You have mastered TouchDesigner 2D textures and TOPs; how about working in 3D? SOPs stand for Surface Operators. You can generate, import, modify and combine 3D geometry in the SOP family. This blog will let you know what SOPs you should know and the benefits and drawbacks of working with TouchDesigner SOPs. If you’re not…
So you’re getting started with 3D printing and don’t know where to start. What 3D printer should I get, and what software should I use? If I don’t want to invest in a printer now, where can I send my model to get it printed, and what filaments should I use for my model? It…
This beginner guide will not only show you the operator but some features of the operator that should be noted. This blog will glance at different TouchDesigner operators that will spark curiosity for deeper personal exploration. What is an operator? Operators are nodes in TouchDesigner. Operators are classified into six families: COMPS, TOPs, CHOPs, SOPs,…
Do you want to make a cinematic fly-through previs but need help figuring out where to start? Do you have limited 3D experience but want to world-build a space? A SketchUp to Unreal pipeline could be a workflow worth exploring. In this blog, we will go over how to bring a SketchUp model into Unreal…
We covered the multi uses of NVIDA broadcast in the Interactive & Immersive HQ in the past, but now a lot of the AI features from NVIDIA Maxine are now integrated into the broadcast app. There are great new effect features you can start integrating so we will cover all the latest and original effects…
Do you need help determining what projectors to get for a project? Do you want to get started with projection mapping but wish to learn more about it works? Here are some projector resources to make your journey smoother and more manageable. Projection-Mapping: Edge Blending Projectors http://paulbourke.net/miscellaneous/edgeblend/ Paul Bourke’s paper ‘Edge blending using commodity projectors’,…
Do you have an awesome interactive & immersive project, and you want to share it but need to know where? You can submit your project to a festival! It’s a great way to have people celebrate your work, meet more people, and get free festival admissions. In this blog, we will share some annual festivals…
Do you want to make sure you’re ready for your live show? We want to ensure you’re prepared if you are doing visuals for a concert, programming a conference, or even working on a virtual production set! We asked some production show veterans from The Interactive & Immersive HQ community, and we got some handy…
There are constantly new advances in the AI market, and Midjourney is no exception. Midjourney released version 4 at the beginning of November, and it seems like a game-changer. The latest update now provides even more details in images and fixed some of the previous version’s hiccups. Currently, as this blog is written, the default…
Have you integrated NVIDIA Maxine’s AI features into TouchDesigner yet? By this point, NVIDIA Maxine has been out for about a year, but TouchDesigner developers sometimes look over its AI features. Maxine has valuable qualities that allow you to do fancy camera tricks without needing a Kinect sensor and does so using GPU-accelerated processes. What…