Why are TouchDesigner Python tricks so useful? Not to sound obvious, but all tricks are useful. Python tricks can be especially useful because they can keep you from doing going down a weird rabbit hole. Some of these tricks are really standard Python practices that just never make it into the repertoire of TouchDesigner developers….
What’s the problem with TouchDesigner UI? If you ever talk to an intermediate TouchDesigner developer, you’ll get a lot of the same complaints about User Interfaces (UI): “TouchDesigner UIs are ugly!” “They don’t make any sense and aren’t flexible.” “Ugh, I hate them, I’d rather do it in the web or something.” “They’re so slow…
Projection mapping is terrifying Admit it. The first few bunch of times you did projection mapping gigs, they were terrifying. I don’t know anyone who thinks otherwise. There are so many moving parts, so many variables, and such a huge lack of iteration and testing that can be done on many projection mapping projects that…
The power of standardization, compartmentalization, and decoupling.
What are these TouchDesigner templates about? As we approach the end of the year, I decided it would be a nice thing to release some TouchDesigner template projects that would be useful to develops across a range of skill levels. They cover a bunch of techniques ranging from windowing concepts to web APIs to render…
Why do we need to own our networks? Have you ever been using TouchDesigner and have no idea why things are happening in your network? Has your output been not what you were expecting? Do you have a bug somewhere or events happening out of order and you have no idea why? This normally happens…
Why GLSL in TouchDesigner? GLSL is an awesome tool to use in TouchDesigner. Period. It essentially allows you to create your own TOP operators which a lot of the same functionality and performance as the native TOPs you use in TouchDesigner everyday but it also gives you a ton of benefits. Ever wanted an Over…
How to get the most out of your budget TouchDesigner installation I know over the years I’ve been adamant about using only the best gear you can get such as Quadro GPUs. This will almost always save you a lot of headache in the long run. But what do you do if you flat out…
TouchDesigner CHOP Tongue Twisters TouchDesigner is one of the most powerful softwares around in the field of interactive technology and immersive media. The amount of different inputs and outputs that TouchDesigner can handle is out of this world. But that doesn’t mean all of it comes easily, especially if you’re coming from other software packages…
The perfect TouchDesigner system As I’ve mentioned before in previous posts, there used to be a perfect TouchDesigner system. Then Microsoft had to go and change things and release Windows 8 and then Windows 10. This leaves interactive professionals like myself in a somewhat dicey situation where we need the newest version of Windows for…