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title: "VHS Filter for Video: Tape Looks, Tracking and a Date Stamp"
description: "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…"
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# VHS Filter for Video: Tape Looks, Tracking and a Date Stamp

* Duration:  0:42
* Published: November 5, 2026
* English captions

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

### Tape looks  0:10

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

### Tune the tape  0:20

1. [ 0:20 In Creative, every part of the tape has its own slider, such as Tracking. ](#t=20)
2. [ 0:25 New tape moves the jitter and dropouts. The pattern follows the video’s own time, so the export matches. ](#t=25)

### Date stamp  0:29

1. [ 0:29 Date stamp sets the date, clock, corner and colour, and can add a blinking ● REC. ](#t=29)

### Before and after  0:33

1. [ 0:33 Compare shows the original clip beside the tape version. ](#t=33)

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