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Depth Sensor Diffusion – TouchDesigner Guide (Explore StreamDiffusion in 3D)

Latest project file/.tox can be found here: https://app.daydream.live/creators/basement_vibes/depth-sensor-diffusion What you’re looking at is an audio-reactive real-time point cloud render of my Kinect (version 2 for Windows) in TouchDesigner, which is reskinned on the fly thanks to DotSimulate’s StreamDiffusionTD (v 0_30) and DayDream’s API and cloud computing integration. Beside’s the Kinect, live audio and a gamepad […]

TouchDesigner Tutorial : Your First GLSL Pattern

In this video, we build a simple animated 3D pattern using GLSL POP in TouchDesigner. Download the project file on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/carovilleneuve 💫 Socials: TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@carov.td Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/caroleann.vi TouchDesigner version 2025.32050

Verlet integration in TouchDesigner

This is how I implemented Verlet integration in TOPs. I think you will need it in your simulations to guarantee stability. I added a collision component, which, although naive, is extremely useful. My tier 2 ‘play’ patrons will benefit from more optimized components, working with a larger number of particles, also the POP build. I […]

Pointcloud from Depthmap using POPs operator in Touchdesigner.

In this tutorial we are going to explore the Pops operator in order to create a “fake” 3D pointcloud with a depthmap generated in Comfyui. You can have the json config file for comfyui as well as the touchdesigner project file on my patreon. /patreon : https://www.patreon.com/Dith_idsgn /instagram : https://www.instagram.com/dith_idsgn/

TouchDesigner Glitch Effect with GLSL

Get access to 200+ hours of TouchDesigner video training, a private Facebook group where Elburz Sorkhabi and Matthew Ragan answer all your questions, and twice-monthly group coaching/mastermind calls here: http://iihq.tv/Trial Learn how to create a stylized VHS-style glitch effect using GLSL! This tutorial walks you through simulating analog video distortion (chromatic aberration, color drift, noise, […]

Differential Line Growth in TouchDesigner

This tutorial shows how to create Differential Line Growth in TouchDesigner. The system touches on the Line Resample and Line Smooth POPs, along with how to work with the Neighbor POP via the GLSL POP. Project File: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146321540 Differential Line Growth Tool: https://www.patreon.com/posts/146322491 Anders Hoff on Differential Line Growth: https://inconvergent.net/generative/differential-line/ Paketa 12 Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wY_pWuY-wM Mini […]

Turn Your Hands Into a Digital Web (TouchDesigner Tutorial with POPs)

learn how to use the GPU accelerated mediapipe plugin for touchdesigner to make a digital web that spans each fingertip point and connects them with POPS.

Color Grading .tox for TouchDesigner with Exposure Curves, Color Wheels and more tools

Level up your real-time visuals with this advanced TouchDesigner color-grading system—a full HDR tonal-zone workflow, color wheels and selective RGBCMY controls designed for artists who want professional-grade results inside TD. In this tutorial, I walk through the entire component, how it works under the hood, and how to integrate it into your own projects. If […]

World Map with Touchdesigner – Eu-Frontex Deported People – TUTORIAL

In this tutorial I show how to create a 2D world map showing the Eu Frontex deportations from 2006 to 2022. 📌 Gilab repository: https://gitlab.com/tommella90/touchdesigner-for-datavisualization-tutorials/-/tree/main/geo-plots/frontexDeportationEu?ref_type=heads 🌎 Country meshes: https://f003.backblazeb2.com/file/touchdesigner-geographical-data/Mesh/WebMercator/geoBoundaries0.zip For more check my website: https://tommasoramella-website.vercel.app/td

Creating Pixel Image in TouchDesigner

In this video, I walk through a class project and show how to create an image-based pixel visual in TouchDesigner. Instead of recreating visuals using color blocks, this project uses a library of images as a palette, placing each image based on its average color. Parts of the palette-matching process, including the Closest Palette component […]

First POP Experiments Part 2 – TouchDesigner Tutorial 75

In this TouchDesigner tutorial we’re looking at four different examples of working with POPs. These include working with Copy, Texture Lookup, Particle and Feedback POPs. Please mind that I’m still learning these new operators too 🙂 Happy to hear about suggestions and workflows. Audio Lab .tox: https://www.patreon.com/posts/extra-file-audio-140085109 Luma Blur FX .tox: https://www.patreon.com/posts/extra-files-post-97300537 Get the project […]

DATLAB TouchDesigner Event XIII Livestream

Come join us for our 13th DATLABNYC Event. We’re very excited to be at a new location at ZeroSpace in Gowanus! Lineup: 7-8 PM: Community Presentations / Talks Wei-Fang Chang (@w._.mp4): Video Design for a 301-Screen Torin Blankensmith & Lyell Hintz (@datlabnyc): DATLAB Classified – New TouchDesigner Toolkit Karyn Nakamura (@frog_spit_simulation): Mediated Vision Harvey Moon […]

GLSL for POPs in TouchDesigner: Lesson 7 (GLSL Advanced POP – Voronoi Fracture pt. 2)

You made it!! In this final lesson, we take the Voronoi region data from Part 1 and extract the actual crack lines where two Voronoi cells meet. This is where the effect comes alive. Using GLSL, we detect exact boundary crossings on triangle edges and reposition prebuilt line segments entirely on the GPU — no […]

POPX Soft Body – Part 2 (TouchDesigner Tutorial)

This is the second part of the POPX Soft Body Simulation tutorial series. In this episode, we continue exploring how soft bodies are constructed in TouchDesigner. We look at the constraints needed to preserve the surface and volume of a soft body, how they’re created, and how the Soft Body solver interprets them. We also […]

POPX Soft Body – Part 1 (TouchDesigner Tutorial)

This is the first part of the POPX Soft Body Simulation tutorial series. In this episode, we introduce the basics of building a cloth simulation inside TouchDesigner using the POPX Soft Body system. We start by creating a simple cloth geometry and then walk through how to generate constraints using the Constraint operator — the […]

Interactive Cosmic Fluid – TOUCHDESIGNER TUTORIAL

Learn how to build live, interactive 3D fluid simulations in TouchDesigner using my POP Fluid Solver – a GPU-based Navier–Stokes pipeline running fully inside POPs POP Fluid Solver : https://www.patreon.com/posts/pop-fluid-solver-143585157?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Skin your Trails Tutorial : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzC_3xxm2WM Skin your Trails Project File : https://www.patreon.com/posts/skin-your-trails-143768815?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/sarv.vj/

Which Live Visuals Software Should You Buy? (Resolume, TouchDesigner, MadMapper, VDMX)

Here is the honest breakdown of the “Big Four” live performance softwares: Resolume, VDMX, MadMapper, and TouchDesigner. I cover the pros and cons, the hidden costs, and the specific workflows for VJing, projection mapping, and laser shows. Whether you are looking for a “plug and play” solution or building a custom generative engine, this guide […]

TouchDesigner | Lines Point Cloud with POPs Tutorial

In this session, we dive into the new POPs operator in TouchDesigner and build a very simple setup for point cloud animation. I’ll share with you how to use Particle POP to emit points from a point-cloud object, creating a left-to-right scanning motion. This scanning effect feels like the object is slowly revealing itself in […]

3 Ways to Make POPs Particle Attractors | TouchDesigner Tutorial

This tutorial builds directly on the first video where we built the basic network for strange attractor calculations. Now we dive deeper into 3 practical ways to use POPs attributes – adding dynamic color, rotation, scale variations, etc. I added also a few camera movement and lighting tricks to improve a liitle bit the final […]

Touchdesigner POP Particles constrained to inside an animated Mesh [Teaser]

https://www.patreon.com/c/memoakten for downloads and more. Hello friends! I’m very happy to drop a new tutorial (and accompanying project file). This one is a suggestion from one of my IRL students. In this tutorial, I’ll demonstrate how to create POP particles wiggling around and leaving trails, while being constrained to inside an animated Mesh in Touchdesigner. […]

Skin your Trails (or lines in general) | TouchDesigner Tutorial

Hey ! I hope you will enjoy this new tutorial where I explain how to add a skin around a line thanks to the TouchDesigner POPs. I think this technique can still work on the Experimental builds, let me know ! You can have a direct and FREE access to the TouchDesigner project here : […]

Procedural 3D Modelling with TouchDesigner

Get access to 200+ hours of TouchDesigner video training, a private Facebook group where Elburz Sorkhabi and Matthew Ragan answer all your questions, and twice-monthly group coaching/mastermind calls here: http://iihq.tv/Trial As a beginner to TouchDesigner, creating 3D geometry can seem like a daunting task, as the typical workflow is so different from your average 3D […]

Learn TouchDesigner in 73 Minutes

Learn TouchDesigner fast. This beginner tutorial walks through the UI, core tools, operator families (TOPs, CHOPs, SOPs, DATs, POPs, and COMPs), and simple workflows so you can follow other tutorials with confidence. What you’ll learn: – Navigating the UI – Creating and wiring operators – TOPs, CHOPs, SOPs, MATs, DATs, POPs, COMPs basics – Converting […]

Track Any Movement Without Plugins — Simple & Accurate TouchDesigner Tutorial

Learn how to track any movement in TouchDesigner without using any plugins and convert it into clean, dynamic particles. This workflow is simple, fast, and surprisingly accurate, and it works with any video or live camera input—as long as the camera is fixed. In this tutorial, I break down each step clearly, from separating motion […]

TouchDesigner _07 Color Extract

A TouchDesigner component to extract colours from images using various K-Means clustering approaches. Project files: https://patreon.com/threedashes Free .tox file ColorExtract: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tox-file-143417234 Python library color-extract: https://pypi.org/project/color-extract/ Image sources: Grit Wolany: https://gritwolany.com/ Atelier Aji https://www.lummi.ai/creator/atelieraji typo/graphic posters: https://www.typographicposters.com/archive Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 00:22 – What It Does 00:50 – A Similar Component 01:25 – Python Library 02:18 […]

Easy Face Tracking in TouchDesigner

An easy method of getting face tracking data into TouchDesigner. It uses the clmtrackr javascript library in your browser. It sends data as JSON via websockets to TouchDesigner. It’s definitely easier than it sounds. Find the repo here: https://github.com/rahji/facetracking

PATCHDECK – Touchdesigner VJ Interface

PATCHDECK is a custom Live Performance Interface for Touchdesigner. I build this since I started touring with K&D in 2019 and have been using and improving this ever since. It’s finally at a point where I wanted to publicly release this. The Patchdeck is now available in the Jedi tier on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/jaschasuess _____________________________________________________ […]

TouchDesigner Versions: How to Not Break Your Projects

Using the latest TouchDesigner release is fun and exciting but it’s not always a good idea. Learn about how to make sure you’re using the right version to avoid breaking projects and having to buy unnecessary licenses. Patreon: https://patreon.com/tekt TD Launcher: https://github.com/EnviralDesign/TD-Launcher 0:00 Intro 0:25 When You Can Ignore Versions 0:47 Reliability 1:50 Compatibility 3:08 […]

TouchDesigner Linework Effect – Projection Mapping #2

Hi there! Sorry for the mic audio it appears OBS doubled it up for some reason Here is another simple effect made in touchdesigner that works off of a linework input from any source, just make sure it’s linework. I go over using an after effects clip made with saber and both madmapper linework outputs. […]

Recreating Retro CGI in TouchDesigner

A beautiful mix of weirdness, noise, and Phong shading. Software: TouchDesigner Inspired by: Robert A. Mickelson’s “Snakes” (1993)

Extra Forces and Smoky Particles in TouchDesigner – Tutorial

Hello lovely people! Inspired by the recent tutorial by Scott Mann on the @TheInteractiveImmersiveHQ, I made a quick video about ParticlesGPU and external forces you can use for some very cool effects. As always, project files are available for all members on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/143322392 My website – https://audiodevout.github.io Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/audiodevout Bandcamp – https://asymmetrica.bandcamp.com/ Feel […]

TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Mathematical Shapes

This is a tutorial video on how to create Mathematical Shapes using POPs of TouchDesigner. I hope it helps with your creative projects! I’m still learning English, so please forgive any mistakes. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/8615413/join Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/axi0.t0x?igsh=MTI4dzI5aWx3amdzOA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr BGM is also made by me*

How to Create Scene Transitions in TouchDesigner (2 Examples + allowCooking Trick)

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create smooth scene transitions in TouchDesigner. I have prepared one simple example and one using a shader. You’ll also learn how to control and disable cooking (allowCooking) to optimize your network performance. 📁 Get all project files and visuals on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/fxduke_108 00:00 Intro 01:38 Simple […]

TouchDesigner Paris 2025 Meetup 08 Sebastien Mercier Neurotypique How Real Time Tools Changed

Recorded at TouchDesigner Paris Event 2025 on June 15th, 2025. https://derivative.ca/community-post/touchdesigner-event-paris-summer-2025/72007

Bar Chart Race with Touchdesigner – Data visualization tutorial

In this tutorial I show how to create a Bar Char Race animation with Touchdesigner. Part 1 – Setup the data – Main tecnique: animate bars based on data 📌 Resources & Links: Gilab repository: https://gitlab.com/tommella90/touchdesigner-for-datavisualization-tutorials/-/tree/main/classic-plots/barChartRace-companiesRevenue?ref_type=heads

World Map with Touchdesigner Tutorial – Part 1: Countries and colot (Top1% Share income)

In this tutorial I show how to create a 2D world map showing the top 1% share of income. It replicates the plot at: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/share-of-income-of-the-richest-one-percent-by-country 📌 Resources & Links: Gilab repository: https://gitlab.com/tommella90/touchdesigner-for-datavisualization-tutorials/-/tree/main/geo-plots/top1IncomeMap?ref_type=heads

Scatterplot Workshop with Touchdesigner – part 0: Intro

In this workshop I show how to create a scatterplot with Touchdesigner, using a Pokemon dataset from Kaggle. This series of videos focuses on the engineering/automation side: how to create custom atuomated parameter to control the scatterplot from the top level (size, data, colors, labels, etc…) Part 0: Intro Part 1: Cartesian axes Part 2: […]

Strange Attractors in TouchDesigner | Four-Wing Particle System with POPs

Explore the Four-Wing Strange Attractor in TouchDesigner. This setup uses a simple and easy POPs network perfect for beginners to visualize complex equations. You can personalize this particle system and experiment with shapes, colors, geometrys and camera settings. I hope you enjoy it!! 🙂 Instagram: @vvirdev For more ready-to-use attractor projects, make sure to visit […]

The TouchDesigner Artist / Developer Spectrum

TouchDesigner users tend to fall into a spectrum from Artist to Developer. Each style has advantages and disadvantages. The trick is to combine elements of both! Patreon: https://patreon.com/tekt Function Store Tools: https://github.com/function-store/FunctionStore_tools/ 0:00 Intro 1:39 Artist 6:57 Developer 13:04 Advice for Developers 13:54 Advice for Artists 14:46 Advice for Both 15:07 Outro

GLSL for POPs in TouchDesigner: Lesson 4 (GLSL Copy POP + Phyllotaxis)

In this lesson of GLSL in POPs, we explore the GLSL Copy POP by building a procedural phyllotaxis pattern — the same spiral structure found in sunflowers and pinecones. You’ll learn how to use GLSL to position and color thousands of copies directly on the GPU, using the golden angle and square-root radius formula to […]

QUICK POPS STRANGE ATTRACTORS – TouchDesigner TUTORIAL

Project file and much much more here: https://www.patreon.com/c/supermarketsallad 0:00 intro 1:00 building the attractor 8:30 messing around

CHOP Anatomy 4: Practical Examples and Underdogs #TouchDesigner

Practical CHOP examples with surprises! The last part of the CHOP Anatomy in TouchDesigner workshop, all for you for free. Do check out the whole series if you missed it: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPzwZEHmqBjt5JJoQ-TTZ_7kMOevI-qFM&si=u6SztCQ1dHKR-4f1 Please consider checking out my Patreon for more goodies and support! https://www.patreon.com/function_store Files: https://www.patreon.com/posts/141766914 https://github.com/function-store/FunctionStore_tools https://www.instagram.com/function.str 0:00 Intro 0:29 Losing Channels and Pickup 10:47 […]

TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Sweep Text using Particles

🚀 Learn with Me: Courses, Private Community, Study Groups 👉 https://okamirufu.link/skool 💾 Patreon Project Files, Plugins, Free Stuff 👉 https://okamirufu.link/project_files_collections 📌 Summary Hi everyone! I just released a new TouchDesigner tutorial where we turn text into dynamic particle transitions using the new POPs system. You’ll learn how to control, animate, and render your own text-based […]

Wavy Particle Systems in TouchDesigner using POPs

Get access to 200+ hours of TouchDesigner video training, a private Facebook group where Elburz Sorkhabi and Matthew Ragan answer all your questions, and twice-monthly group coaching/mastermind calls here: http://iihq.tv/Trial Download the project file here: https://interactiveimmersive.ac-page.com/wavy-particle-system-touchdesigner-pops In this TouchDesigner tutorial, we dive into the new POPs operator family to create a wavy particle system. You’ll […]

TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Blob Track Effect

This is a tutorial video on how to create Blob Track Effect using POPs, an experimental feature of TouchDesigner. I hope it helps with your creative projects! I’m still learning English, so please forgive any mistakes. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/axi0.t0x?igsh=MTI4dzI5aWx3amdzOA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr BGM is also made by me* Download the experimental POPs: https://derivative.ca/download/experimental

TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Transform Any Video To Particles – Webcam, Live, Streaming

🚀 Learn with Me: Courses, Private Community, Study Groups 👉 https://okamirufu.link/skool 💾 Patreon Project Files, Plugins, Free Stuff 👉 https://okamirufu.link/project_files_collections 📌 Summary Hi everyone! I just released a new TouchDesigner tutorial where we transform any video into a living 3D point cloud using POPs. You’ll learn how to use top to pop, add random attributes, […]

Flocking with POPs in TouchDesigner

Making flocking (or Boids) in TouchDesigner hasn’t been straightforward in the past, but with the new POPs operators, it’s easier to create than ever. That didn’t stop me from making a few silly mistakes as I go through this explanation, but I’m hoping that leaving them in will be more helpful than annoying as you […]

Getting data from an internet API in TouchDesigner, plus: working with Table DATs

In this video, I show how you can get weather data from a National Weather Service API, parse the JSON that it gives you, and work with that data once it’s in a Table DAT.

Strange Attractor GLSL POP – TouchDesigner Tutorial

Writing compute shaders using the new GLSL POP. If you had any issues feel free to ask 🙂 _-__ My Instagram ツ https://www.instagram.com/_tribeholz Code on my GitHub: https://github.com/sync-tax/TD_Strange_Attractors_GLSL/blob/main/Halvorsen_TD.glsl _-__ Background sound by ZHRØ https://freesound.org/people/ZHR%C3%98/sounds/703713/ Enjoy & have a nice one! ❤ _-__

Edge & Blob Tracking Visuals – Turning Motion into Lines [TouchDesigner Tutorial]

**Full Script & Project File** All custom Python scripts used in this tutorial including the motion trail, edge tracker, and line drawing system are available on my Patreon. http://patreon.com/Xtalcalx Hello, this is Xtal! In this tutorial, we transform motion into flowing trails of light using edge detection and Python scripting inside TouchDesigner. Three different script […]

Depth Anything TouchDesigner Plugin

In this tutorial, we’ll dive into Torin’s new DepthAnything plugin for TouchDesigner—a drop-in .tox that turns any webcam or TOP into a real-time depth map (no extra installs). We’ll explore instanced visuals with trails, experiment with occlusion, and set up high-quality depth exports. We’ll also show how to integrate the plugin with Josef Pelz’s PCR […]

Webcam Piano | Part 5: Touchdesigner, POPs, MIDI, Python, GLSL, Ableton Live

Bringing in musical scales and more intricate control over notes, midi velocities etc in Part 5 of ‘Webcam Piano’ in Touchdesigner. POPs, MIDI, Python, GLSL, Ableton Live and more! See https://www.patreon.com/c/memoakten for downloads and more.

Keypresses (and a bit of Python) in TouchDesigner

In this tutorial, I show some tips when handling keypresses in TouchDesigner. I also show how a bunch of operators could be replaced by one line of Python – and why that might not be a good thing.

TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Create Image Instances from any Geometry

🚀 Learn with Me: Courses, Private Community, Study Groups 👉 https://okamirufu.link/skool 💾 Patreon Project Files, Plugins, Free Stuff 👉 https://okamirufu.link/project_files_collections 📌 Summary I just released a new TouchDesigner tutorial where we turn image folders into dynamic 3D instances using geometry as a base. You’ll learn how to loop images intelligently, create smooth transitions between grids, […]

3D Render Tips for TouchDesigner

Get access to 200+ hours of TouchDesigner video training, a private Facebook group where Elburz Sorkhabi and Matthew Ragan answer all your questions, and twice-monthly group coaching/mastermind calls here: http://iihq.tv/Trial Download the project files here: https://interactiveimmersive.ac-page.com/touchdesigner-3d-render-tips Make your 3D renders jump off the screen in TouchDesigner! Today, Christian shows you how to tweak your post […]

Webcam Piano | Part 4: Touchdesigner, POPs, MIDI, Python, GLSL, Ableton Live

Part 4 of building ‘Webcam Piano’ in Touchdesigner tutorial series. POPs, MIDI, Python, GLSL, Ableton Live and more! Also see https://www.patreon.com/c/memoakten.

Interactive Op Art with the Field POP in TouchDesigner

_Note: the content of this video was created in the 2025.30280 experimental build of TouchDesigner. As the POP family makes its way to the official build, some of the operators featured in this video may change._ In this video, we’ll work through creating an interactive Op Art-inspired composition which relies heavily on the Field POP […]

GLSL for POPs in TouchDesigner: Lesson 0 (Introduction to GLSL for POPs)

In this first lesson of GLSL in POPs, we introduce how to write compute shaders for the new POP operator family in TouchDesigner. You’ll learn the fundamentals of how POPs represent data and working with attributes, the difference between GLSL TOPs and POPs, and how to create and manipulate attributes directly on the GPU. We’ll […]

Using an iPad + Stable Diffusion in TouchDesigner – TouchDesigner Tutorial 224

Get access to 200+ hours of TouchDesigner video training, a private Facebook group where Elburz Sorkhabi and Matthew Ragan answer all your questions, and twice-monthly group coaching/mastermind calls here: http://iihq.tv/Trial In this video, we cover how to use NDI screen capture on your iPad to integrate with DotSimulate’s Stable Diffusion tool in TouchDesigner. Then, we’ll […]

Import/Export .SVG in TouchDesigner

Free Download -https://diogodiogodiogo.gumroad.com/l/SVG_TouchDesigner Instructions: 1. Simply drag the .tox file inside Touchdesigner; 2. With SOPToSVG you need to specify wich SOP you want to convert to SVG. Next hit the “Copy as SVG” button and now the SVG is copied to your clipboard and ready to be pasted in Illustrator or other software; 3. With […]

Daydream Workshop: Touch Designer Reaction Stream Diffusion Tutorial

​In this workshop, Andrew will break down the Reaction Diffusion workflow, a simple TouchDesigner network that generates organic growth animations reflecting patterns that one would see in nature. ​Here’s how it works: ​Reaction Diffusion network: We’ll start by building a base TouchDesigner setup that simulates organic growth through reaction-diffusion algorithms. ​StreamDiffusionTD integration: The workflow will […]

TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Fish Animation

This is a tutorial video on how to create Fish-like animation using POPs, an experimental feature of TouchDesigner. I hope it helps with your creative projects! I’m still learning English, so please forgive any mistakes. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/axi0.t0x?igsh=MTI4dzI5aWx3amdzOA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr BGM is also made by me* Download the experimental POPs: https://derivative.ca/download/experimental

Resilient TouchDesigner Installations

Learn how to handle unexpected problems with your interactive TouchDesigner installations! Mistakes in hardware configuration, last minute changes, and unreasonable demands from creative directors are common when putting your art out in the real world. You’ll save yourself a lot of stress if you keep your designs flexible. In this video we’ll build a mock […]

DATLAB LOPs TouchDesigner Workshop

Come join us for our a LOPs workshop with Lyell Hintz / Dotsimulate The meetup will be hosted at ZeroSpace’s flagship Studio A, featuring a 8000x2000px LED wall on a 64-foot curve. Seating will be arranged in front of the wall. Drinks will be available. Huge thank you to our friends at ZeroSpace for hosting […]

DATLAB TouchDesigner Meetup XI Livestream

Come join us for our 11th DATLABNYC TouchDesigner Meetup. We’re very excited to be at a new location at ZeroSpace in Gowanus! Lineup: 7-8 PM: Welcome & Social hour 8-9 PM: Featured Presentations Hal Lovemelt @mrlovemelt Falling in love with performative data Noah Eisenbruch @nerk.tv U.S. Mail Computer System: Mailbox Explorer Jessie Han @jessie.hanvana and Wanli […]

Webcam Piano | Part 3: Touchdesigner, POPs, MIDI, Python, GLSL, Ableton Live

Part 3 of building ‘Webcam Piano’ in Touchdesigner tutorial series. POPs, MIDI, Python, GLSL, Ableton Live and more! This series ended up being quite ambitious, so there’s a few more videos to come… Also see https://www.patreon.com/c/memoakten.

Importing 3D Models with Animations in TouchDesigner – TouchDesigner Tutorial 223

Get access to 200+ hours of TouchDesigner video training, a private Facebook group where Elburz Sorkhabi and Matthew Ragan answer all your questions, and twice-monthly group coaching/mastermind calls here: http://iihq.tv/Trial Get the project files here: https://interactiveimmersive.ac-page.com/importing-3d-models-touchdesigner In this video, we look at how to import and use animated 3D models in TouchDesigner. This technique lets […]

Transfer animated point cloud TOP data from Touchdesigner to Blender

In this video I show how to transfer animated point cloud top data from Touchdesigner to blender. In Touchdesigner the Top that stores the point translations is exported to an EXR image sequence. It is also possible to export all transformations including rotation or scale using additional image sequences. In Blender I show how we […]

Optimizing your TouchDesigner Project with Perform Mode – TouchDesigner Tutorial 222

Get access to 200+ hours of TouchDesigner video training, a private Facebook group where Elburz Sorkhabi and Matthew Ragan answer all your questions, and twice-monthly group coaching/mastermind calls here: http://iihq.tv/Trial Whether you’re developing a TouchDesigner project to be used in live performance or for an interactive installation, making sure the project performs well is a […]

POPs Experimental: Extrude POP in TouchDesigner

This TouchDesigner tutorial looks at the extrude POP and how to drive its distance attribute using 2D textures and the Noise POP. It also touches on PBR and HDRI lighting workflows. The project file can be found on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pops-extrude-pop-138914228/ 3D Model Used in the tutorial: https://skfb.ly/6TXNw Sketchfab CC0 Collection: https://skfb.ly/owWSI HDRI used in […]

TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Create an Audio Reactive Cone Using Revolve Operator

🚀 Learn with Me: Courses, Private Community, Study Groups 👉 https://okamirufu.link/skool 💾 Patreon Project Files, Plugins, Free Stuff 👉 https://okamirufu.link/project_files_collections 📌 Summary Hi everyone! I’ve just uploaded a new tutorial where we build a reactive cone in TouchDesigner—kind of like the movement of a speaker cone. It’s simple, fun, and designed so beginners can follow […]

Real-Time GCode from TouchDesigner to XY Plotter

Here is the code to paste into the chopexec1 DAT if you want to recreate this network: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VSpUB4AlFwZ8Pn_MRACeO0z93YBAeY3Sh1uLlRJse_8/edit?usp=sharing

Speech To Text in TouchDesigner (3 new ops)

LOPs alpha available: https://www.patreon.com/dotsimulate Explore the docs: https://dotdocs.netlify.app/ My website: https://dotsimulate.com/ This video covers three speech-to-text operators available in LOPs – Assembly AI (cloud-based), Kyutai (local streaming), and Whisper (local: streaming/push-to-talk/file processing). I show how to setup and why to use each operator, including voice activation detection with silero for a variety of ways to […]

recursive divisions in Touchdesigner

This is my 200th tutorial and on this occasion I choose my first algorithm as a topic. Ten years ago I realized this algorithm in Processing, then with TouchDesigner in CHOPs and in UV textures in ‘Mondrian glitch’ tutorial and this time I present you a super fast method where we use all 4 RGBA […]

What's New in TouchDesigner LOPs v0.1.1 (Deep Dive)

Full changelog + updated docs – https://dotdocs.netlify.app/changelog/ Check the guide to ensure you have correct python prerequisite https://dotdocs.netlify.app/guides/installation/#python-3119-requirement LOPs alpha available: https://www.patreon.com/dotsimulate Explore the docs: https://dotdocs.netlify.app/ My website: https://dotsimulate.com/ LOPs – a new family of operators for TouchDesigner that utilizes LLM intelligence as a creative toolset and enables developers/artists to interact and build with LLM […]

Webcam Piano | Part 2: Touchdesigner, MIDI, Ableton Live

This is an introduction to MIDI, in particular with Touchdesigner and Ableton Live. Continuting on from the previous tutorial to build a ‘Webcam Piano’. See https://www.patreon.com/c/memoakten for more Downloads coming soon!

47 FLEX and POPs _pt 1 #touchdesigner

Patreon Link coming soon , i am recording the seconda part

TouchDesigner UIs Part 2: Widgets!

Learn how to make UIs in TouchDesigner actually do stuff like control parameters and open outputs! Widgets are super customizable UI components with tons of features. And Parameter COMPs are a super easy way to expose controls without having to build out individual components. #raytk #touchdesigner 0:00 Intro 0:48 Recap 1:19 Project Structure 4:13 Output […]

ComfyUI Workflows in TouchDesigner – TouchDesigner Tutorial 220

Get access to 200+ hours of TouchDesigner video training, a private Facebook group where Elburz Sorkhabi and Matthew Ragan answer all your questions, and twice-monthly group coaching/mastermind calls here: http://iihq.tv/Trial Get the project file here: https://interactiveimmersive.ac-page.com/comfyui-workflows-touchdesigner In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to control ComfyUI workflows directly from within TouchDesigner using the ComfyTD component by […]

Armin Hoffman Shape Generator in TouchDesigner

Gumroad – https://diogodiogodiogo.gumroad.com/ Website – https://diogoviegas.com/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/deoxan888/ #arminhoffman #blob #touchdesigner #3drender #td #download #visualizer #download #td #touchdesignercommunity #touchdesignerlearning

Point Relax | Realtime Surface Flow in TouchDesigner using POPs

In this tutorial we use my new PointRelax tool to control a point cloud such that the particles are driven by a noise but adhere to a surface. The tool and the project file can be found on my Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/posts/point-relax-and-137641194

Webcam Piano Tutorial [Touchdesigner] – Part 1

Today, as I turn exactly half a century old, I’m very happy to release a new tutorial, the first video in what will probably be 3 or 4 video tutorial series. We’ll be covering motion detection on a webcam with frame differencing, POPs, MIDI, Python, (POP) GLSL and more. Downloads coming soon!

TouchDesigner POPs Tutorial: Organic Growth Shape

This is a tutorial video on how to create Organic Growth Shape using POPs, an experimental feature of TouchDesigner. I hope it helps with your creative projects! I’m still learning English, so please forgive any mistakes. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/axi0.t0x?igsh=MTI4dzI5aWx3amdzOA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr X: https://x.com/spectacleofri?s=21&t=9ANxsN8btl9t48M8fOXK9A BGM is also made by me* Download the experimental POPs: https://derivative.ca/download/experimental

Body-Tracking + StreamDiffusion in TouchDesigner & Daydream

Creating interactive, real-time AI content often feels like running into endless technical hurdles, but with today’s tools you can get StreamDiffusion running in TouchDesigner quickly, and with a little extra work, even make it interactive with body tracking. In this tutorial, Andrew shows you how to set up skeleton tracking with MediaPipe and feed that […]

3D Raycasting – TouchDesigner

A look at how to use the new Ray POP in TouchDesigner experimental build 2025.30770 to create 3D raycasting. This video was inspired by 2D Raycasting with TouchDesigner POPs by Byte Maps – take a look here if you want more TouchDesigner raycasting content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KydJUFlHFbA The project file is available on my Patreon alongside some […]

TouchDesigner Vol.063 Intro to POPs ─ 映えるビジュアルづくり with TsumikiRoom

TDSW TouchDesigner Vol.063 Intro to POPs ─ 映えるビジュアルづくり with TsumikiRoom TouchDesigner の新しい仕組み「POPs」を使って、有機的で滑らかなビジュアルを作るワークショップです。 前半では基本操作を丁寧に解説し、後半はそれらを応用して“見た目に映えるビジュアル”を完成させる構成です。 難しい数式や理論よりも、「どう見せたらかっこいいか」を重視。アートやVJ、映像演出に興味のある方におすすめです。 ※ POPs は2025年7月時点で Experimental Build のみの提供となっています。ワークショップで扱う機能も今後変更される可能性があります。 ■ 内容 1.POPs の基本操作を学ぶ 2.基本を踏まえた簡単なシーンを作る 3.応用ネタの作り方を学ぶ 4.ビジュアルを演出して仕上げる ※内容は変更する可能性があります。 ■ 日時 2025/8/23(土) 15:00-20:00 ※当日ワークショップを YouTubeLive にて配信予定です。配信は無料でご覧いただける予定です。 ■ 場所 X Vision 株式会社 東京都中央区東日本橋2-22-1 クロスシー東日本橋ビル1F ■ レベル – 初級。TouchDesigner の基本的な操作ができる方。 ■ チケットについて – Peatix 経由でお申し込みください。 – 2000円(会場でワンドリンクオーダーお願いします) ■ […]

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