elekktronaut

Christmas Update

Hey all!

I hope you are doing well. 

Firstly, a quick update: I'm definitely doing a lot better, still very low on energy but I will be back to work in January and share some new content with you :) I will also try to update algorhythm till the end of February.

Mainly, I'd ...

December Update

Hey everyone,

I hope you're all doing well! I'd like to give you another update about this month.

Unfortunately, I am still sick (Long Covid) and I don't think I'll be able to record videos this month either. Any work I do (especially in front of the PC) costs me a lo...

[ Extra File ] Color Picker 3000

Hey all,

despite my low energy I've been working on this fun little .tox you can use to select, combine and save colors and color palettes. This is a rather quick and dirty project (especially the presets), so I'm curious how it works for you and what you'd like to have improved or changed....

Update

Hey all!

Hope you're doing well. I wanted to give you a quick update about my current situation.

Apparently I've got Long Covid. I've had it on and off all this year but right now it's really quite bad and I can barely work (or do anyhting else really). I'm trying to do as much as I c...

Image Revealing

In this video, we're looking at a simple technique on how to reveal and animate any input texture.

Download file below.

[ Extra File ] Audio Analysis (New)

Hey all!

Here's the audio analysis part of algorhythm packed into a flexible .tox file you can use in any project. Takes 1ms CPU so it's pretty efficient :)

Unfortunately with the UI kit I built, binding is not yet possible. So there's no custom pars,...

October Updates

Hey all!

Hope you're all well.
I'd like to find a date for the next Patreon meetup again! This one could serve, amongst any other questions etc., as a feedback session for algorhythm. So please, let me know what dates & times work best for you (as al...

algorhythm Walkthrough / Tutorial

This video serves as an overview, walkthrough and tutorial for the realtime audiovisual software algorhythm.  algorhythm is a tool I've been working on for the last months and years, built and running entirely in TouchDesigner, which allows the user to playback generative visuals and media, ...

Infinite Repetitions

In this video, we're using a Cache TOP inside a feedback loop to repeat motion and movement infinitely. In this video I show 3 different main examples.

Download file below.

algorhythm 0.31x

Hey all!

It's finally here – the new algorhythm version. You can download the .zip here:

3.17 (March, 2023)
Important Note: For .tox files to load, y...

[ Exclusive ] Limit Displacement

In this tutorial we're using a combination of the Limit, Composite and Displace TOP to chop up and distort input textures. This also works well with videos!

Download file below. Please don't share the link with non-Patrons. Thanks!

Upscaling with ESRGAN

In this tutorial we look at how to upscale any image from any resolution to a higher resolution using the ESRGAN on Google Colab.

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Patreon Meetup this Sunday!

Hey all,

thanks for voting for a date & time again - we'll do the next Patreon meetup this Sunday, August 21, 6pm CEST.

Here's the Zoom link: https://us0...

Texture Chopping

In this video, we're looking at how to use Replication and Texture Instancing to chop an input image into slices, chunks and different forms.

Download file below.

August/September Update!

Hey all!

Hope you're doing well. There's a few things I wanted to share with you. 

First off, sorry for postponing the last meetup, I broke up with my girlfriend that day and didn't feel like hosting a meetup 🙃 I'm much better now but my last weeks have been very strange and i...

June Update

Hey all!

Quick Update: unfortunately there's no exclusive content this month :( But (or because) I'm working hard on the new algorhythm version (which is like 100 .toxes in one)! See screenshot of current stage (barely any styling done so far). Very excited about this :)

I'l...

Generative Brick Wall PBR

In this TouchDesigner tutorial we're creating a PBR material from  scratch using instancing and lots of post processing. The base technique  can be used to make virtually any material, have a look into using a  Metallic map too!

Download the file below, it includes making a t...

Simple Motion Capture

In this TouchDesigner tutorial we're looking at a few simple techniques  on how to capture motion with video and Kinect input and display it in a  funky way.

Download file below.

May updates

Hey all!

I hope you're doing well :)
I'd like to give briefly give you an update about the current month. As I've been and will be teavelling a lot, I won't be able to create videos this month, neither will I be able to host a Patreon and TouchDesigner meetup. I'll definitely work on pre...

TD Quick Tips - new series!

Hey all!

I've just started a new YT series featuring a collection of short videos about small specific topics in TD. More will be added soon, let me know if you have any recommendatiosn / wishes!

No downloads for these.

Thanks ❤
bileam

Automated Video Cutter

In this video we're creating a reusable custom component with custom parameters which allows you to import any number of videos contained in a folder and switch between them based on different inputs like LFO, Keyboard, Noise or Audio. We also add features like starting the video at random points...

[ Exclusive ] Speech Bubbles

In this tutorial we're creating abstract forms based on  audio input using the Event CHOP, instancing and some post processing.

Download file below.

[ Early Access ] Texture on Instances

In this TouchDesigner tutorial we're looking at how to map a 2D texture on any instancing system.

Download file below.

[ Extra File ] Color Extraction

Hey again,

here's another little .tox you can use to quickly grab colors from any TOP input, makes most sense with images. Can be nicely used in combination with a Lookup.

Thanks,
bileam

[ Extra File ] Simple Sequencer

Hey y'all,

here's a little .tox of a basic Sequencer with a clean UI I've started. Lmk what you think! Would you want a tutorial on this? What features would you like to see included?
BPM Sync will definitely come. I'm also planning on integrating this into algorhythm once i get...

Fabric - Notch Tutorial 1

First Notch tutorial! 🎉

In this one we're looking at how to use cloning in combination with particle systems and post fx to create a fabric like, organic structure.

Download file below (100mb).

Collages

In this tutorial we're using texture instancing in  combination with compositing, a Folder DAT setup and some TOP fx to  create collages. This is really just the basic approach, feel free to  take this further! You could, for example, work with the Nvidia  Background TOP to cu...

[ Extra File ] Audio Analysis

Hey y'all!

I figured it'd be cool to have the audio analysis part of algorhythm as a seperate .tox to be used in any project. Just input any audio and use the output channels, the UI is just the one from algorhythm, kinda like a VST.

Thanks for your support ❤
bileam
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Generative Shapes

In this tutorial we're using instancing & post  processing to create a system for abstract generative shapes that could  be used in combination with other TD projects or as logos etc.

Download file below.

[ Early Access ] Crystals

In this tutorial we're looking at how to use feedback to  create a crystal growth project and combine it with PBR to project it  into 3D space.

Download file below.