VHS EFFECTS & OVERLAYS COLLECTION
VHS EFFECTS & OVERLAYS COLLECTION
Authentic VHS effects for your video projects. Analog textures, glitches, tape decay, noise and other elements.
- 750+ files
- 69 minutes of footage
- ProRes HD
- 23GB
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Watch a quick overview of what can be achieved with these VHS effects & overlays
VHS rainbow artefacts over video footage. These effects usually show up when the VHS tape starts playing. For this demo, the blend mode applied was “linear light”.
Rewind, pause, tracking, sparkles and decay effects. Most of the overlays used for this video work great with the “lighten” or “screen” blend modes.
These colourful glitches occur when quickly pressing the rewind button on the VCR. These Overlays work great if applied on darker footage. The recommended blend modes are “lighten” or “screen”.
VHS overlays used in a cyberpunk video concept. the files applied are essentially black surface effects. The recommended blend modes for these files are “lighten” and “screen”.
Some of the colourful rewind glitch effects included in this collection
VHS textures are applied to give the feel of a retro prison surveillance camera. The files used were light and midtone VHS textures and the blend mode applied was “linear light”.
A more absurd concept where the VHS effects are acting as an experimental video backdrop
Black and white VHS glitches. They work great if applied on darker footage. The recommended blend modes are “lighten” or “screen”.
VHS effects applied over a DIY gore fest. Do not watch if you dont like grotesque bloody horror.
Some cool looking coloured VHS glitches. The recommended blend modes are “lighten” and “screen”.
Red, green, blue VHS textures & glitches. They can make great flashy transition effects.
Vintage copyright warnings, Colour bars , auto setup display and mini DV tape display.
A bunch of nice analog TV noise effects. Use as backrounds or transitions.
BRING YOUR FOOTAGE TO LIFE WITH THESE VHS EFFECTS
These VHS effects are perfect for documentaries, music videos, promo videos, motion design and more.
HOW TO USE THESE VHS EFFECTS
- Drag and drop the element into your timeline over your footage
- Experiment with blend modes – Multiply, Lighten, Screen, Overlay, Soft Light and others
- Adjust brightness, contrast, opacity, color, speed and other additional settings to fit your desired look
- Composite a single element or create complex looks by combining multiple elements
- Stack them, scale them, crop them, cut them, distort them and reposition them
- Get creative and play with the assets
THESE VHS EFFECTS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH
Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro X, Davinci Resolve and most other Editing Programs
All VHS effects categories are sorted in separated folders
VHS Effects are good for helping you…
• Simulate the bad 80’s look
• Trash up your music video
• Give an edge to a sport video
• Create a nice aesthetic to a motion graphic work
• Make some cool transitions between frames on any project
• Use the bad effects as graphic tools for experimental art videos
How were made the VHS Effects?
We got ourselves an old VCR in a pawn shop and we experimented with used vintage VHS tapes to create as many effects as possible. We also played around with noise from old analog televisions to get some more interesting material. The original VHS format is square, so we tweaked the effects just enough so they fit in a HD rectangle format.
Use of the VHS Overlays
Some glitches or other effects may be better to use as overlays. Especially the ones with light glitches on black background and the ones with dark glitches on white background. For the black background files, apply the “lighten” or the “screen” blending mode. For the white background files, apply the “darken” or the “multiply” blending mode.
The Legal Stuff
These VHS Effects are free to use in any personal or commercial projects. By downloading, you agree not to sell or redistribute these video files. For more details visit the terms and conditions page.
The stock video used for our demos are generally taken from Pexels or Artgrid and the music often comes from White Bat Audio or the Youtube audio library.