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Project File: Object Tracking in TouchDesigner with MediaPipe
🕑 Added 2025-06-26 23:36:54 +0000 UTCIn this beginner-friendly tutorial, we dive into object tracking with the MediaPipe plugin for TouchDesigner—no paid license required! You’ll learn how to connect a webcam or custom video input using NDI, visualize tracked objects with custom lines and bloom effects, and generate sound both through real-time audio buffers and MIDI note output to Ableton.
📌 Resources & Links
🔗 MediaPipe Plugin for TouchDesigner – https://github.com/torinmb/mediapipe-touchdesigner
🔗 NDI Tools – https://ndi.video/tools/
🔗 MIDI Routing Windows Setup (LoopMIDI) – https://www.tobias-erichsen.de/software/loopmidi.html
🔗 Previous MediaPipe Tutorial (Full breakdown) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx4Ellaj6kk
Comments
Shika
Hey i have figured out a work around the virtual camera part, OBS studio+ Spout cam worked really well for me! SpoutCam to NDI also worked for me on my mac
David Henderson
I have exactly the same problem. I have installed NDI tools, latest version of everything, but NDI Virtual Camera is not showing up on the list. I have re-started multiple times. I tried clicking on the NDI Virtual Input app (because I'm just trying anything to get it to work), and I get a message saying "The NDI virtual camera extension must be installed before use." So I downloaded and installed everything again... same result. Any idea what's going on?
cat marie
Hey Torin! Quick question.. so around the 5 min mark in your video (when you select the NDI Virtual Camera from the dropdown menu) I'm running into an issue. I downloaded the NDI tools from your link (and restarted my computer), but I'm still not seeing the NDI Virtual Camera option available.. Do you have any ideas why it might not be showing up? appreciate your help :)
