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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

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. ~~There~~ include:

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 ~~its~~ variants

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

* "Bad TV" in [[Vegas]]

* S_TVDamage in [[Sapphire]]

* ~~some plugin for~~ [[Blender]] ~~I don't remember the name of~~

* 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
+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. There include:
+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 its variants
+* [[ntscQT]] and other variants (i.e NTSC-RS)
 * "Bad TV" in [[Vegas]]
 * S_TVDamage in [[Sapphire]]
-* some plugin for [[Blender]] I don't remember the name of
+* Various [[Blender]] plugins (some free, some paid)
 * [[Cathodemer]]