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Custom Nvidia Flex setup + using OpSequencer preset system [TouchDesigner Project Rundown]

In this breakdown I use the ComplexOp in the Flex position feedback to add some beautiful chaos to the system. The other main focus of the tutorial is using my OpSequencer preset system to morph/ease between different presets/states of the component. This is a very quick and flexible way of creating...

Survey + Giveaway!

Hey all! I wake from my slumber with a survey and a giveaway!Please check this link: https://forms.gle/FvgPkryr82fkUcNr7Looking for your feedback about my TouchDesigner toolkitwhether you use it or not!If you're a paidPatreon subscriber at the end you can sign up to win a free (and slightly used...

Recommendation

Simo, a very skilled fellow TouchDesigner developer from Berlin has just made his Patreon free! I wouldn't miss out on his wide variety of advanced topics!Show him some love and support if you can! https://www.patreon.com/unveil_studio

Smol update

Hey y'all, currently I'm on a tour with a production in Mexico, then taking a little break in San Diego/Los Angeles between dec 15-22 = if you're around that time shoot me a msg and let's try to meet! I will cook up some xmas special afterwards. Have a good one everyone, and never do...

New Patreon Exclusive patch released! Springy Interactive Instances!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/delayed-springy-116382985

Delayed/Springy Interactive Instances - super fun!

<Sorry for the quality of the first minute, YT compression killed it, clears up soon after!>I find this patch super fun so I thought I'd share! It is also surprisingly simple and customizable!On another note I'll be away on tour with a production in Mexico and then visiting LA until xmas, so...

TopToMidi update/fix

Fixed TopToMidi to work with latest TD releases - there was an issue with the Sampler/UI: https://www.patreon.com/posts/toptomidi-sonify-85984813If you don't know about TopToMidi, it is a component that lets you transform your image into sounds in a procedural way. The system is built to be a ba...

Sensors and Tracking workshop at The NODE Institute

Happening Today/Tomorrow (Wednesday 6PM Berlin time) talking about LiDAR tracking setups and Kinect/Orbbecc multi-pointcloud tracking! Hope to catch some of you there. The workshop will be available as a recording!

FunctionStore_tools - v2.8.1f (hotfix) --- again a big update to QuickExt and more

New features:QuickExt has been mega-updated with ExtUtils - containing CustomParHelperand NoNodefor the ultimate Python extension experience - Please read the wiki if you use Python Extensions - and if not this is where it gets more user-friendly!CustomParTools is now added to each pane in the NavBa...

Oct 5 (Saturday) 6PM CEST: Sanity Check LIVE project breakdown - (time changed!)

I will be live streaming the project breakdown of my solo audiovisual live performance of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIB1Ew7who4,as part of the Organysmo event. Using volumetric lights from LedPulse. We dissect my TouchDesigner and Bitwig project files as much as we can, and get an understandin...

A short notice for Public/ Free members

Since sometimes there is some confusion around the free FunctionStore_tools toolkit: the toolkit is only a portion of my Patreon content.On the paid tiers you will find more exclusive tools that help with artistic content creation, but also more advanced and niche tools that you can integrate into y...

FunctionStore_tools - v2.7.1f (hotfix) --- big update to QuickExt and more

Get the new toolkit version! Check the full changelog under the link.Basically if you use Python Extensions you will 100% want this update as it contains QuickExt containing the `CustomParHelper` class which supercharges your extensions when working with custom parameters.Other changes include T3D c...

If you can't get enough of me, The Visual Cast podcast is available to watch/listen! (3 hours)

I share the story of my background and inspiration, as well as showcase some of my patches and tools. Near the end we also take a peek at the LedPulse workflow!Big ups to Alon for inviting me and being awesome!

Sanity Check [live volumetric audiovisual set]

A few weeks ago I had my first solo audiovisual performance! All generated realtime, heavily generative both on visuals and music side. Will do a project breakdown for my Patrons soon! Stay Tuned!

SimpleSceneChanger - a simple scene changer

I found the palette 'sceneChanger' a bit too convoluted to use, so I made my own simplified version that uses inputs or parameter sequences as opposed to the 'Scene COMP' that the original required you to use.Hope you will find this useful!edit:fixed behavior when crossfade length wa...

Quick note for toolkit users - T3D support

Hey y'all, the recent release of the amazing T3D by Josef Pelz (if you haven't checked it out now is a good time!) is now compatible with the OP menu mods of the toolkit. Since we are both hacking into the OP create dialog there were some conflicts. Now it's mostly all good, except you m...

ComplexLayerSeparate - complex tools in tandem making visuals look easy

In this breakdown I show you how I work combining some of my visual tools and OpSequencer to create some varied looks with a "simple" (at least from the top down) network and some python expressions for perfect looping.Hope you enjoy this, feedback is very welcome!

FunctionStore_tools - v2.6.1 - iop select and other improvements

This release replaces the "Parent Hierarchy" button next to the navigation bar to "iop select" which intends to streamline working with iops even more - something I'm a huge fan of these days (lmk if I should make a video on that topic) - by giving you an overview of available io...

Uncluttered TD Docs website using TamperMonkey

If you'd like to get rid of the clutter - for example for a vertical secondary screen:1. Download TamperMonkey extension for your browser: https://www.tampermonkey.net/(this allows us to run custom scripts that modify websites)2. Go to the extension, and add a new script with the contents of the...

FunctionStore_tools - v2.6.0 - VSCodeTools! Quick and easy VSCode workspaces and external scripts!

Pretty happy with this new tool! Get it: https://github.com/function-store/FunctionStore_tools/releases/latestCheck the wiki also: https://github.com/function-store/FunctionStore_tools/wiki/02.-FNS_Toolbar#-vscode-toolsYou can also get it standalone if you want: https://td-olib.org/component/vs-code...

FunctionStore_tools - v2.5.1 - small fixes + Python Workshop tomorrow!

Hey, this one just contains some small fixes.Tomorrow I'm holding an intermediate workshop about Python in TD at The NODE Institute, hope to see you there: https://thenodeinstitute.org/courses/ss24-td-09-python-in-touchdesigner/

PrismTOP - prism camera effect with sequential parameters

This is something I've wanted to do for a long time, and seeing Bileam's video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ath64YOxds8) pop up gave me the final push to do it - hope this is not plagarism :DAfter re-visiting his video, it didn't end up super different, except it's packaged in a ...

AMA / Meetup today in 2 hours!

2024.06.17 6PM Berlin / noon New York / 9AM LA https://discord.gg/tpgUZgrBAsk me anything about techniques, tools, founding a studio, dealing with clients etc!

Quick Drop: TDSlideShow --- simple video/image player with extra functions

Simple but useful slideshow player. I've used this as inputs for generative networks, or simply as a slideshow player.

Updates and AMA/Discord Meetup Date

Appreciate you all sticking around even though I've been less active in the past months due to some bigger projects and happenings.This summer I'm gonna try to focus less on client projects and get back to the community and tutorials, as I still find that to be very inspiring and have so man...

FunctionStore_tools - v2.5.0 - New features and fixes

Get it at the GitHub link, it's worth it!New features:Custom OpMenu/OP Create Dialog search words! For each OpType you can define search words in the (fx) UI --- this table syncs between projectsDotsimulate's OpType Acronym search (for example list Movie File Out by typing m f oRead more at ...

Selective Composite TOP Menus

lil' tool to cut down on the Composite TOP menu options. I find this very useful when building visuals and jamming.

FunctionStore_tools - v2.4.4 - Improvements, Fixes

Suggest to update to v2.4.4 :)NEW FEAUTURESFlexible parameter callback parametrization from extensionCreate default code, can use multiple types of function definitions (omit prev for example, or only use val, or in the case of pulses, nothing)FIXESFixed default parameter callback for default extens...

FunctionStore_tools - v2.4.2 (RE-FIXED) self-updater is here and much more!

UPDATE: Sorry peeps, antoher hotfix, this time re-enabling ResetPLS which was somehow disabled... At least we can test the self-update now properly ;) Please report if you succeeded!UPDATE: Fixed the self-update and config features, now they should work more consistently. From 2.4.0 you might be abl...

Toolkit rundown series Part 2: CustomParTools, NavBar++, iop tools, and more

Part 2 of the toolkit rundown is here. In this one we focus on workflow improvement tools dealing with: custom parameters, iops, global/parent shortcuts, switching between the last two selected ops, opening quick panes, adding quick extensions and more...git it here: https://github.com/function-stor...