Retro TV & Video Distortion Effect

Simulates CRT-style screen artifacts including scanlines, color shifting, signal interference, and curved-screen distortion.

Designed for retro, analog, and VHS-inspired aesthetic overlays.

Try the arcade demo before purchasing.

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🧩 Features:

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• Barrel distortion to emulate CRT curvature
• Procedural noise-based signal interference
• Animated scanlines with intensity and scrolling control
• RGB channel shift for chromatic aberration
• Subtle vignette with customizable softness

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🎛️ Effect Parameters:

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• Time Scale
  • Scales effect speed.
• Time Offset
  • Shifts the phase of time (for desync or layering effects)
• Distortion Intensity
  • Amount of horizontal warp based on procedural noise
• Scanline Intensity
  • Darkness of scanlines
• Scanline Distance
  • Distance between scanlines (in screen pixels)
• Scanline Pixels
  • Thickness of scanline mask (in pixels)
• Scanline Scroll Speed
  • Controls vertical movement speed of scanlines
• Interference Intensity
  • Strength of horizontal glitching (static flicker)
• Color Shift Distance
  • Max offset for chromatic aberration shift (positive = subtle)
• Color Shift Intensity
  • Strength of RGB splitting effect
• Noise Wave A, Noise Wave A Frequency, Noise Wave B, Noise Wave B Frequency
  • Amplitude and frequency for layered simplex noise (drives interference)
• Barrel Distortion
  • Strength of CRT-style screen bulge (positive = convex)
• Vignette Intensity
  • Strength of corner darkening
• Vignette Radius
  • Radius where vignette begins
• Vignette Softness
  • Falloff of vignette effect (higher = smoother blend)

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📌 Notes:

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• Effect Plugin for both C2 and C3 are included.
• C3 version supports WebGL, WebGL2 and WebGPU
• A .capx (Arcade Demo) is included. It is made in C2 but should open fine in C3.
• This effect can be applied on a Layer (set to non-transparent).
• Performance is generally good on modern GPUs, but such effects can be expensive on mobile.

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🔧 Recommended Use Cases:

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• Retro-inspired 2D games
• Emulate VHS/glitchy video overlays
• UI styling for synthwave, horror, or analog themes

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🪪 Licenses:

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Includes Simplex noise by Stefan Gustavson (MIT License).