VHS Filter for Video: Tape Looks, Tracking and a Date Stamp

A clip turned into VHS in the browser: the VHS look with its 4:3 frame, Camcorder 1995 with a running date stamp, Worn Tape with dropouts and a crease, then Tracking, New tape and the stamp settings in the Creative panel, and a split view against the original.

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Key moments

1. 1 The VHS look , starts at 0:00
2. 2 Tape looks , starts at 0:10
3. 3 Tune the tape , starts at 0:20
4. 4 Date stamp , starts at 0:29
5. 5 Before and after , starts at 0:33
6. 6 Try it yourself , starts at 0:40

Transcript

The VHS look 0:00

1. 0:02 The VHS look rebuilds the picture as tape played it back: soft lines, smeared colour and a 4:3 frame.

Tape looks 0:10

1. 0:10 Camcorder 1995 adds home-video colour and a date stamp whose clock runs with the video.
2. 0:15 Worn Tape brings dropouts, a rolling crease and tracking faults.

Tune the tape 0:20

1. 0:20 In Creative, every part of the tape has its own slider, such as Tracking.
2. 0:25 New tape moves the jitter and dropouts. The pattern follows the video’s own time, so the export matches.

Date stamp 0:29

1. 0:29 Date stamp sets the date, clock, corner and colour, and can add a blinking ● REC.

Before and after 0:33

1. 0:33 Compare shows the original clip beside the tape version.