https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSK0hGhGOUs Give any video a 3D effect with TouchDesigner and Video Depth Anything. In this tutorial, I show you how to get depth data from your video content and turn it into impressive point clouds and scan lines using TouchDesigner.
Tutorials
Experience the power of real-time AI video generation with Stream Diffusion, a high-performance implementation of Stable Diffusion.
TouchDesigner & StreamDiffusion: Your First Project
Based on a photobooth she created for DATFEST 2025, in this tutorial Crystal will show you how you can use custom props to trigger different filters in TouchDesigner.
Machine Learning Filters in TouchDesigner
Learn about how you take a collection of TouchDesigner projects and turn them into a setup for live VJ performances. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mgyZV49rRc
Live Performance Rig Tutorial
Learn about how TouchDesigner works, how you can make your projects run more smoothly, and how to use two different tools to diagnose performance issues! https://youtu.be/2vISqtqKCZ8
Cooking & Performance Tutorial

TouchDesigner is great for building interactive art projects with a variety of sensors. In this video, artist Lake Heckaman covers aspects of his workflow focused on interactivity, using different sensors at the same time, and using a beautiful particle emitter scene as an example.
Interactive Art in TouchDesigner

The Event CHOP is a great tool for generating overlapping events on a trigger input, and is often used in conjunction with a MIDI keyboard. In this video, Jack walks you through using the Event CHOP for instancing geometry.
Instancing with the Event CHOP in TouchDesigner

In this video, Jack DiLaura will walk you through the process of adapting GLSL shaders to function in TouchDesigner by converting “Mouse Spinner”, a fantastic interactive GLSL effect by Dave Hoskins, to run in the program.
GLSL Effect Porting in TouchDesigner

Learn about what Tox files are, how (and why) to use them, and get some handy advice for tox-based workflows! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEc_BOQsLGM
TOX Files Tutorial

Philosophical Tools: History of Video Instruments Artists & Toolmakers lecture presented during the Critical Flow Workshop Series curated by Marcos Serafim at the Photography, Video And Imaging - School of Art @ the University of Arizona, on May 9th, 2025.
Philosophical Tools: History of Video Instruments Artists & Toolmakers 1965-Present

The new operator family POPs (Point Operators) opens up new possibilities to work with 3D data on the GPU. In this tutorial, we get to know the POPs family more and make use of various attributes to create an interactive instancing field.
TouchDesigner POPs Instance Field

Philosophical Tools TD for Video Artists A series of tutorials that focuses on utilizing TouchDesigner from the perspective of a video artist: Part 1: Video Playback, Switching, Recording, & FullScreen Part 2: Video Feedback + Luma & Chromakey Part 3: Adding Performative Controls Part 4: Cr
TD for Video Artists Tutorial Series | Philosophical Tools

Christian shows you how to integrate motion triggers into a 3D carousel. In this tutorial you'll explore the different ways you can control the scene with motion, using position, speed, and gesture to create an experience that will take your TouchDesigner experiences to the next level.
Body Tracking Interactive Triggers in TouchDesigner

Learn about how to create reusable components in TouchDesigner and why they're useful. We'll cover i/o, custom parameters, cloning, and best practices. https://youtu.be/NkCJTte9Fiw
Reusable Components

In this video, Crystal will demonstrate how to use the Audio Analysis tool in the palette to create an audio-reactive animation in TouchDesigner.
Audio Reactive Visual in TouchDesigner

Visual Artist Jen Stark has a very colourful style, and often her artworks are based around colour drips. In this tutorial, inspired by Jen Stark, we recreate a colour drip effect in TouchDesigner by using feedback and displacement techniques.
Jen Stark-Inspired Colour Drip Effect in TouchDesigner

Hello everyone, I just created a free tutorial on how to create a projection mapping effect in TouchDesigner similar to the classic "Chaser" from Resolume.
Chaser Effect - Projection Mapping Tutorial

In this two-part tutorial, we’ll explore the creation of a reaction-diffusion system — a process inspired by natural patterns, chemical interactions, and biological forms.
REACTION DIFFUSION - TOUCHDESIGNER TUTORIAL [19]

Learn how to create a flowfield particle look in TouchDesigner—without using particles! This beginner-friendly tutorial covers feedback basics and noise-driven motion to achieve an organic, dynamic look. No external assets needed—just TouchDesigner! Also thanks to @elekktronaut for the overlay tox
TouchDesigner Beginner Tutorial: Feedback Flowfield 'Fake' Particle Look

https://youtu.be/LogiJdn2D1c https://youtu.be/LogiJdn2D1c I see developers and tutorial makers of all skill levels make the mistake of treating Constant CHOPs as parameters, when in fact we have Custom Parameters built into TouchDesigner and they pack a lot of punch for little effort!