Marco shows you how to create an audio reactive visualizer in TouchDesigner using sine wave patterns and instancing. Audio data is used to control the size of instanced geometry, while sine waves drive their position, resulting in a dynamic and rhythmic visual effect.
In this video, Christian Kastner walks you through setting up WLED with a pixel matrix, showcasing how you can send over camera and audio visual effects to your LED matrix.
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.
Experience the power of real-time AI video generation with Stream Diffusion, a high-performance implementation of Stable Diffusion.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
In this video, Crystal will demonstrate how to use the Audio Analysis tool in the palette to create an audio-reactive animation 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.
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.
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.
