Utility node

Syphon Out

Broadcasts whatever image, 3D render, or shader is plugged into it out to other Mac apps in real time — Resolume, OBS, TouchDesigner, MadMapper — via zero-copy GPU memory sharing, with a customizable server name.

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The Syphon Out node in Infinite, showing its inputs, controls and outputs.

What it does

Syphon Out is a utility node: it routes signals in and out of Infinite or sets up the canvas. It takes picture in and gives picture out.

Try it

Send your generative render live into a VJ app like Resolume for a live show while still tweaking the patch in Infinite.

3D SceneSyphon Out(external app)

Inputs and outputs

Inputs

picture in

Outputs

picture out

Example patch

This patch wires Syphon Out to what it needs and shows the result. Download it, then use File, Open in Infinite, or read it here: it is plain text.

infinite-patch 1
rev 2
# Syphon Out: a starting patch for the Syphon Out node
node 1 Utility Syphon Out
  id node
  pos 520 300
end
node 2 Source Ramp
  id in0
  pos 0 300
end
node 3 Utility Output
  id out
  pos 1080 300
end
cable node 0 in0
cable out 0 node