---
title: "TekDetek preset showcase — ASCII VJ examples"
description: "Live TekDetek look GIFs: ASCII video, reaction-diffusion, cellular automata, luma detection, GEO, Overlay, PreText. Free to try; Pro for clean unlimited export."
image: "https://vikmil.com/assets/tekdetek-og.png"
url: "https://vikmil.com/tekdetek-showcase.html"
---

# TekDetek preset showcase



Curated live GIFs from phone funnel looks — ASCII, Alt ASCII, RD, CA, Detect, GEO, Overlay, PreText. Each caption names the real look id. Open [/tekdetek/](https://vikmil.com/tekdetek/), activate camera or upload a clip, then swipe to that look.



TekDetek is not completely free. Swipe and edit for free. Free export is watermarked and 20 seconds. Free OBS is watermarked and 5 minutes (restart anytime). [Pro](https://tekdetek.gumroad.com/l/xkljia) is clean unlimited export, Shuffle, and adding RD / CA / Depth / Alt ASCII / PreText / GEO 3D / Sonify on the desktop graph.


   
     

## Free



Phone looks (including RD and CA families), luma ASCII, Hand, Overlay. Watermarked 20s record. Watermarked 5 min OBS.


     
     

## Pro



Clean export. Unlimited time. Depth / Alt ASCII library. Desktop add of RD, CA, PreText, GEO 3D, Sonify.


     
   


## ASCII


   
     
       

_**terminal** — clearest ASCII body. [ASCII guide](https://vikmil.com/tekdetek-ascii-vj.html)._


     
     
       

_**phone-ascii-ember** — warm ember ASCII._


     
   


## Alt ASCII


   
     
       

_**phone-alt-rings** — try on phone; desktop add is Pro. [Alt ASCII node](https://vikmil.com/tekdetek-nodes.html#alt-ascii)._


     
     
       

_**phone-alt-noise** — Alt ASCII form + color field._


     
   


## Reaction-diffusion


   
     
       

_**phone-rd-spots** — best live RD demo. [RD guide](https://vikmil.com/tekdetek-reaction-diffusion.html)._


     
     
       

_**phone-rd-out** — high-contrast RD silhouette._


     
   


## Cellular automata


   
     
       

_**phone-ca-crystal** — clearest CA field. [CA guide](https://vikmil.com/tekdetek-cellular-automata.html)._


     
     
       

_**phone-ca-snowflake** — CA snowflake sibling._


     
   


## Detection


   
     
       

_**phone-luma-brackets** — labelled luma boxes. [Detection guide](https://vikmil.com/tekdetek-ai-detection-vj.html)._


     
     
       

_**phone-luma-crosshair** — crosshair luma boxes._


     
   


## GEO 3D


   
     
       

_**geo-sdf-ico-acid** — organic SDF morph; desktop GEO is Pro._


     
     
       

_**phone-geo-particles-knot** — particle cloud GEO._


     
   


## Overlay


   
     
       

_**phone-overlay-1bit** — free OVERLAY on dancers. [Overlay](https://vikmil.com/tekdetek-nodes.html#overlay)._


     
     
       

_**phone-overlay-crt** — CRT finish._


     
   


## PreText


   
     
       

_**phone-pretext-cyan** — readable CYAN TERMINAL copy._


     
     
       

_**phone-pretext-vermilion** — type-fill poster PreText._


     
   


## Hand · Sonify · Depth



**Hand** is free — dedicated camera, pinch and span. Documented on [nodes](https://vikmil.com/tekdetek-nodes.html#hand) (no hero GIF here). **Sonify** is Pro beta (detection → sound). **Depth** is Pro to add on desktop; phone Depth-family looks are free to swipe.



   
      
    
   


## How to load a showcase look




    - Open [TekDetek](https://vikmil.com/tekdetek/). Activate camera or upload MP4.

    - Phone: swipe the family (ASCII / RD / CA / Detect / GEO / PreText). Desktop: LOAD PRESET.

    - Edit one control at a time. Watch GPU load if preview stutters.

    - SAVE PRESET stores locally. EXPORT: free is watermarked 20s; Pro is clean and unlimited.





[← Open TekDetek](https://vikmil.com/tekdetek/) · [User guide](https://vikmil.com/tekdetek-guide.html) · [Nodes](https://vikmil.com/tekdetek-nodes.html) · [MIT license](https://vikmil.com/tekdetek/LICENSE) · [Third-party notices](https://vikmil.com/tekdetek/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.md)

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