Video · TextureNO.058 / 166

Watch: Fine scan lines overlay the image, colors at the edges split into slight red and blue ghosts, a rolling band of interference crawls down from the top, and the camcorder's on-screen display sits in the corner. That's an old videotape.A line-art demo that only illustrates the technique, not finished footage.

Video · Texture

VHS Look磁带质感

Low resolution, color bleed, scan lines and a timestamp.

Category: Texture
Group: Stylized
Medium: Video
Library: 058 / 166

Want to merge it with other techniques (shot size, lighting, style…) into one full prompt? Click “Add to combo”, then pick one from each of the other terms.

Prompt templates are written from how generation models usually behave and have not yet been verified one by one with real generations. “Common pitfalls” are judgment from experience, not official limits.

When to use it

Memories of the 80s and 90s, mockumentary, security footage.

Prompt template

VHS tape look, horizontal scan lines, color bleeding, slight edge wobble, camcorder timestamp in lower right, low resolution.

Sample prompt · generate a video directly

The technique comes first, followed by the scene, action, performance and duration. Paste it straight into a video model and swap in your own characters and plot.

VHS tape look, horizontal scan lines and color bleed, slight jitter at the edges, low resolution, a camcorder timestamp in the lower right corner. A family birthday party in the nineties: Dad points the camcorder at the cake, a little girl puffs out her cheeks and blows out the candles, everyone claps and cheers, and someone shouts, “Did you make a wish?” 5 seconds, occasional rolling interference bands, no modern HD look.

Common pitfalls

Adding noise without scan lines doesn't look like tape.
The timestamp text blurs into gibberish.

Parameter tips

Specify the direction of the color bleed (horizontal); lower the sharpness of the whole image.