How To Make a VHS CRT Look in After Effects - Tutorial

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In this video I go through how to get a VHS/CRT look in After Effects. The look is colourful, bright, and textured, which is a recipe for success! The final look uses a handful of effects, which makes it a perfect exercise in using numerous effects in a specific order to get the look you want. Knowing when and how to stagger effects is essential to increasing your skill and understanding of Ae. Hopefully you walk away with some new knowledge or at least having enjoyed the video!
As always, thank you for watching!
Texture used: texturelabs.or... (Glass 157)
Feel free to skip around:
00:00 - Intro
00:04 - Example
00:24 - Tutorial Starts
02:38 - Quick Philosophy
02:54 - Building The Look
11:43 - Result
The equipment:
Sony a7iii
Tamron 28-75
Cinebloom 10%
Deity V-MIC D3
Tascam DR-10L
Peak Design Travel Tripod - Aluminium
Amaran 100D + Neewer Softbox
Mac Studio Max
Asus ProArt 27” Monitor
Music Used:
Nsee - Frozen Lake
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[@CadenMyers]

I was just searching all day for a good VHS tutorial and took a break for an hour so just to hop back into it and see that you saved the day! Lets go! Thank you

[@mapal]

🤝

[@ehliogomme]

these tutorials are pure gold

[@tinrobit]

your teaching style is so good, explaining the theory, and letting us play around is really helpful

[@mapal]

Thank you!

[@aahritya_tv]

0:01 played the safe card XD

[@MrEmbew]

Wooow this is the best crt effect tutorial

[@mapal]

Many many thanks

[@vanyanapylov]

hell yes mate, thanks a lot for this tutorial, looking forward for more tips and tricks from you, very helpful👍

[@MaxamedOmer-sp5fp]

I understand everything you post and learn it unlike other youtubers.
Could you make a tutorial about how to make moving BG like the one in your collage animation tutorial and like magnatesmedia.
Thank you for the quality of both your editing and content

[@mapal]

Awesome, I love to hear that! I’d check out my 5 ways of adding texture video. I cover it in that but I’ll also make a dedicated video to textures like it at some point!

[@LAUZERTV]

Really really sick tut bro!

[@chinu_ae]

I’m loving this channel

[@zhivu-vopreki]

Make a video how to edit like misterwhosetheboss, I think this will be interesting for everyone and also explaine how to make slightly shaking camera in after effects :) as he is using this a lot

[@inspiritGalaxy]

thank you for the sharing ! very helpful !

[@flashstrkr5396]

This is easily the best CRT tutorial out there. Perfect timing too 🫡

[@mapal]

Love to hear it!

[@ideaforyou1324]

loved this one bruh, keep posting good work :)

[@Skymography]

WE LOVE VHS YESSIRRR

[@mapal]

😈

[@hecklerka]

That's sick! Thank you a lot!

[@mapal]

Glad you like it!

[@mohammedzohan6629]

U have been making fye stuff lately

[@mapal]

Appreciate it!!

[@edsonjc]

it´s perfect, thanks ...

[@postprototype]

Helpfull!

[@zzzsq]

Stuned!

[@M0low]

Amazing

[@Krzysztof_L]

How did you add Track Matte in 6:15? I can only choose track matte from bottom layer (dot layer)

[@fakescenarios8993]

me too, i fucked at this

[@Krzysztof_L]

Hmm, maybe it's because he's using latest version, and I'm stuck at CS6 :D

[@mapal]

I use the pickwhip track matte feature. It is a newer feature. Based off your other reply (using CS6) that's probably why you can't do that. However I think the "preserve underlying transparency" was a feature back then, which should work. Place main layer on top, dot layer below, enable preserve underlying transparency.

[@LockedNotKnocked]

Which anchor point mover do you use? Please share the site. Many thanks!

[@mapal]

I use the one that comes with motion tools, which is a free plugin

[@laxman10_]

love the video, please make video on vox please.

[@stinix27]

What's those free plugin you used ????

[@newsflash7410]

You should sell this as a preset.

[@voltauros6477]

hey thanks for your work, i wanted to ask where you got your easy ease presets :)

[@mapal]

I made them myself! Eventually I’ll release them for everyone to download!

[@Livecartoons12311]

Please Make more videos on college Animation and Paper Animation And Please Tell Us How We Get Assets And Resources Free 🎉🎉 ThankYou Love Your Videos ❤❤

[@zzzsq]

Same question here. Mapal is still something different @mapal

[@ducme-hd7ok]

❤

[@sandeepchaudhary1513]

how are you doing at 6:11 (it changed the dots to black)

[@mapal]

I changed the colour of the layer to black

[@ebertfr]

Why don't you like motion blur/ or use it normally?

[@mapal]

Personal preference. I generally like animations without it more. I’ll often use echo to create a “smear”, which is a similar look but it’s more true to actual animation. Motion blur does have its place and I’ve used it a bunch on projects where it has made sense

[@gracelelidiasy]

What's your keyboard shortcut to search for new effects to apply at around 3:21?

[@mapal]

Thats a plugin called FX Console. It's free and I highly recommend it!

[@gracelelidiasy]

Thank you so much!

[@omarkhalil8226]

[@BlurStudioo]

+

[@harizseggaf2260]

my head hurts, im nowhere at this levels

[@mapal]

It takes time. Don’t get discouraged!!

[@davrondaminov1]

Taste🦾🦾

[@AnEyeIntoHistory]

I love these tutorials but you speak sooooooo quick

[@mapal]

I am a quick speaker naturally! I'll try to slow it down a little haha

[@user-cn3wc5dw9z]

EVERY thing in between?? bro Why You trying Hard no to get cancelled😅....aint nobody got time for that Nowadays....rest aside, AWESOME effect brother 💫

[@Angelite_l]

Out of the whole video that’s what you took away

[@YAMIKATTT]

Mfer is really pissed over a RUclips intro 💀😭😭

[@nerfaderf9696]

Hey just so you know this is a after effects tutorial, seems you forgot