An introduction into building a series of LED fixtures in Touchdesigner. Starting from scratch and finishing with functional lights.

Texture Operators, also known as TOPs, are image operators that provide real-time, GPU-based compositing and image manipulation. All calculations for TOPs are performed on the system’s GPU. TOPs can be used for preparing textures, compositing streams images and movies, building control panel elements, and almost any other image task you might have.

Texture Operators, also known as TOPs, are image operators that provide real-time, GPU-based compositing and image manipulation. All calculations for TOPs are performed on the system’s GPU. TOPs can be used for preparing textures, compositing streams images and movies, building control panel elements, and almost any other image task you might have.

Surface Operators, also known as SOPs, are operators that can generate, import, modify and combine 3D surfaces (also called geometry). The surface types are polygons, curves, NURBS surfaces, metaballs and particles.

The Movie File In TOP loads movies, still images, or a sequence of still images into TOPs. It will read images in .jpg, .gif, .tif, or .bmp format. It will read movies in QuickTime’s .mov format, .mp4, .mpg, .mpeg, .avi, .wmv, .dpx, Cineform and Hap Q formats (including Hap Q with Alpha). It also supports […]

CHOPs, short for CHannel OPerators, are a powerful technology which enables the processing of motion data, audio, on-screen controls, MIDI data, and controls from input devices. A CHOP contains one or more motion curves or “channels”. A CHOP modifies the channels, and then passes the channels on to the next CHOP in the network. CHOPs […]

CHOPs, short for CHannel OPerators, are a powerful technology which enables the processing of motion data, audio, on-screen controls, MIDI data, and controls from input devices. A CHOP contains one or more motion curves or “channels”. A CHOP modifies the channels, and then passes the channels on to the next CHOP in the network. CHOPs […]

Data OPerators (or DATs) are used to hold text data like strings, scripts, and XML. DATs either contain multiple lines of text as in a script, or a table of rows and columns of cells, each containing one string. DATs can be linked together to select, re-arrange and evaluate data and expressions, making DATs a […]

Components (or COMPs) are unique compared to other operator families in that they contain their own networks. To make a new network in your project, create a new Component using the OP Create Menu and selecting from the COMP tab. Then go inside your new component and start building your network. Component networks can contain […]

It’s been a long while but I’ve been meaning to do a video on some SOP stuff for quite a while so here’s a video on some SOP stuff.

This video will show you how to use the ui.chooseFile method to open a file chooser dialog and load the result into a DAT

A look at two ways to create variables you can use in your components or across the whole project

In this quick tutorial I show how to setup a particle attractor and control it with your hand in realtime. There was more to this video but it corrupted so it ends rather abruptly.

A look at how to write a simple Python script that will populate a set amount of rows with the text you want, including incrementing the text with a number

In the first video in this series I basically play about with touchdesigner to make some simple feedback bits and bobs and then make a simple controller for it.

A first script and looking at how to trigger them using CHOP Execute

A quick example of why it is useful to use expressions rather than for example an Export operation

Using Row and Column names instead of numbers, and grabbing text from DATs

Using simple Python expression to target a cel in a DAT in TouchDesigner 088

[magnet] force & [grid]+[copy] & audio [analysze]+[filter]

[magnet] force & [grid]+[copy] & audio [analysze]+[filter]

Audio information control the animation of particles

2D texture mapping on particles by using [pointsprite] & [ramp]

3D geometry mapping on particles + 2D texture mapping

Motion blur effect in particles by using [Feedback] + [level] +[over]

2D texture mapping on particles by using [pointsprite] & [ramp]

Introduction of Initial Particle system

Simple Animation by using CROP nodes: [beats],[wave],[noise],[math]

The Carve and Noise SOP example refers to Dr. Kam Wong’s samples.

Interactive animation by using [mouse]

Advanced 3D graphics by using [Merge], mapping 2D Texture on the Geometry , Rotation of the Geometry

Basic 3D graphics

04:00-The 2D effect by using [Blur] 06:30-The 2D effect by using [Add] 07:00-The 2D effect by using [Different] 07:15-The 2D effect by using [Composite] 10:00-Display different video in a single screen (Video Wall) by using [Corner Pin]

0:43 – Import Webcam image by using [VideoIn] 1:49 – 2D image effect by using [Tile] 4:48 – get the video information by using [info] from CHOP 5:36 – 2D image effect by using [Crop]

Basic components of TouchDesigner and 2D graphics.

Interface introduction

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This is a demonstration of TouchDesigner to export a movie after completing the work.

It is the 2nd particles system exercise made with TouchDesigner. This version uses 3D box as the particle.

This patch demonstrates the use of RAMP to create a gradual colour change effect in a material.

It is a demonstration of the Feedback TOP (texture operator) in TouchDesigner.

A tutorial that shows you how to create an interactive spaceship in Touchdesigner FTE using the accelerometer in your iPhone, iPod or iPad to control it.

A tutorial that shows you how to create an interactive spaceship in Touchdesigner FTE using the accelerometer in your iPhone, iPod or iPad to control it.