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Most editing techniques involve everything being on the computer. You gather footage from the internet/DVDs/etc, plug them into your editor, and upload them to a streaming site.

But what if you want to create edits that aren't with a computer?

But what if you want to create edits that aren't with a computer? [[Analog Distortion]] is the distortion of footage on the ''physical'' side - the real world. This is contrary to [[Digital Distortion]] where everything is contained in a digital environment.

= Real Analog Distortion =

There are many types of real analog distortion, and we'll go over them here. Keep in mind this is not a complete list!

Things you're gonna want:

* A camera or recording device

* Your footage

* A way of moving footage around (USB Drives, SD Cards, etc.)

== Using an Old TV ==

One of the simplest ways to create analog distortion is simply to record the footage off an CRT television.

== Recording to VHS ==

=== VHS Generation Loss ===

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8GOcB6H0uQ</youtube>

VHS Generation loss is the process of recording footage to a VHS tape over and over again. As the process is physical, not everything carries over each time, resulting in substantial loss by the end.

=== Messing with the VCR ===

A more risky method, some forms of VHS distortion come by intentionally messing with the VCR as it is playing.

= Artificial Analog Distortion =

There are many simulators to create a look similar to analog distortion. These range from full on [[VHS]] simulators to distorted TV sets. These include:

* uni.VHS in [[RedGiant Universe]]

* [[ntscQT]] and other variants (i.e NTSC-RS)

* "Bad TV" in [[Vegas]]

* S_TVDamage in [[Sapphire]]

* Various [[Blender]] plugins (some free, some paid)

* [[Cathodemer]]

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 Most editing techniques involve everything being on the computer. You gather footage from the internet/DVDs/etc, plug them into your editor, and upload them to a streaming site.
-But what if you want to create edits that aren't with a computer?
+But what if you want to create edits that aren't with a computer? [[Analog Distortion]] is the distortion of footage on the ''physical'' side - the real world. This is contrary to [[Digital Distortion]] where everything is contained in a digital environment.
+= Real Analog Distortion =
+There are many types of real analog distortion, and we'll go over them here. Keep in mind this is not a complete list!
+Things you're gonna want:
+* A camera or recording device
+* Your footage
+* A way of moving footage around (USB Drives, SD Cards, etc.)
+== Using an Old TV ==
+One of the simplest ways to create analog distortion is simply to record the footage off an CRT television.
+== Recording to VHS ==
+=== VHS Generation Loss ===
+<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8GOcB6H0uQ</youtube>
+VHS Generation loss is the process of recording footage to a VHS tape over and over again. As the process is physical, not everything carries over each time, resulting in substantial loss by the end.
+=== Messing with the VCR ===
+A more risky method, some forms of VHS distortion come by intentionally messing with the VCR as it is playing.
+= Artificial Analog Distortion =
+There are many simulators to create a look similar to analog distortion. These range from full on [[VHS]] simulators to distorted TV sets. These include:
+* uni.VHS in [[RedGiant Universe]]
+* [[ntscQT]] and other variants (i.e NTSC-RS)
+* "Bad TV" in [[Vegas]]
+* S_TVDamage in [[Sapphire]]
+* Various [[Blender]] plugins (some free, some paid)
+* [[Cathodemer]]