Learning TouchDesigner

Learn the fundamentals of the real-time, procedural 3D and 2D graphics powerhouse that is TouchDesigner.

Introduction

• Welcome
• How to use the exercise files

1. Fundamentals

• Interface overview
COMP
• Node basics
TOP
• Node basics
CHOP
• Node basics
SOP
• Node basics
MAT
• Node basics
DAT
• Node basics
• Modes and windows
2. 2D Imagery
• Animating static images with CHOPs
• Creating feedback setup
• Using the cache for time-offset animation
• Coloring and post-processing images
• Recording results as movie files
3. 3D Imagery
• Importing and viewing geometry
• Creating the render setup (light, camera, and top)
• Creating the PBR (physically based rendering) setup
• Organizing with containers
• Building the fps component
• Importing a full scene
• Making geopaths relative
• Building modular shaders
• Shader assignments
• Building an environment sphere
• Adding 2D animation to signage
• Building the sceneControl component
• Post-processing a 3D render
• Rendering results as movie files
4. User Interface (UI)
• UI process overview
rotate
• Building the UI
• Building a DAT table of camera positions
camSwitcher
• Building the UI
geoToggle
• Building the UI
animationSwitcher
• Building the UI
record
• Building the UI
5. Interactivity
• OSC (Open Sound Control) overview
• Building a TouchOSC layout
• Transferring the layout to iPad
• Building the control component
• Connect an OSC input to camSwitcher
• Connect an OSC input to animationSwitcher
• Connect an OSC input to rotate
6. Virtual Reality (VR)
• Building instance points
• Converting points to instance channels
• Component export
• VR template
• Viewing scene in VR with HTC Vive
Conclusion
• Next steps