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Kinematic / Perform / Shaders & looks

Write shaders and looks.

Shadertoys, trails, kaleidoscopes, glitches and film grades, live on any picture.

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Things to make
stained glass cells drawn by a custom shader, moving live
01

Run a Shadertoy on stage

Paste a classic shader and put a knob on it.

  1. Add an Image Shader and turn on Shadertoy mode.
  2. Paste the code.
  3. Add a uniform and drag a knob onto it.
ImageShader→ImageDisplay
Shadertoy scenes, running
Shadertoy scenes, running
02

Leave trails behind dancers

Every frame fades into the next.

  1. Turn on the webcam.
  2. Feed the picture back into itself.
  3. Turn the fade until the trails feel right.
VideoCaptureInterface→ImageFeedback→ImageBloom
a dancer leaving glowing trails, every frame fading into the next
03

Kaleidoscope the webcam to the music

Eight mirrors that turn with the music.

  1. Turn on the webcam.
  2. Fold it into a kaleidoscope.
  3. Drag the mic level onto the rotation.
VideoCaptureInterface→ImageKaleidoscope→ImageChromaticAberration+AudioRMSLevel
a dancer folded into eight turning mirrors
04

Glitch it on the beat

Pixel sorts and smears that hit with the drums.

  1. Run the picture through a pixel sort.
  2. Add a datamosh.
  3. Drag the beats onto both amounts.
VideoCaptureInterface→ImagePixelSort→ImageDatamosh+AudioOnsetDetect
pixel sorting and smears that hit on the beat
05

Stir ink

Swirling colored ink, kept sharp by feedback.

  1. Open the ink demo.
  2. Change where the ink comes in.
  3. Change how fast it swirls.
ImageShader→ImageFeedback→ImageDisplay
warm and cool ink swirling, kept sharp by feedback
06

Fade between two looks

Cold and warm, mixed on one fader.

  1. Build a cold look and a warm look.
  2. Crossfade between them.
  3. Put the crossfade on a fader or a MIDI knob.
VideoCaptureInterface→ImageColorBalance→ImageCrossfade
a cold look easing into a warm one on a fader
Take it further

It all connects.

Every part of Kinematic works with the others. Wire one into the next.

Developers

Learn the shader API

Helpers, libraries and includes for your own code.

ImageShader→ShaderMaterial→AttributeShader
Show me →Create

Put it on a model

The same code as a material on a 3D object.

ShaderMaterial→3DGeoMaterialAssign
Show me →Perform

Send it to the projector

Map the look onto the set.

ImageShader→ProjectionMapper
Show me →
Keep going
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Tutorial: Paste in a Shadertoy and give it sliders→Browse the Perform demos→Coming from TouchDesigner?→

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