Tutorials

In this video, Sal dives deeper into the Rokoko - TouchDesigner workflow. You'll learn how to analyze motion data and use that in other aspects of your pipeline, including controlling shapes, color, and sound.

In this tutorial we start by setting up the base geometry that will become our reactive shape. First, we build the 3D foundation, then use instancing to multiply this geometry across space, thinking carefully about how each copy should relate to the whole.

Learn how to impulsively decide to mix in realtime TouchDesigner visuals while you're in the middle of a VJ set! You don't have to build a full performance system in TouchDesigner to use it live.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSxXITgqqC0

The last time I posted here, TDLidar was v8.0.0: an iPhone that streamed depth over NDI and tracking over OSC.

MadMapper makes all our favorite communication protocols available so it's super easy to send over textures made in totally in TouchDesigner. Follow along in this tutorial and we'll recreate the fun viral trend of making your own room an immersive installation.

In this video, Crystal will show you how to use your LiDAR scan to make a generative abstract point cloud animation with POPs in TouchDesigner.

Building your own interface for generative AI has never been easier in TouchDesigner, thanks to SudoMagic's TD Gemini Toolkit. In this video, Ben explores the basics of bringing these Gemini tools into TouchDesigner.

I accidentally discovered a weird way to build audio spectrograms with Particle POP. I liked the result too much not to share it, so I made a short 5-minute mini tutorial showing how to recreate it

TouchDesigner OPs have a lot going on. Learn how to check in with them to see how they're feeling. It will help forge deeper connections and empathy. Also it's useful.     https://youtu.be/TSM1cRhO1PE

In this tutorial we start by shaping the base surface that will become our wing. First, we build the 3D foundation, then use Convert and Divide SOPs to prepare the geometry for what comes next, thinking carefully about how the surface should flow.

TouchDesigner does amazing things. But sometimes you need it to stop. Learn how to do that with The Power Button! It's powerful. And it's a button. Appreciate it!   https://youtu.be/XV8w_HJbUaM

Not satisfied with TouchDesigner as a renderer? Follow along this tutorial to learn how to integrate Blender into your TouchDesigner networks. We'll go through the process of creating a transition in Blender, export it, and use it as a transition mask to smoothly go from one scene to the next.

Learn how to use a TouchDesigner skills repo with Claude Code in this quick tutorial! We'll walk you through an example building a Mandelbulb fractal and Raymarcher, showing how to integrate and customize these tools for your projects.

What if a video frame could be a musical instrument? In this TouchDesigner tutorial, you'll learn how to turn still images and moving video into playable sound using wavetable sonification, a technique at the crossroads of image sonification, raster scanning, and graphic sound synthesis.