when the same .max file is opened on a workstation configured with a different time zone.

The goal is to understand whether this behavior introduces ambiguity for collaborative workflows, version control, or automated pipelines that rely on consistent time metadata, and to determine if any existing settings or scripts can mitigate the discrepancy.

• What options, if any, exist to view or adjust the stored timestamp in UTC?
• Is there a way to configure 3ds Max to store or display all scene timestamps in UTC regardless of the local time zone?
• How do Backburner job logs and MaxScript systemDateTime queries reflect the underlying timestamp storage when the file is accessed from a different zone?