TouchDesigner for Absolute Beginners Part 001

A series for learning the absolute basics of TouchDesigner, for coders and non coders alike.

TouchDesigner Download: https://derivative.ca/download
TouchDesigner Forum: https://forum.derivative.ca/
TouchDesigner Help Group Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/touchdesignerhelp
TouchDesigner Discord: http://td-discord.com/
TouchDesigner Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TouchDesigner/

Got the basics and ready for something more advanced?
TouchDesigner Noise Explorer Series:
– Part 1: https://youtu.be/xCrAEaF73iw
– Part 2: https://youtu.be/WEIe5uTk4eo
– Part 3: https://youtu.be/viah2TMk2eM

Other Great TouchDesigner YouTubers:
– bileam tschepe https://www.youtube.com/c/bileamtschepe/featured
– Matthew Ragan https://www.youtube.com/user/raganmd
– The Interactive & Immersive HQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-9DT8kpvykuBEQ2iVatWbA
– paketa12 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSWFiANNycsIiMekHbpphQ
– Noto The Talking Ball https://www.youtube.com/c/NotoTheTalkingBall
– Simon Alexander-Adams (May no longer be producing content) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrDw12uy7xq1-b-aL1UZ2qg

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:22 What Is Touch Designer?
00:01:06 TouchDesigner Examples From Other Channels
00:01:35 Why Learn TouchDesigner?
00:03:27 Downloading TouchDesigner
00:04:55 Installing TouchDesigner
00:05:01 TouchDesigner Communities & Support
00:05:42 Great TouchDesigner Focused Channels
00:06:27 First Launch
00:06:51 The Interface
00:08:28 Opening and Closing Preform Mode
00:08:55 Close the pallet
00:09:34 The Address Bar
00:11:22 Quicker Navigation
00:12:18 TouchDesigner Terminology
00:12:23 What Is A Network?
00:12:38 What Are Operators?
00:12:49 Where Do The Networks Live?
00:13:34 Mouse Scroll Preferences
00:14:28 Take Me Home
00:14:38 Moving Around The Network
00:14:58 Operators: For Real This Time?
00:15:21 Lets Start Coding
00:15:32 Create A Folder / Container
00:15:58 Renaming An Operator
00:16:37 Enter the Matrix
00:16:45 Setting Up Your Project Folder
00:17:54 Inside Your Project Folder
00:20:22 Operator Creation
00:21:18 Create Your First TOP
00:22:01 Brief Introduction To Parameters
00:23:48 Common Features of Operators
00:24:13 Types Of Operators
00:24:19 Texture Operators
00:24:29 Channel Operators
00:24:38 How To Search For An Operator
00:25:22 Surface Operators
00:25:37 Interacting With Viewers
00:26:08 Material Operators
00:26:36 Data Operators
00:27:39 COMPs
00:28:13 Interacting With Operators
00:28:34 Background Display
00:31:16 Slimy Shady
00:31:28 What These Little Buttons Do
00:31:39 The Bullseye Button
00:31:50 Make A Null
00:32:42 The Lightning Button
00:32:52 The Bypass Arrow
00:33:16 Connecting Nodes
00:33:48 Computers Don’t Have A Soul
00:34:54 Bypass A Level Top
00:35:35 Locking Operators
00:38:46 Data Flow
00:40:48 Noise Tops & Parameters
00:42:37 Working With Parameters
00:44:40 Adjusting Values
00:46:49 Resetting Parameters
00:48:41 Your Homework: Have Fun!