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From Images to Gaussian Splats: ML-Sharp → TouchDesigner Workflow
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From Images to Gaussian Splats: ML-Sharp → TouchDesigner Workflow

Mark Tutorial Completed! Learn how to use MLSharp to turn 2d images into realistic 3D scenes! In this video we will learn how to install and run MLSharp, as well as importing and viewing the splats in TouchDesigner. Links – MLSharp: https://github.com/apple/ml-sharp – Gaussian splat, TouchDesigner Viewer: https://www.patreon.com/posts/gaussian-splat-140979408?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link -GB Gaussian Splatting in POPs – Component […]
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3D blob tracking – TouchDesigner
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3D blob tracking – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Experimental 3D lob tracking plugin for TouchDesigner. Available to Component subscribers on Patreon:
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3D Oscilloscope – TouchDesigner
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3D Oscilloscope – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Made a 3d oscilloscope + method for changing 3D vector imagery into audio that can be mapped on a physical oscilloscope x,y viewer! Lots of fun to be had with this one, especially excited to plug this into hardware soon!
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Point cloud scanning – TouchDesigner Tutorial
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Point cloud scanning – TouchDesigner Tutorial

Mark Tutorial Completed! Point cloud scanning tutorial in TouchDesigner. Learn how to scan through point clouds, create slices and layers for an exciting effect with lots of room for experimentation! Accompanying files can be found on Patreon. Patcher: https://www.patreon.com/posts/infinite-memory-148386682 Component: https://www.patreon.com/posts/infinite-memory-148398326 This tutorial was first released to Patreon subscribers on Jan 16, 2026 Please tag […]
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Data-Driven Text in TouchDesigner (DAT → Text TOP)
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Data-Driven Text in TouchDesigner (DAT → Text TOP)

Mark Tutorial Completed! Easily map text to data points using a quick and effective combination of DAT tables and Text TOP + expand your TouchDesigner skills with some new expressions and the evaluate DAT. This is a great method of mapping text and data to screen coordinates, and it offers simplicity and faster performance than […]
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GLSL Multiattractor – TouchDesigner
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GLSL Multiattractor – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Network using my GLSL multi attraction TOX. Download for free on my Patreon for a limited time to celebrate the new year! Thank you all for your support this year! It has enabled me to make tools like this. Looking forward to many more in 2026! Support a paid tier if you […]
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3D Reaction Diffusion in TouchDesigner using POP–TOP Feedback
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3D Reaction Diffusion in TouchDesigner using POP–TOP Feedback

Mark Tutorial Completed! In this tutorial, we build an experimental 3D reaction-diffusion–style system in TouchDesigner using feedback between POPs and TOPs. Particle data is converted into image space, processed image-based effects, then fed back into POPs o create evolving, emergent structures. The focus is on iterative feedback, real-time control, and improvisation, with the right settings […]
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Music of the spheres
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Music of the spheres

Mark Tutorial Completed! Collisions trigger notes . Musical experimentation in #touchdesigner #maxmsp #ableton
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Gaussian Splatting in POPs – Component use and creative experimentation tutorial
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Gaussian Splatting in POPs – Component use and creative experimentation tutorial

Mark Tutorial Completed!
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Attractor swarm
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Attractor swarm

Mark Tutorial Completed! Swarming attractors in TouchDesigner using the multi attractor tox. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dZnw_CIpqU&t=58s #touchdesigner
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Recreate Refik Anadol (aka particle system/flow field) in TouchDesigner – quick and easy
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Recreate Refik Anadol (aka particle system/flow field) in TouchDesigner – quick and easy

Mark Tutorial Completed! As a digital artist folks who are just getting started often ask me about how to make work that looks like Refik Anadol. Using TouchDesigner we can quickly and easily recreate this! The core part of this system takes just over 10 minutes to patch, we then further refine by building a […]
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Organic attractors
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Organic attractors

Mark Tutorial Completed! Organic attractors made in TouchDesigner. Experimenting with tweaking some parameters. Tutorial on this coming soon! #touchdesigner #audiovisual
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3D Raycasting – TouchDesigner
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3D Raycasting – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! 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 […]
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3D Slimemold – POP GLSL TouchDesigner
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3D Slimemold – POP GLSL TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! An update of my slimemold physarum component! Make slime molds in 3D using POPs. The component is available for free on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/3d-slimemold-136829256 Original component and description here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3vVrvGdNE8 Component subscirbers get access to a special project file + component presets and other extras. #TouchDesigner #interactivevisuals #glsl #biology #slimemold #simulation #coding […]
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Bioluminscent tentacle tutorial Pt 2 – TouchDesigner
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Bioluminscent tentacle tutorial Pt 2 – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Make an organic organism of tentacles in TouchDesigner. Part 2 of 2. In this second part of the tutorial we add in attractors and particle trails adding more complex/lifelike movement and interaction to the system Part 1 tutorial + files here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pZ88IyJHhY Part 2 files are here: If you want to go […]
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Quantise 3D – TouchDesigner
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Quantise 3D – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Walkthrough of some recent projects and a WIP component used for quantising to different 3D gridsteps in TouchDesigner. Component can be accessed here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/quantize-3d-135931706?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
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Bioluminscent tentacle tutorial Pt 1 – TouchDesigner
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Bioluminscent tentacle tutorial Pt 1 – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Make an organic organism of tentacles in TouchDesigner. Part 1 of 2. In this tutorial we make a series of generative tentacles using rules set with POPs – learning how to use Copy templates to utilize custom attributes to make a dynamic moving system, as well as applying image maps to the […]
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CelebA – TouchDesigner texture instancing in POPs
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CelebA – TouchDesigner texture instancing in POPs

Mark Tutorial Completed! Experiment using POPs to map multiple images to a a grid. The images come from the CelebA dataset
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Generative Sea slugs – Pattern POP + custom attractor TouchDesigner
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Generative Sea slugs – Pattern POP + custom attractor TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! A simulated sea slug. A dive into using the pattern POP to make generative organisms. Project file patcher level here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/generative-sea-134966247?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link mulit slug +attractor tox component level: https://www.patreon.com/posts/generative-sea-134966397?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Fin rotation code: import math def onCook(scriptOp): # Input CHOP has 3 channels: x, y, z (heading or direction vector) vx = scriptOp.inputs[0][‘x’][0] vy […]
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Multislider + OSC TouchDesigner
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Multislider + OSC TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Short demo of custom multislider tool to control TouchDesigner parameters and send OSC. Project files and components here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/134261175?forSale=true #touchdesigner #ableton #maxmsp
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Multislider + OSC TouchDesigner
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Multislider + OSC TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed!
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Iterative Tentacles troubleshooting/optimization – TouchDesigner
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Iterative Tentacles troubleshooting/optimization – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! A video looking at troubleshooting and optimizing the Iterative Tentacles network – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8SnB1mZpII These fixes make the network run much faster but do not fully mitigate the expanding GPU memory issue. I do provide a rough fix for this though. For the time being I am making the optimized version available to […]
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Life reset short – TouchDesigner
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Life reset short – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Super quick and easy particle life reset
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Easiest life reset POP – TouchDesigner
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Easiest life reset POP – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Quick tutorial to make an effective and easy life reset POP!! Reset particles to starting positions in feedback loops 🔁 ✨ Download the project file for free here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/easiest-life-pop-133826420 Life component available for nembers of the Patcher tier: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pop-reset-life-133827986 POPs starter pack with my earlier life reset here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pop-starter-pack-131125427 #touchdesigner
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3D slicing – TouchDesigner
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3D slicing – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! playing with POPs creating networks that flow and glitch .ply
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Nebulous Marbles – TouchDesigner
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Nebulous Marbles – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Quick screen capture of a new system I’m working on – it takes the Iterative Tentacles tutorial https://youtu.be/k8SnB1mZpII and packs multiple tentacle systems into a 3d space using spheres that have object collision/avoidance. I’ll package this into Patreon tutorial content soon! Enjoy the fun sphere tentacles 🦑
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Iterative Tentacles – TouchDesigner POPs tutorial
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Iterative Tentacles – TouchDesigner POPs tutorial

Mark Tutorial Completed! A dynamic feedback system using POPs to add and delete points to create a tentacley feedback system. #touchdesigner #organic
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Iterative tentacles – TouchDesigner
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Iterative tentacles – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Sneak peak at an upcoming tutorial – using POPs to create iterative, morphng tentacles from adding and deleting points into a feedback system. Project file is available here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/iterative-133349796 Tutorial posted soon!
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Circle boundaries – TouchDesigner
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Circle boundaries – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Some POPs + GLSL to detect circle boundaries + push nearby circles away. Tutorial coming soon! The YouTube compression really sucks on this one 🙁 – stay tuned for updates on this one ✨
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TouchDesigner POP explorations – getting into math, neighbour + GLSL
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TouchDesigner POP explorations – getting into math, neighbour + GLSL

Mark Tutorial Completed! Some new POP explorations focused on recreating more advanced motion and self aware systems. This example project has 3 systems that focus on using POP math operators for motion, the neighbour POP for collision detection and particle awareness, GLSL to further leverage POP capabilities. Free boundary bounce GLSL example here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/pop-explorations-132532794 All […]
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Modulo life – TouchDesigner POP tutorial
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Modulo life – TouchDesigner POP tutorial

Mark Tutorial Completed! Create a life reset using modulo operations!
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POP starter pack – TouchDesigner
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POP starter pack – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! *file links at the bottom This is a starter pack for getting into POPs. A selection of networks that do some of the most useful operations I have found so far, alongside comments and experiments. I particularly recommend taking a look at the boundary networks – showcasing how the math mix POP […]
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TouchDesigner POPs – a first look
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TouchDesigner POPs – a first look

Mark Tutorial Completed! A macro look at POPs, taking a look at some of my favourite features and some networks I explored during beta testing. I’ll be sharing some starter files on my Patreon starting tomorrow – June 8th, 2025. Have fun with POPs
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Automated camera paths – TouchDesigner
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Automated camera paths – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Walkthrough a component to make automated camera paths. Available for free on my Patreon. #touchdesigner
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Universal Gaussian Splat plugin (How to + free plugin download) – TouchDesigner
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Universal Gaussian Splat plugin (How to + free plugin download) – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! In this video I show you behind the scenes Tim Gerritsen’s Gaussian splat component: https://derivative.ca/community-post/asset/gaussian-splatting/69107 and how to modify it to work on Mac, as well as how to add point cloud style manipulations and animations. The updated universal component is available for free here: https://github.com/atarilover123/GaussianSplat_TD You can download my Gaussian Splat […]
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Replicators 2 – ASCII in TouchDesigner
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Replicators 2 – ASCII in TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! A follow up to last weeks video on replicators – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfs3yrtVl9s Here we build our own ASCII filter. Project file and .TOX available here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/128803360
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ASCII in 3D – TouchDesigner
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ASCII in 3D – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Experiments in making ASCII 3D.
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Replicators in TouchDesigner, under 10 minutes – simple and easy beginner tutorial
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Replicators in TouchDesigner, under 10 minutes – simple and easy beginner tutorial

Mark Tutorial Completed! What are replicators in TouchDesigner and how do we use them? Fast and easy replicators tutorial – leverage the power of replicators in your projects!! #touchdesigner #generativeart
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Circle Packing + replicators in TouchDesigner
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Circle Packing + replicators in TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed!
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Cyanotype in TouchDesigner + cyanotype/physarium combinations
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Cyanotype in TouchDesigner + cyanotype/physarium combinations

Mark Tutorial Completed! Tutorial showing how to create Cyanotype style effects in TouchDesigner. Access to the project file and plugins here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/cyanotype-in-127758891 Video explaining physarium/slimemold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3vVrvGdNE8&t=277s #touchdesigner #cyanotype #generativeart
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Wavetable synthesis in TouchDesigner – Turn images into sound
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Wavetable synthesis in TouchDesigner – Turn images into sound

Mark Tutorial Completed! Earlier in the year I shared some projects using wavetable synthesis to take real time image data and turn it into sound. This tutorial shows the basics of making a wavetable in TouchDesinger (at least how I figured out how to do it) and turning CHOP and TOP data into sound. Download […]
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Wavetable synthesis in TouchDesigner – Turn images into sound
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Wavetable synthesis in TouchDesigner – Turn images into sound

Mark Tutorial Completed! Some of the projects I have used wavetable synthesis for. Find out how to turn images into sound via wavetable synthesis here: https://youtu.be/2ZiTTqRe8NQ #touchdesigner #maxmsp
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Plexus in CHOPs – TouchDesigner tutorial
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Plexus in CHOPs – TouchDesigner tutorial

Mark Tutorial Completed! A plexus effect using the Script CHOP. A fun way to work with scripting and put some unique twists on a classic effect! Files are on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/plexus-in-chops-127294986 **Note: please ignore the section of code that says: if d bigger then bthreshold (lines 62-68), appearing at 24 mins in. I […]
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Randomized pixel sampler – TouchDesigner
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Randomized pixel sampler – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! A simple but helpful little TouchDesigner component to randomly sample non repeating pixel positions. Available for download here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/random-pixel-127298000 #touchdesigner #creativecoding #pixel
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Eye grid techno – TouchDesigner
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Eye grid techno – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Audioreactive grd of eyes – eyes tracked via camera and fed to textures in TouchDesigner. MAde February 18th, 2025
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Cyanotype.tox – TouchDesigner
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Cyanotype.tox – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Simple .tox to create cyanotype style renders. .tox available here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/cyanotype-tox-126568613 #touchdesigner #cyanotype #nature
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Gaussian Splatting #2, portrait mode, camera positions and noise – TouchDesigner
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Gaussian Splatting #2, portrait mode, camera positions and noise – TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Updated Gaussian splat tools for M1 macs – control your splats in portrait mode, automate cameras and apply cool noise effects! Portrait plugin here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/gaussian-2-126464810 Camera and noise plugins here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/gaussian-2-and-126443463 Original tutorial here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr8H0irijhM&t=88s
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Particle slit-scanning – TouchDesigner tutorial
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Particle slit-scanning – TouchDesigner tutorial

Mark Tutorial Completed! A tutorial rebuilding a network from 2022, utilizing a particle system to control multiple slit-scan style effects. Tutorial file + archival experiment available for download on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/VisualCodePoetry
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Slimemold (Physarum) GLSL simulation in TouchDesigner
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Slimemold (Physarum) GLSL simulation in TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! A GLSL component I made to simulate slime molds. Inspired by this p5js version https://openprocessing.org/sketch/2213463/#code + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyXxSNcgDtg I have converted into GLSL – a new and fun language for me. You can get the component to experiment with and use in your own work here: https://www.patreon.com/VisualCodePoetry
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Custom presets in TouchDesigner – slime mold simulation
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Custom presets in TouchDesigner – slime mold simulation

Mark Tutorial Completed! Working on a custom preset set and recall system in TouchDesigner. Press a button and log each scene into a DATT, can be recalled when you need ✨ Live recording, listening to Alaska Reid
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Music Monday TouchDesigner Live Coding to Holly Waxwing
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Music Monday TouchDesigner Live Coding to Holly Waxwing

Mark Tutorial Completed! Every Monday I’m challenging myself to try and live code something from scratch in the time it takes for a single song to play. Started off with Holly Waxwing, 4:47 is tough, need to pick longer songs in future! Project files can be found in the Music Mondays folder https://github.com/atarilover123/TouchDesigner-Tutorials
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3D particle trails in TOPs – TouchDesigner tutorial
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3D particle trails in TOPs – TouchDesigner tutorial

Mark Tutorial Completed! A tutorial to make 3d instanced particle trails driven by TOPs, connections between particles based in nearest neighbour proximity – a similar and very cool effect for particle connection can be found in this Paketa12 plexus tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A01XKt_3rM
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DATT2040 Feedback Lab (2022) – TouchDesigner intro/beginner friendly
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DATT2040 Feedback Lab (2022) – TouchDesigner intro/beginner friendly

Mark Tutorial Completed! DATT2040 remote lecture on feedback in TouchDesigner. This content is beginner friendly
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CameraViewport – TouchDesigner tutorial
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CameraViewport – TouchDesigner tutorial

Mark Tutorial Completed!
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Flow Field in TOPs – TouchDesigner Tutorial
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Flow Field in TOPs – TouchDesigner Tutorial

Mark Tutorial Completed! Super simple and fun network to make a flow field from TOPs + feedback
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TouchDesigner – Key commands and workflow tricks
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TouchDesigner – Key commands and workflow tricks

Mark Tutorial Completed! Some of my favourite TouchDesigner key commands and workflow tricks. Key commands list from Matthew Ragan here: https://matthewragan.com/teaching-resources/touchdesigner/touchdesigner-keyboard-shortcuts/ Post your favourite key commands and workflow tricks in the comments!
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GLSL video mixer – TouchDesigner tutorial
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GLSL video mixer – TouchDesigner tutorial

Mark Tutorial Completed! Tutorial on how to use GLSL multi to mix between video inputs.
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TouchDesigner – Adding a background
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TouchDesigner – Adding a background

Mark Tutorial Completed! Short tutorial showing multiple ways of adding solid backgrounds in TouchDesigner. Part of DT TD Bitesize, a series of short tutorials that simply go over specific elements and processes in TouchDesigner.
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Audioreactive Fluid, T3D TouchDesigner
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Audioreactive Fluid, T3D TouchDesigner

Mark Tutorial Completed! Audioreactive experiments with T3D fluid in TouchDesigner. Smoky and diffuse. Music by Moonwalk
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Gaussian splat, TouchDesigner for Mac
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Gaussian splat, TouchDesigner for Mac

Mark Tutorial Completed! A short demo of a modified version of Tim Gerritsen’s Gaussian splat component for Mac. Download the component here: https://github.com/atarilover123/GaussianSplat_TD
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