ZIGCAM vs TDInput

ZIGCAM is an application for building virtual production prototypes and new visual production workflows. Using NDI and NDI metadata, it emulates the iPad and iPhone as devices capable of transmitting depth data and camera data in real time. Because it uses NDI, it can be used out-of-the-box with various development environments such as TouchDesigner and Unreal Engine, as well as broadcast applications such as OBS. With Tablet or Smartphone, you can use LiDAR's highly accurate depth data along with camera images in your favorite PC application. This application is also very simple and secure. This application will allow you to receive the following information to your PC or other device for as long as you want, but will stop all communication the moment you press the "Sending!" button in the application. ・Camera Data ・True Depth (Face Tracking) ・Smoothed Depth (LiDAR) ・Estimated Depth ・Various other ARKit data ZIGCAM provides real-time Face Tracking functionality using the TrueDepth API, but we do not collect, use, disclose, share, or retain any of this data.

Your body is an input device. TDInput streams every sensor on your Apple Watch AND iPhone directly into TouchDesigner as live CHOP channels — no custom hardware, no complex setup. Tilt your wrist to rotate geometry. Let your heartbeat drive particle systems. Scroll the Digital Crown to scrub a timeline. Wave your phone to control camera angles. TDInput turns natural body movement into creative control. APPLE WATCH SENSORS • Wrist Orientation — pitch, roll, and yaw at 50Hz • Acceleration — raw hand movement with gravity removed • Gravity Vector — which way is down relative to the watch • Rotation Rate — angular velocity on each axis • Heart Rate — live BPM via workout session • Digital Crown — precise tactile scroll input iPHONE SENSORS • Device Motion — full 6-axis orientation and acceleration at 50Hz • Magnetometer — calibrated compass heading on three axes • Barometric Altitude — relative elevation changes and atmospheric pressure • Battery Level — use charge state as a slow-changing creative input HOW IT WORKS 1. Open TDInput on your iPhone and enter your Mac's IP address. 2. In TouchDesigner, drop in an OSC In CHOP set to port 9000. 3. Open TDInput on your Apple Watch and tap Start. 4. Toggle iPhone Sensors on for phone data. 5. 30+ channels appear instantly in TD. No pairing codes, no Bluetooth dongles, no plugins. Standard OSC over your local Wi-Fi — the same protocol TD already speaks. BUILT FOR • TouchDesigner artists and creative coders • Live performance and interactive installations • VJs and real-time visual performers • Educators teaching sensor-driven art • Anyone exploring embodied interaction FULL OSC ADDRESS MAP Watch: /watch/motion/pitch,roll,yaw • /watch/accel/x,y,z • /watch/gravity/x,y,z • /watch/rotation/x,y,z • /watch/heart/bpm • /watch/crown/delta Phone: /phone/motion/pitch,roll,yaw • /phone/accel/x,y,z • /phone/gravity/x,y,z • /phone/rotation/x,y,z • /phone/magnetic/x,y,z • /phone/altitude/relative,pressure • /phone/battery/level All values arrive as standard OSC floats — wire them into selectCHOP, filterCHOP, and mathCHOP like any other channel. PERFORMANCE 50Hz motion updates give smooth, responsive control. Watch battery lasts approximately 4-5 hours of continuous streaming. The app uses a HealthKit workout session to keep sensors active. Questions or feature requests? We'd love to hear from you.