tools


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

Learn how to build a component that uses TouchEngine to load scenes in separate processes. Engines let you run heavy scenes without slowing down the main process, and keep crashes isolated from the rest of the project.
Scene Loading Part 2: Engine Loading

Threading and TouchDesigner Threading your Python methods in TouchDesigner can be difficult.
Enhancing your Python toolbox with TouchDesigner’s Thread Manager

This TouchDesigner tool takes any video input and dirties it up a bit. With creative options, including chromatic aberration, lens blur, film grain, RGB delay, and vignette, this tool lets you infuse any input with a dose of old-school cool. https://youtu.be/hB7BGORjNOk
Vintage Lens Effect Tool
TD Trebuchet TD Trebuchet helps to manage working with multiple versions of TouchDeisgner and solves a common issue in professional TouchDesigner workflows, namely TouchDesigner files are forward compatible but not backward compatible. I developed TD Trebuchet to solve the problem that I was runni
Announcing TD Trebuchet!

Greetings Programs... We’re back online, and welcome to the next round of sudoSignals.
sudoSignals Beta v2

We have a guest post from Tim Franklin this week about his experiences, lessons learned, and tips he picked up while building media server tools in TouchDesigner. Coming from a background of Watchout and similar high end servers, Tim has been trying to rebuild similar workflows in TouchDesigner.







