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 codecs supported by FFMPEG | H.265 H.264 | HAP and HAP Q | EXR | GoPro Cineform | NotchLC |
Video Streaming
Newtek NDI with audio | H.264 Streaming | RTMP | Syphon and Spout |
DMX-Based Protocols
Audio
ASIO | DirectSound | macOS Core Audio | Dante | MP3 AIFF WAV | LTC TimeCode | OpenVR |
Ableton
Environment Scanners and Tracking
Kinect | Kinect Azure | RealSense | Leap Motion | Hokuyo Scanner | Ouster LIDAR | NatNet OptiTrack | BlackTrax | PosiStageNet | ZED Camera | Stype | Leuze ROD4 |
Graphics Languages
GLSL | Compute Shaders | OpenGL | CUDA | C++ Custom Operators |
Materials and Renderers
Virtual Reality
OpenVR | Vive | Oculus Rift | OpenVR Audio |
3D Scene Data
Physics and Dynamics
Bullet Rigid Body Dynamics | NVIDIA FLow | NVIDIA Flex |
Network Protocols
Web Browser and Tools
Chromium/CEF Browser | WebSockets | Socketio | Web Server/Web Client |
Projection Mapping Calibration
Vioso | Scalable Displays | kantanMapper | camSchnappr | projectorBlend | stoner |
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 | Pangolin |
Open Software Systems
OpenCV | openFrameworks |
Image and Color
Photoshop Live | SVG (TOP and Web Render TOP) | OpenColorIO |