Membership plan: Just Curious | Topics: Visual Arts
Course overview
In this workshop you will explore using CHOPS in creative and technical ways in TD. You’ll look at how to create and manipulate channel data via a myriad of techniques. CHOPs provide a unique way of creating data for parameter automation. The combination of procedural editing of channel and sample data provides you with a wide range of creative techniques for visual experimentation. To attend this workshop, it is recommended that you have taken the free on demand course Getting Started with TouchDesigner.
What you'll learn
Workshop 1: Overview of the CHOP family
Workshop 1: Building blocks of a CHOP
Workshop 1: Interfacing a CHOP to other operators
Workshop 1: Explore practical examples using CHOPs
Workshop 2: Learn the Time Slicing concept
Workshop 2: Learn the most useful and underrated CHOPs
Workshop 2: Learn handling MIDI, sensor, and audio data
Workshop 2: Explore practical examples using CHOPs
Who is this course for?
Visual artists looking to enhance their use of CHOPs in TD
Visual artists who wish to create visuals in TouchDesigner using CHOP data
Course content
Workshop File
1. Introduction
2. CHOP building blocks
3. Referencing/Exporting + Exercise
4. Exercise Solution
5. Instancing Examples
Workshop File
1. Time Slicing
2. Patterns, Tips & Tricks
3. Input devices, Senors & Examples
Requirements
A computer and internet connection
TouchDesigner latest version (non-commercial suffices)
A three button mouse
Course schedule
Meet your instructor
Function Store (Dániel Molnár) is a Berlin based artist and developer creating interactive installations and audio-visuals.
He has a software engineering background, diving deep into TouchDesigner and related tools in the past few years. He enjoys building complex systems and tools that are modular, reusable and user-friendly.
He is working with agencies and musicians to create interactive experiences, live visuals and digital content, and has a YouTube channel where he shares some of his secrets.
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