VHS tape had about 240 lines of detail, and its color was stored at even lower quality than its brightness. So the picture was soft, reds bled sideways, and there was always a layer of noise. Copy a tape twice and all of it got worse.
This effect does the same things on purpose. It lowers the detail, shifts the red and blue apart, adds noise and pushes the saturation. The sound can be thinned and made to waver like a stretched tape.
How to use the VHS Effect tool
- Add your video.
- Set the tape wear and the color bleed.
- Press Make it VHS and download the tape-style clip.
Popular uses
- Retro music videos and skate edits
- Fake home-movie footage for a film or a birthday video
- Nostalgic intros for social posts
Tips for the best result
- Tick the 4:3 crop. Nothing says old tape like the square-ish frame.
- Wear above 80% is a third-generation copy. 50% is a tape in good shape.
Quick facts
| Price | Free |
|---|---|
| Works with | MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV |
| Where it runs | In your browser, on your device |
| Account | Not needed |