Streaming game / emulator application in touchdesigner

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Hi there !

I just started TouchDesigner a few days ago and i’m eating a lot of tutorials, it’s fantastic ! I was thinking of something and didn’t found out a method yet.
Would it be possible to stream In / receive as video input a game played on the same machine, like for instance playing an old atari emulator and sending the emulator video output in touchdesigner to process things on it afterwards ? If it’s possible, What method and/or strategy should I look for ?

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Hi @crasse,

the simplest might be to use the Screen Grab TOP.

cheers
Markus

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Hi Snaut !

thanks a lot for your answer, The tutorials I was on didn’t cover (yet) the ScreenGrab operator, and it works perfectly !!
at the same time I was also doing currently it with OBS and spout and on the way to answer my own message :wink: , and also work well (but the ScreenGrab should be lighter ! )

again thanks, will use the screenGrab operator !