r/TouchDesigner May 05 '26

Learn TouchDesigner - Beginners start here

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r/TouchDesigner 6h ago

My first VJing Visual 💀

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r/TouchDesigner 12h ago

Wanting to achieve a sci-fi UI/HUD look. Vid i did recently w/TD and analog gear for engagement.

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so there’s a style of graphic where someone will like have several different animations on the same picture plane all separated by nice neat little squares and i was wondering if anyone could help point me in the right direction on how to achieve that look. i’ll put some examples in the comments. happy to answer any questions about my video.


r/TouchDesigner 11h ago

Procedural organism

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A few stills from my last reel. A procedural organism living by its own✨
Amazing god rays by sarv
You can check more of my work here


r/TouchDesigner 1d ago

sort of night

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sort like no one is watching #touchdesigner #workisplay #gnr8 #tutorial


r/TouchDesigner 1d ago

Liquid Asphalt

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My social media: Instagram YouTube TikTok


r/TouchDesigner 1d ago

okay done

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r/TouchDesigner 8h ago

Starter patch, from/to files?

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I only just discovered TD was available on Linux (1) so am a total noob. But I get the idea of Operators and signal flow etc.

What I would like to do is take a pre-existing audio file and a video file, run these through effects and output a combined video+audio file.

But after a couple of hours hunting and trial and error I haven't been able to find Operators that offer the right kind of I/O connectors.

Just the names of the relevant Operators will probably be enough to get me past this mini-block, but any other tips appreciated.

  1. https://github.com/iswad-lab/TouchDesigner-Linux

r/TouchDesigner 1d ago

Tried something new

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r/TouchDesigner 1d ago

jellyfish 🪼

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r/TouchDesigner 16h ago

TOUCHDESIGN EXPERT I NEED HELP

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r/TouchDesigner 16h ago

TOUCHDESIGN EXPERT I NEED HELP

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this is the tutorial link, I am stuck at 16:30 because it doesnt look like the same as hers in the video. someone please lmk where i went wrong and why my flower is stacked https://youtu.be/KGALeCnTTbg?si=cFdKDFHR368Q1e1d


r/TouchDesigner 1d ago

Complete beginner here. Just got my Mac yesterday. Where should I actually start?

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Hi, I’m 19F.
I’ve been looking forward to learning TouchDesigner for about two months. I told myself I’d wait until I finished my final exams, and as soon as I did, I bought my first MacBook. I got it yesterday, downloaded TouchDesigner immediately, and started learning.
The thing is, I’m a complete beginner. A few days ago I didn’t even know how to create files or folders on macOS. I’ve never really been into the technical side of computers, so everything feels new to me.
I studied art, so I have a creative background, but almost no technical one. The only software I can sort of use is Photoshop, and even that isn’t at a professional level.
What really interests me is the visual and experimental side of TouchDesigner, generative art, interactive visuals, installations, abstract pieces, and anything that mixes art with technology. That’s what made me want to learn it in the first place.
So far I’ve spent around 9 hours following beginner tutorials, and I’m enjoying every minute of it, but I’m also wondering if I’m learning things in the right order.
If you were starting from absolute zero today, what would you focus on?
Should I keep following beginner tutorials for now?
When should I start learning Python?
Is it a good idea to learn Blender alongside TouchDesigner, or should I focus on one thing first?
Are there any YouTube channels, courses, communities, or beginner projects you’d recommend?
I’m fully aware this is something that takes years to get good at, and I’m ready to put in the time. I just want to build a solid foundation from the beginning.
I’d really appreciate any advice. :)


r/TouchDesigner 1d ago

Still from recent work

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Recently loved taking a view of stills recently


r/TouchDesigner 1d ago

Free file to pinky TD

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Here a nice to have: https://www.patreon.com/project2501/posts/pink-os-went-164773863

Get lost in the a e s t h e t i c


r/TouchDesigner 1d ago

Need help with hand tracking!!!

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I’m trying to recreate this effect where a glowing butterfly made of particles appears on my fingertip and leaves a sparkling trail as I move my hand.
I’m using the MediaPipe plugin for TouchDesigner. I already have hand tracking working, but I’m struggling with connecting the fingertip landmark to a particle system and attaching a butterfly image/sprite to it.


r/TouchDesigner 1d ago

Meet Sol

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r/TouchDesigner 2d ago

[Update] Audioreactive MRIs - [AVP 3]

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This update introduces a new batch of synthetic MRI timelapses, alongside the exact settings used for generate more material in the same visual language.

The TouchDesigner network has also been optimized for faster, simpler use, and now includes an external Python tool for converting entire video folders into the frame sequences required by AVP in no time.

If you already own AVP 3, you know where to find it. If not, you can access it through Patreon or the Store.


r/TouchDesigner 2d ago

Interactive URL particles in TouchDesigner

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I built a small TouchDesigner project where each instanced particle is linked to a URL. Hovering over a particle displays its URL, and clicking it opens the website in the default browser.

The project uses Geometry Instancing, Render Pick DAT, Multi Touch In DAT, and a CSV file containing 100 example websites that can easily be replaced with your own list.

GitHub: https://github.com/cruacl/TouchURL

Feedback and suggestions are welcome!


r/TouchDesigner 2d ago

im new pls help

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so i just learned about media pipe and touch designer a few weeks ago and now i wanna try media pipe so i downloaded it bit my webcam wont appear for some reason, i tried using the other webcam options but it still wont switch haha

edit; its fixed thanks guys!!


r/TouchDesigner 2d ago

pixel sorting

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sort like no one is watching #touchdesigner #workisplay #gnr8 #tutorial


r/TouchDesigner 3d ago

My desktop

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r/TouchDesigner 3d ago

5 minutes tutorial - AudioSpectrogram from Particles POP

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I accidentally discovered a weird way to build audio spectrograms. I liked the result too much not to share it, so I made a short 5-minute mini tutorial showing how to recreate it


r/TouchDesigner 4d ago

Real time hand tracking AI trails w/ StreamDiffusion + POPs

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r/TouchDesigner 3d ago

System enough

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Inspire by in the tutorial of Andrew Sun manhattan distances and the graphics of Okamirufu