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Hey everyone, LOPs 0.3.0 is live. LOPs is a growing family of operators for TouchDesigner that enables building agents, tool systems, voice/speech, retrieval, flow/state, and authorable systems directly inside TD. This is the first big drop on Patreon since 0.1.1. Nearly every component has grown co

Hey TD fam, introducing TDFam ! TDFam is an open source framework that allows anyone to create their own operator families inside TouchDesigner. Developed in collaboration with the legendary Function Store. We are looking forward to seeing all the new families you build. Project link: https://github

Hey friends! This one is a major stability + compatibility update across the whole workflow. Installation should be much smoother now and some new fun hooks to customize the pipeline. Thank you to everyone who posted issues and tested early versions over past 2 months🙏 Get the TOX >> https://www.pa

Changelog + info >> https://www.patreon.com/posts/154561318/ How to Install >> 0.2.99 or 0.3.0 users: install in a separate folder - same steps as before in Install page. For testers that already installed 0.3.1+ versions (thank you for testing over the past 2 months on discord if you did!): Once yo

Complete rebuild - SDXL + IP Adapter + TensorRT // No install for hosted backend. Get the TOX here More videos / info coming soon 👀 Livestream event today >> https://luma.com/k7x8enky StreamDiffusionTD 0.3.0 - SDXL, IP-Adapter, Daydream (Quick Overview) (YouTube)

Fix for local users - Likely fixes a bug during local installation tensorrt step - let me know on discord or in comments if this helps - reuploaded 3:20 PM EST 11/06 For hosted / Daydream - this is should work with drag and drop / no installation For local, this operator is a full rebuild. Until fur

Hello everyone. I have 2 upcoming events that I will be speaking at in San Francisco and New York City. I would love to see you there and connect in person if you can make it ! Real-Time Video AI Summit by Daydream - October 20, 2025 - San Fransisco Real-Time Video AI Summit is a one-day event in Sa

This video covers three speech-to-text operators available in LOPs - AssemblyAI (cloud-based), Kyutai (windows only local streaming), and Whisper (local - streaming/push-to-talk/file processing). I show how to setup and why to use each operator, for a variety of ways to use real-time transcription i

Please redownload the TOX if you grabbed it before this post - grab the TOX here ! I found a few bugs when recording last night. This video covers nearly all the updates in my second alpha release of LOPs ! I'll be posting more targeted tutorials soon covering specific workflows. Next up is a video

Hey All ! I'm excited to have an update to StreamDiffusionTD. This update includes a built in cloud backend (select local or Daydream in the Install page) as well as better support for 5xxx and mac. A more exciting update is coming on the local side of things, but currently the cloud version has a f

Changelog + video here >> https://www.patreon.com/posts/137019242/ Minor bug fix uploaded 8/22 - fixes issue with the labels updating causing the op to recook ui and kick you out of selected par (only effected certain installation configurations) Upgrade Options : Drag the new version on to active D

For a written version of this tutorial, check out my installation guide here as well and for the python requirements/instructions for mac/pc ( python 3.11.9 ) ! Here is a recent tutorial walking through LOPs installation and setup - covering all the dependency fixes and common issues people have bee

Hey friends, I am extremely excited to release LOPs [ 0.1.0 alpha release - 60+ new operators ] LOPs - a new family of operators for TouchDesigner that utilizes LLM intelligence as a creative toolset and enables developers/artists to interact and build with LLM models beyond the standard chat interf

Hey friends! If you are around or near NYC on April 17+18, I would love to see you at DATFEST @ Chemistry Creative in Brooklyn (East Williamsburg -- near Grand St L stop). Torin Blankensmith (@blankensmithing) and I have been organizing monthly NYC TouchDesigner meetups for the past 7 months and thi

More info + tickets here -- https://www.tickettailor.com/events/datlabnyc/1632288 Discount code for all supporters of mine: DOTSIMULATE15 I can't wait to jam out and teach an in person workshop. especially with Dan, who has some absolutely incredible tools for TD and I have been lucky enough to work

Get the TOX here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/112562867 [ DotExplorer + DotMaker or single purchase ] Updates: Fixed final callbacks text sent by local whisper + improved timing of whisper callbacks in general Added word_boost to assemblyai BUT the parameter doesn't seem to be working well at all

Get the TOX here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/122745633/ This update focuses on stability and ease of use, with significant internal improvements to queue timing + management and connection handling to the server. Configuration & UI: Added Config Status / Info parameter that updates based on sync

See the changelog here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/122745191 Upgrade Options : Drag the new version on to active DotUpdater (https://youtu.be/MpSnq8-a1Go) in your working project to keep current settings (save first) NOTE - Starting in this version, when dropped from disk the operator should det

Hey friends. Im back ! welll... I never actually left but there haven't been many public updates in a few months. Do not worry. I've been busy busy behind the scenes and Ive got big updates for most operators i've put out plus a few new ones... as well as a full operator family (LOPs) that I am work

Get the TOX here >>> https://www.patreon.com/posts/122151912/ Installation Updates: NOTE: If StreamDiffusionTD was previously working, you do NOT need to run any part of the Installer again with the new operator. Just grab the new TOX and set the Basefolder to your previous location. PC: Greatly upd

Changelog here >>> https://www.patreon.com/posts/122151622/ Upgrade Options : Drag the new version on to active DotUpdater (https://youtu.be/MpSnq8-a1Go) in your working project to keep current settings (save first) NOTE - Starting in this version, when dropped from disk the operator should detect t

Get the TOX here >>> https://www.patreon.com/posts/113644784/ Fixes: Resolved common installation issue - FIXED "module 'huggingface_hub.utils' has no attribute '_errors'" - this should no longer be an issue. No need to reinstall if you have been stuck on this. Fixed SD-Turbo specific LoRA weight ad

Changelog here >>> https://www.patreon.com/posts/113644471/ Upgrade Options : Drag the new version on to active DotUpdater (https://youtu.be/MpSnq8-a1Go) in your working project to keep current settings (save first) Or copy and paste your Basefolder parameter into new TOX, adjust other settings as n

Hey! I've got a new tool for the toolbox. Versions of this have been on the discord, but I think it is ready for more to try ! Here is a video going over setting up, installing, and all the parameters for LiveTranscribe. Enjoy! Real-time (as close as I could get) speech-to-text transcription + fast

A simple operator designed for updating my operators inside your projects. If there is a new release, use this to drag + drop or select by file to upgrade without breaking references (for most setups). The way it works is essentially loads the operator as external tox without reloading custom parame

Happy to bring an update of StreamDiffusionTD with some fixes + a video covering many things in regards to ControlNet + StreamDiffusion. Hopefully it is both helpful + inspiring. I have a few more tutorials / overviews of new operators in the works that will be posted soon. Thank you for the support

Get the TOX here >>> https://www.patreon.com/posts/111459780 NEW ControlNet Tutorial >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS2Am5DFZO4 StreamDiffusionTD 0.2.0 [ Installation + Setup ] >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2JSWAKex4k Fixes Fixed resolution switching bug that prevented non 512x512 resolu

EDIT - Small bug fix since posted that solves the install 2 pulse issue. Changelog here >>> https://www.patreon.com/posts/111459875 NEW ControlNet Tutorial >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS2Am5DFZO4 If you are upgrading from a previous version before 0.2.0, then you will need to set the Basefol

👋 Hey friends! StreamDiffusionTD 0.2.0 is here with major improvements across the entire operator including ControlNet support, offline usage, and new features like V2V temporal consistency and pause/play/unload commands. I am releasing a tutorial series covering 0.2.0 - the first video on installa

Get the TOX here >>> https://www.patreon.com/posts/110313168 StreamDiffusionTD 0.2.0 [ Installation + Setup ] >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2JSWAKex4k New Features V2V temporal consistency for smoother output - New V2V parameter page (alt + hover over parameters for more info on each paramete

Changelog here >>> https://patreon.com/posts/109087864 StreamDiffusionTD 0.2.0 [ Installation + Setup ] >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2JSWAKex4k The installation guide (available via pulse on Install page) has been updated and a new installation overview video guide is available. Similar to p

Get the TOX here >>> www.patreon.com/posts/104339390 Enables ControlNet via TOP in2 New 'ControlNet' parameter page ControlNet active (Usecontrolnet) must be On when starting stream, but can be toggled when streaming to control if used during generation. Weight parameter (Cnweight) will update the s

Changelog / announcement here >>> https://www.patreon.com/posts/104339324/ Upgrade Guide Similar to previous version, just copy and paste your Basefolder parameter ( and depending on your setup change other settings in the operator) and it should load your previous working model list. Once you selec

Only a few changes but exciting ones : Mac (Apple Silicon) supported ! (Will need capable apple silicon ! slower than nvidia cards but working ) Model Preset Config system added - allows for all Models to be set with a preset... (handy for recalling tensorrt setups) Big shoutout / thank you to @barr

[ EDIT - 0.1.9 Version fixes possible error when switching resolutions + issues with finding shared memory ] Changelog / announcement - www.patreon.com/posts/streamdiffusiont-102788281 Upgrade Guide Similar to previous version, just copy and paste your Basefolder parameter ( and depending on your se

Get the TOX - www.patreon.com/posts/102788463 Important ! This version of StreamDiffusionTD replaces NDI + Spout with a faster solution for improved performance. However, I am planning to reintegrate ndi in the next version in a way that makes it easier to run non locally. 0.1.8 will only work local

hey all ! Stability announced that SD3 is available via API only for now (model weights hopefully coming soon) ! But if you wanted to try it out in TD before that... here is TOX for testing out / generating with SD3 + SD3-Turbo models via Stable Diffusion 3 API. It should only require a stability AP

Improved Model Support ! SDXL-Turbo supported !! ( but no TensorRT yet ... working on that ) stabilityai/sdxl-turbo in Main SD Model ID/Path... see more SDXS, a recently released 2.1 based model is now supported. faster than sd-turbo, but not good for img2img. very smooth for text2image interpolatio

Important ! There is no need to reinstall the repository if you have a working previous version. To upgrade to 0.1.7, simply copy the Basefolder path from a previous working version and paste it into the Basefolder parameter of the new operator. Adjust the necessary parameters, models, and settings

Hey ! Last month I created a forum called #tools-tips-toxes in the discord server that I will be posting some hopefully helpful stuff and also a few others have posted sharing some tools / techniques. Don't miss out on all the awesome stuff ! More coming soon. ( I will post my tools + toxes here as

TOX + TOE included (also available via discord) https://discord.com/channels/1026335703598104576/1227114693210931291

Hey ! Put together this video to introduce and cover the basics of ChatTD, which I updated last week. Excited to show the UI I have for the operator and very interested to hear how / what you build with it ! The conversation management also allows for sharing of chats and easier iteration of LLM int

I have been wanting to make UI for this operator and build out more features with the image models to allow for better template building and conversation sharing. This one has a ton of new tricks I've found for UI and tool building. Available for dotexplorer tier for now! Interested to see what/how