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Depth Anything TouchDesigner Tutorial

Depth Anything TouchDesigner Tutorial

In this tutorial, we'll dive into Torin's new DepthAnything plugin for TouchDesigner—a drop-in .tox that turns any webcam or TOP into a real-time depth map (no extra installs or special hardware) for Mac + PC. We’ll explore instanced visuals w...

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DepthAnything TouchDesigner Plugin: Huge Update! v03

DepthAnything TouchDesigner Plugin: Huge Update! v03

You can find the updated component on the original Patreon post here

DepthAnything turns any...

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Yolo TouchDesigner Plugin: Multi-Pose, Object, VisDrone, & Face Tracking + More

Yolo TouchDesigner Plugin: Multi-Pose, Object, VisDrone, & Face Tracking + More

This plugin brings Ultralytics YOLO into TouchDesigner with no install required. Just drag and drop the yolo.tox into your project.

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ChatGPT-5 TouchDesigner Plugin

ChatGPT-5 TouchDesigner Plugin

Hey! I'm excited to launch an update to the ChatGPT-5 Plugin for TouchDesigner!
If you want to combine it with other AI models like text-to-speech, speech-to-text, or animate a 3D character with the responses, check out 2025-08-13 18:31:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Flux Krea Plugin: AI Image Generation in TouchDesigner

Flux Krea Plugin: AI Image Generation in TouchDesigner

Hey Everyone! I'm excited to launch a new Flux Krea Dev integration with TouchDesigner. It lets you easily generate photo realistic imagery

Hey Everyone!

I'm excited to launch a new Flux Krea Dev integration with TouchDesigner. It let...

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Project File: Object Tracking in TouchDesigner with MediaPipe

Project File: Object Tracking in TouchDesigner with MediaPipe

In this beginner-friendly tutorial, we dive into object tracking with the MediaPipe plugin for TouchDesigner—no paid license required! You’ll learn how to connect a webcam or custom video input using NDI, visualize tracked objects with custom ...

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DATFEST NYC TouchDesigner Festival

DATFEST NYC TouchDesigner Festival

Hey All!

I'm co-hosting a NYC new media arts festival called DATFEST with Lyell Hintz (@dotsimulate), happening April 18 at Chemistry Creative in East Williamsburg! The festiva...

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Watercolor Hand Tracking Brush in TouchDesigner Tutorial

Watercolor Hand Tracking Brush in TouchDesigner Tutorial

In this beginner tutorial, we'll dive into hand tracking with MediaPipe and building an interactive watercolor effect in TouchDesigner! You'll learn how to create a custom hand-tracked brush to paint dynamically on screen, with brush size control,...

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Clamp Math TouchDesigner TOX: Smooth and Reliable Value Mapping

Clamp Math TouchDesigner TOX: Smooth and Reliable Value Mapping

This simple Clamp_Math.tox component in TouchDesigner makes it easy to adjust and smooth out values from hand tracking, sensors, or other inputs. It keeps numbers within a set range, ensuring smooth and reliable interactions. You can customize the...

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Generative Architecture and Hand Tracking in TouchDesigner with MediaPipe

Generative Architecture and Hand Tracking in TouchDesigner with MediaPipe

In this tutorial, we'll create a Brutalist-inspired Generative Architecture piece using TouchDesigner. We’ll explore instancing, physically based rendering (PBR), hand tracking with MediaPipe for interaction.
Let me know in the comments if yo...

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Hand Tracking Master Class in TouchDesigner with MediaPipe

Hand Tracking Master Class in TouchDesigner with MediaPipe

I'm so excited to launch this three-part Master Class on Hand Tracking in TouchDesigner with MediaPipe 🎉. I’ve taken insights from my Genuary artworks (a 30-day...

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ChatGPT Plugin for TouchDesigner Now Supports o1-Preview, o1-Mini, GPT-4o, & GPT-4o-mini with Vision / Image Upload

ChatGPT Plugin for TouchDesigner Now Supports o1-Preview, o1-Mini, GPT-4o, & GPT-4o-mini with Vision / Image Upload

I'm very excited to launch this new plugin that supports OpenAI's new models which you can read more about here.

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Eleven Labs Speech-to-Text: Audio Quality Upgrade

Eleven Labs Speech-to-Text: Audio Quality Upgrade

The new TouchDesigner plugin features dramatically improved voice quality with a new Audio Format dropdown.

Options include PCM 16000, 22050, 24000, and 44100. The default is now 24000, reducing audio artifacts—previously set to 16000. T...

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New Shader Park Plugin for TouchDesigner + T3D Support

New Shader Park Plugin for TouchDesigner + T3D Support

I'm excited to launch the new Shader Park plugin for TouchDesigner! It allows you to easily take your raymarched shaders that run in the browser and bring them natively into TouchDesigner to introduce things like audio reactivity, hook them up to ...

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Easily Train Pose, Image, & Audio Detection AI in TouchDesigner (No Code): Teachable Machine Plugin

Easily Train Pose, Image, & Audio Detection AI in TouchDesigner (No Code):  Teachable Machine Plugin

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the Teachable Machine plugin for TouchDesigner. It lets you quickly train lightweight Pose Detection, Image Recognition, and Audio Classification models and embed them into TouchDesigner to run offline wit...

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ChatGPT Plugin for TouchDesigner supports GPT-4o + Vision

ChatGPT Plugin for TouchDesigner supports GPT-4o + Vision

I'm very excited to launch this new plugin that supports OpenAI's latest GPT-4o model which you can read more about here.

This new plugin update also includes t...

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Text-to-Speech ElevenLabs Plugin for TouchDesigner with Whisper, ChatGPT, and MediaPipe Integration

Text-to-Speech ElevenLabs Plugin for TouchDesigner with Whisper, ChatGPT, and MediaPipe Integration

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the new ElevenLabs text-to-speech plugin for TouchDesigner. We'll also walk through a project creating a voice-activated 3D talking character by integrating Whisper for speech-to-text, ChatGPT for generati...

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Picture in Picture Hand Tracking Effect - TouchDesigner Tutorial

Picture in Picture Hand Tracking Effect - TouchDesigner Tutorial

Happy New Year! Got some exciting things in the works for the new year that I'm looking forward to sharing with you all soon.

I'm doing Genuary this month, a challenge to create a piece of generative art every day in January. The prompt for...

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ChatGPT TouchDesigner Plugin Supports GPT4-Turbo + JSON Mode!

ChatGPT TouchDesigner Plugin Supports GPT4-Turbo + JSON Mode!

I'm very excited to announce the ChatGPT Plugin for TouchDesigner now supports OpenAI's new GPT-4-Turbo beat which includes a 128K context window and JSON mode, and improved accuracy on returning the right function parameters. You can learn more a...

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New TouchDesigner MediaPipe Plugin 0.3.1 Release 🎉

New TouchDesigner MediaPipe Plugin 0.3.1 Release 🎉


Link to the original video tutorial walking through the component

New features

  • Smooth Pose Tracking with MediaPipe update ...

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Face, Hand, Pose Tracking & More with MediaPipe GPU Plugin for TouchDesigner

Face, Hand, Pose Tracking & More with MediaPipe GPU Plugin for TouchDesigner

Hey! In this tutorial, we'll go over the new free open-sourced MediaPipe plugin for TouchDesigner that's GPU accelerated and works on Mac and PC with no instillation. The plugin supports face, hand, pose and object tracking with multi-person face ...

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Audio Reactive & Motion Controlled Visuals in TouchDesigner - Tutorial 2/3

Audio Reactive & Motion Controlled Visuals in TouchDesigner - Tutorial 2/3

Hey! In this tutorial, we'll go over how to create audio reactive visuals that are also motion controlled using a custom Body Tracking plugin that I developed for TouchDesigner.

Link to the project file for the visuals is attached below. Yo...

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New Body Tracking Plugin for TouchDesigner - No Kinect Needed | Tutorial 1/3

New Body Tracking Plugin for TouchDesigner - No Kinect Needed  | Tutorial 1/3

Hey! In this tutorial, we'll go over my new body-tracking plugin for TouchDesigner. It runs off the webcam and works on both Mac and PC. The components work without any setup, or installation needed. I also go over how to start using it in your To...

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TouchDesigner Berlin Event Update + New Component Sneak Peak

TouchDesigner Berlin Event Update + New Component Sneak Peak

Hey Everyone! Thank you so much for your support. I know it's been a long time since I've posted. I was traveling to the Open Source Arts Developer conference in Denver Colorado with Peter and I'm currently in Berlin for the TouchDesigner Event. I...

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TouchDesigner Plugin now supports GPT-4!🎉

The component from this tutorial now works with the new GPT-4 model. You need to get on OpenAI's waitlist to get access: 2023-03-19 21:21:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Custom ChatGPT-4-Turbo and Whisper(speech to text) Plugins for TouchDesigner

Custom ChatGPT-4-Turbo and Whisper(speech to text) Plugins for TouchDesigner

Hey! In this tutorial, we'll go over 2 new components I developed to run OpenAI's Whisper (speech-to-text) and ChatGPT within TouchDesigner. No need to install any dependencies.

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Video to Video AI Style Transfer with Stable Diffusion and Keyframing in TouchDesigner - Tutorial

Video to Video AI Style Transfer with Stable Diffusion and Keyframing in TouchDesigner - Tutorial

Hey! In this tutorial, we'll go over how how to do video to video style transfer with Stable Diffusion using a custom component in TouchDesigner. We'll cover how to keyframe in animations so you can drive your AI style generation with audio reacti...

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Create Audio Reactive Shaders With Three.js and Shader Park

Create Audio Reactive Shaders With Three.js and Shader Park

Hey! In this tutorial will cover how to create an audio reactive shader using Three.js and Shader Park.


Starter template: https://glitch.com/~starter-template-audio-react...

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Audio Reactive Animtions with Stable Diffusion and TouchDesigner

Audio Reactive Animtions with Stable Diffusion and TouchDesigner

Hey! In this tutorial, we'll go over how to use Stable Diffusion with a custom component to generate audio-reactive animations in TouchDesigner.

Project File attached

Link to The first Tutorial: 2023-02-01 05:39:24 +0000 UTC View Post

Web GUI for TouchDesigner Component

Web GUI for TouchDesigner Component

Hey! In this tutorial, we'll go over how to use a new custom component that allows you to instantly create a web GUI for any TouchDesigner container and control TD in real time over the web. The website will also live-update when changes in TD are...

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