Interoperability
The devices, protocols and software tools that TouchDesigner interfaces to, via native Operators and Palette components.
TouchDesigner supports a wide range of devices, protocols and external tools that interface via their respective Operators, Palette components, and TouchDesigner Python methods, also known collectively as Interops.
Video Capture and Output Cards
Blackmagic | Bluefish | AJA | Datapath | Point Grey | Windows Media Foundation - HD-SDI 3G, 12G, 4K, 8K
IP Cameras
see Video Device In
Movie File Codecs
Many of the codecs supported by FFmpeg | HAP | HAP Q | Cineform | H.265 H.264 | .exr |
Video Streaming
Syphon and Spout | H.264 Streaming | Newtek NDI with audio |
DMX-Based Protocols
Audio
ASIO | DirectSound | macOS Core Audio | Dante | MP3 AIFF WAV | LTC TimeCode |
Ableton
Environment Scanners and Tracking
Hokuyo Scanner | Kinect | Kinect Azure (Experimental) | RealSense | Leap Motion | Leuze ROD4 | NatNet OptiTrack | BlackTrax | Ouster LIDAR (Experimental) | PosiStageNet | ZED Camera | Stype |
Graphics Languages
GLSL | Compute Shaders | OpenGL | CUDA | C++ |
Network Protocols
Materials and Renderers
Virtual Reality
OpenVR | Vive | Oculus Rift | OpenVR Audio |
3D Scene Data
Physics and Dynamics
Bullet Rigid Body Dynamics | NVIDIA FLow |
Web Browser and Tools
Chromium/CEF Browser | WebSockets |
Projection Mapping Calibration
Vioso | Scalable Displays | kantanMapper | camSchnappr | projectorBlend
Python and Files
Arduino
Arduino | Firmata | Serial Ports |
Controllers
Internet of Things
MQTT IoT |
Multi-Touch
Windows Multi-Touch | TUIO | TouchOSC | ZIG SIM |
Lasers
Laser | EtherDream | Helios DAC |
Open Software Systems
OpenCV | openFrameworks |
Image and Color
Photoshop Live | SVG (TOP and Web Render TOP) | OpenColorIO |