Create Authentic VHS Effect using an OLD CRT TV | Real CRT Screen Method

Ever wonder how you can make your footage look like an authentic damaged VHS tape using a CRT tv without a recognizable plugin? Well this is how you do it the “real” way! The VHS / CRT aesthetic is perfect for music videos and video art, and using this method creates a better look (in my opinion!) than what you can create with a plugin.

Here is a list of gear you’ll need to create this effect:

► Computer with HDMI out
► HDMI Cable
► 2 RCA Cables (Just for composite video in our case)
► CRT TV 📺
► Camera to film your screen

The stock plug in I used was from Red Giant Universe.

VHS / CRT look footage used as B roll:

[YOVOZOL]

fyi, your "glitch box" you're using is actually a "dirty video mixer", you're supposed to input two sources at the same time and turn the knob and it will create distortion as it mixes between the two signals. you didn't actually glitch anything when you had just once source in there... literally just changing the strength of the signal. it can also be built for <$5 (i'm hoping you didn't actually buy it for $100 or something absurd) and it just requires extremely basic knowledge of electronic components to build yourself.

[oldladmanmp]

Holy crap your video production quality is amazing

[painman]

I came here in search to study for one of my upcoming video's and I feel that I have came to the right place thank you.

[Yipper]

I dont have any nostalgia for CRT TVs. However, I bought one a few months ago, as I do like the look of them. And retro gaming is really cool on them.

[ce]

Love the use of a CRT Tv!! Really really neat

[keanemorris]

the mixer needs 2 inputs, the two front switches are for distorting and the bottom two are to turn each input off and on.

[nuvotion-live]

0:35 I keep my CRTVs next to my vinyls, across from the ATM Machine 😉

[willmigs]

You should make music videos dude seriously! Good stuff

[Killator]

y aknow a vcr would capute it better right

[classOFnever]

First video ive seen of you’res.. ur great man!! Super helpful and I fw the vibe! Deff subbed! Keep goin bra

[boujeeboysentertainment]

Your content is amazing man, what a great way to explain the in depth effect of how crt can boost your production value!

[datamoshii]

awesome video my friend was looking foward on this kinda stuff

[sourdeezill]

good thing my grandma still has one of these

[trystanfresh]

Don't really have the equipment but really enjoyed the video bro you're fantastic

[FragBenitez]

How do you make those Wireframe animations? I mean obviously you have the STL of the 3D model of that object, but how do you animate it into your video? Great video BTW, would love more people put that many thoughts into their "tutorials"

[aholder]

Well I didn't make it, but I can tell one is controlling the shadows or the black point and the other is controlling the highlights or the white point. From what I see anyways. And side note, blender is so powerful that it's crazy it's free. I saw a documentary on how they used to do those old school wireframe effects back In the 80s that looked like max headroom or Miami vice type of thing and it was this crazy large analog console that something like a rotoscope I want to say. Crazy how deep you had to manually go to make stuff and model it. I'd like to pick up one of those old machines someday.

[Descendant_tbm]

Great video. Could you do a tutorial on how to edit graphics made from lines like at 5:47

[arvinclay]

The link to the glitch machine is broken. What’s the name of your device?

[yuforicperceptions]

where did you get your circuit bender?

[yumyumkevin]

great vid! can you do a tutorial on how you made the white outlines of the circuit bender thats shown in the final edit? Thanks!