Greetings, developers! In today’s article we will explore the ‘CHOP to’ SOP operator in TouchDesigner, and showcase its capabilities with a set of basic examples. This is an operator that can provide immediate engaging results but is often overlooked. Let’s change that! CHOP to SOP The ‘CHOP to’ SOP operator offers the ability to convert…
Greetings, TouchDesigner developers! In today’s post we will be going over some simple techniques that can help out when looking to create background and content visuals. These can be especially useful when running against the clock, and despite being “simple” networks the results can be quite charming. Let’s get to it! Origin The projects we…
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,…
Hello, TouchDesigner developers! I am thrilled to present today’s blog post, where I will take you through the creative process of producing a music video in TouchDesigner. (If you’re not familiar enough with the program yet, check out our beginner guide to TouchDesigner). The purpose of this publication is to provide you with valuable insights…
Back in 2018, Elburz put together a popular article covering some useful tricks for TouchDesigner beginners to add to their ever-expanding toolkit. Most of the techniques covered are as relevant as ever, but TouchDesigner has continued to evolve since that time, introducing many new features and workflow improvements. As TouchDesigner and the community around it…
Are you looking to export 3D geometry from TouchDesigner? Whether you’re a designer, artist, or developer, exporting your 3D creations is an essential step in bringing your projects to life. In this blog post, we’ll explore how to export 3D geometry formats in TouchDesigner, including a quick export method and best practices for optimizing your…
One of the most useful features of TouchDesigner that might not be particularly obvious to beginners is its tight integration with Python. Besides enabling the use of Python for scripting, this integration gives access to a large amount of TouchDesigner-specific Python tools and utilities, as well as the ability to utilize Python’s extensive collection of…
In today’s post we’ll take a look at the Delete SOP in TouchDesigner. This operator allows us to selectively remove unwanted geometry components from a geometry object. We will also visit some possible practical uses and basic examples. Let’s get to it! Delete SOP As a filter operator, it requires an input in order to…
As a digital creator, you’re likely to have spent plenty of time with your preferred software and, as you may already know, there are numerous actions that can be somewhat tedious when being repeated over and over. Most of these turn out to be tasks that require moving our cursor to “distant” parts of our…
Exporting images from TouchDesigner can be a somewhat counterintuitive process, perhaps because, most of the time, we tend to think in terms of real-time video content and outputting video content instead. However, there are great features to be explored and unlocked when trying to tackle still image exporting. That’s why in this blog post we…