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Real-Time Canvas is a live drawing app built for shows, workshops, and rapid creative prototyping. Every user gets a unique room (shareable URL) to collaborate with a team or integrate seamlessly with TouchDesigner.
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The 2025 Official build of TouchDesigner includes the official introduction of Point Operators (POPs) to the program. That being said, they’re not the only exciting addition found in this release!
What's New in the 2025 TouchDesigner Release
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We take a look at two different approaches of creating concert visuals in TouchDesigner, using MIDI as well as audio data to animate the visual content. To continue reading this post, click here.
Concert Visual Effects with TouchDesigner
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Niveau 1 – initiation Durée : 35 heures Lieu de la formation : Labo Flashback – 12 rue de la Fusterie 66000 Perpignan Effectif(s) formé(s): de 1 à 8 stagiaires A l’issue de la formation, les stagiaires pourront : Utiliser le logiciel TouchDesigner comme outil de création artistique et de diffus
WORKSHOP - TouchDesigner - France - Perpignan 5 au 9 janvier
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In this blog, we provide some simple guidance on what to look for when deciding on a TouchDesigner server. To continue reading this post, click here.
TouchDesigner Server 101
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Exited to announce that DotSimulate's StreamDiffusionTD component now supports the latest Stable Diffusion model, SDXL, along with IPAdapters so TD users can upload any reference image and guide your video's style - similar to LoRAs but with real-time control.
Latest StreamDiffusionTD Release: SDXL and IPAdapters
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Hi folks, I work at Daydream. Among other things, we've built a free hosted version of StreamDiffusionTD to allow TD users to plug AI-powered visuals into their existing TouchDesigner workflows without needing to manage complex GPU setups manually.
Showcase your TD work
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Lately, I’ve been trying to simulate a black hole, though, of course, in a more fantastical way. Physically, I can’t really say how a black hole works, in many ways, it still remains a mystery.
Gravity | Study
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Link to video-demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/O7Mg2poqXdE Featuring: - Text-to-video & Image-to-video - 16:9 & 9:16 (720p/1080p) - Negative prompt + optional seed - Async auto-download + auto-playback - PDF setup guide included Three one-prompt commercials, one heroic banana.
[Release] SORA-2 Video Generator
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We can use Python to get data, analyze it and use it in TouchDesigner for creative purposes. In this post, we have some fun and code some cool data visualization with Python in TouchDesigner. To continue reading this post, click here.
Data Visualization with Python
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My first contact with the instancing technique was through TouchDesigner. After some brief research, I found its implementation origins in the early 2000s with DirectX and OpenGL, as an effort to optimize the heavy performance demands placed on the CPU.
Instancing Technique
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We dive into some new ways to apply audio reactive techniques with the new TouchDesigner POP family. To continue reading this post, click here.
Using POPs to Drive Audio Reactive Visuals
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsU94xsnKqE A complex AI live-style performance, introducing Camille. In her performance, gestures control harmony; AI lip/hand transfer aligns the avatar to the music.
[Experiment] On-AI-R #1: Camille - Complex AI-Driven Musical Performance
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Hellooo! I like living life on the edge — so I uninstalled Windows, switched to Linux (Ubuntu, not Arch — I’m all for the edge, just not the free fall), and now I’m running TouchDesigner using Bottles. Spoiler alert: it's 100% worth it.
Experimental Setup: TouchDesigner on Linux via Bottles
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TouchDesigner excels at control systems, interactive logic, and compositing, but combining it with other software can significantly enhance creative and technical capabilities.
Integrating TouchDesigner with Other Software
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I’m excited to share two new TouchDesigner plugins, YOLO and DepthAnything, that bring real-time tracking and depth sensing to both Mac and PC, with no installation or specialized hardware required.
YOLO + Depth Anything Plugins: Real-Time Tracking & Depth Without Extra Hardware
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My true passion in TouchDesigner is toolbuilding. Over the years I’ve worked on everything from small exhibitions to massive arena shows, so I know the challenges and pitfalls artists face.
Tools You Didn’t Know You Needed
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Hey TouchDesigner Community! I'd like to let you know about an interactive project I built in TouchDesigner, along with a fun documentation video. I hope you enjoy it! U.S. Mail Computer System Employee Training Program: Module 3 - Mailbox Explorer What if the U.S.
An Interactive Exploration of U.S.P.S. Mailboxes (an archive, data visualization, and video game all in one)
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I initialised a Repo for my current Matplotlib Touchdesigner setup Matplotlib4TD Repo Initial Demo Post Is this the proper way to allow collaboration?
Matplotlib4TD Repo
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Intro I've been experimenting with StreamDiffusionTD inside TouchDesigner as a way to texture a live depth point‑cloud captured with a Kinect sensor.
WIP: Live StreamDiffusion “skin” on a Kinect depth point‑cloud (with GLSL MAT splats)
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In this post, we take a look at a number of useful COMPs in TouchDesigner, including operators used for 3D rendering, creating user interfaces, replicating operators, running physics simulations, and more. To continue reading this post, click here.
Useful TouchDesigner Operators: COMPs
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VEO-3 Video Generation is now available inside TouchDesigner, featuring: - Support for both text-to-video and image-to-video. - Vertical and landscape, 720p and 1080p. - Negative prompt + optional seed for repeatability. - Automatic (async) auto-download and playback.
[Release] VEO-3 Video Generator
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From buttons and knobs to machine learning algorithms, there are several ways we can create interactive artworks in TouchDesigner, and we cover them in this blog post. To continue reading this post, click here.
Interactive Artwork Ideas you can Create with TouchDesigner
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Making TouchDesigner more accessible: reflections from a Hacklab I’ve run a lot of workshops in TouchDesigner, and one thing keeps coming up: it can feel intimidating for beginners.
Interactive Media x TouchDesigner Hacklab
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Generative AI meets node programming when integrating ComfyUI and TouchDesigner. Learn how to effectively integrate these two platforms in this step-by-step guide. To continue reading this post, click here.
Integrating ComfyUI with TouchDesigner
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In this post, we look at troubleshooting and debugging TouchDesigner projects, including a number of built-in tools and techniques for troubleshooting TouchDesigner networks, Python scripts, and more. To continue reading this post, click here.
Troubleshooting & Debugging TouchDesigner Projects
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In this post, learn how to shift from SOP to POP operators in few simple steps. To continue reading this post, click here.
SOPs to POPs: Reimaging Geometry Workflows
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We break down the most exciting new features in the latest experimental build and what they unlock for your next installation, performance, or generative system. To continue reading this post, click here.
2025 TouchDesigner Experimental Build New Features
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Instancing is one of the core features of TouchDesigner, and there are several ways to make the most of it. In this article, we explore some creative examples for using instancing in TouchDesigner. To continue reading this post, click here.
Three Creative Ways to Use Instancing in TouchDesigner
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DATs are TouchDesigner’s operator family for holding text data like strings, scripts, and XML. In this post, we take a look at a number of useful DATs in TouchDesigner, including operators that are used for generating and processing data. To continue reading this post, click here.
Useful TouchDesigner Operators: DATs
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In this article we talk about the primary ways to work with textures in GLSL, which is where the texture() and texelFetch() functions come into play. To continue reading this post, click here.
TexelFetch() vs texture() in GLSL
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We called out to our RayTK community, and not only did they show up - they blew us away! This past May, we hosted the 2nd annual RayTK 30-Day Challenge, inviting digital artists, designers, and experimental coders from around the world to create and share artworks based on a new prompt each day.
RayTK Challenge Recap
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CHOPs are TouchDesigner’s operator family for processing motion, audio, math, logic, MIDI data, and other input data from a variety of devices. In this post, we take a look at a number of useful CHOPs in TouchDesigner, including operators that are used for generating and processing CHOP data.
Useful TouchDesigner Operators: CHOPs
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After years of developing different customized scheduling- & content-management-systems for exhibitions and mediatecture (media surfaces integrated in architecture, e.g. media facades), we have developed the Intermedia Prism as a product to fit all those “special needs”.
Intermedia Prism | Calendar-based Mediaplayout using Touchdesigner
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Explore advanced use cases and examples for integrating StreamDiffusion and TouchDesigner. To continue reading this post, click here.