Analog video looks and how to get them

A look is a small set of artifacts that together say a time and a machine. Each entry breaks one down and lists the plugin settings that recreate it.

ALL LOOKS

  • 1987 camcorder look 1985-1992. The 1987 camcorder look: soft Video8 and VHS-C picture, smeared color, date stamp and wobbling timebase, built in After Effects with a repeatable recipe.
  • 90s found footage look 1992-1999. The 90s found footage look: Hi8 and VHS-C handheld video with date stamps, auto-iris pumping and dropout, recreated in After Effects for horror.
  • analog horror look 1970-2000. The analog horror look: broadcast and VHS signal failure as dread, with static, tracking loss and color collapse, built in After Effects.
  • camcorder night shot look 1998-2008. The camcorder night shot look: green-tinted infrared video with glowing eyes, heavy grain and lag, recreated in After Effects for found footage and horror.
  • concert bootleg look 1985-2000. The concert bootleg look: handheld camcorder video of a live show with blown stage lights, red smear, pumping exposure and worn dubs, rebuilt in After Effects.
  • dead channel static look 1960-2000. The dead channel static look: the snow of a tuner with no signal, recreated in After Effects with controllable noise, bars and rolling.
  • video feedback tunnel look 1960-1985. The video feedback tunnel look: infinite spiraling echoes from a camera aimed at its own monitor, recreated in After Effects with loop and decay.
  • grindhouse print look 1965-1985. The grindhouse print look: a beaten 35 mm exploitation print with scratches, dirt, burns and faded color, made in Super8 Film Lab.
  • public access TV look 1975-1995. The public access TV look: a low-budget cable studio picture with tube cameras, bad chroma keys, hum bars and tape wear, recreated in After Effects.
  • Rutt-Etra scan look 1972-1985. The Rutt-Etra scan look: video displaced into glowing raster lines by brightness, as on the 1972 scan processor, built in After Effects with Wire Wraith.
  • security camera look 1985-2005. The security camera look: monochrome CCTV with time-lapse stutter, timestamp, worn tape and noise, rebuilt in After Effects for thrillers.
  • Super 8 home movie look 1965-1985. The Super 8 home movie look: warm Kodachrome-style color, heavy grain, bloom and gate weave, made in Super8 Film Lab for flashbacks.
  • VHS rental tape look 1980-1998. The VHS rental tape look: a worn, dubbed cassette with tracking lines, soft color and dropouts, rebuilt in After Effects for trailers, title cards and horror.
  • Y2K webcam look 1998-2006. The Y2K webcam look: low-resolution video with blocky compression, washed color and a choppy frame rate, recreated in After Effects.

ALL GLITCH EFFECTS ALL LOOKS ALL PLUGINS