Lost Media Emulator

Gallery

Drag any frame back in time.

Every image here is real output from Lost Media Emulator. Drag the handle to compare the original against the look. Want to try your own sources? The home page has a live comparator with every clip and still.

Film

Dye-transfer prints, reversal stock and home-movie reels.

Portrait as Technicolor — Technicolor
Portrait as Technicolor — Original
OriginalTechnicolor
Technicolor · 1955Three-strip print — saturated, deep blacks.
Autumn lake as Kodachrome — Kodachrome
Autumn lake as Kodachrome — Original
OriginalKodachrome
Kodachrome · 1965Reversal stock — rich reds and fine grain.
Test card as Super 8 — Super 8
Test card as Super 8 — Original
OriginalSuper 8
Super 8 · 1973Super 8 reel — warm grain, gate weave, halation.

Tube

Reference monitors and coin-op cabinets, mask and bloom intact.

Test card as PVM / BVM — PVM / BVM
Test card as PVM / BVM — Original
OriginalPVM / BVM
PVM / BVM · 1985Studio reference monitor — tight scanlines, rich phosphor.
Test card as Arcade — Arcade
Test card as Arcade — Original
OriginalArcade
Arcade · 1983Coin-op monitor — slot mask and heavy bloom.
Neon alley as PVM / BVM — PVM / BVM
Neon alley as PVM / BVM — Original
OriginalPVM / BVM
PVM / BVM · 1985Studio reference monitor — tight scanlines, rich phosphor.

Tape & sensor

Worn cassettes and image-intensifier cameras.

Neon alley as VHS — VHS
Neon alley as VHS — Original
OriginalVHS
VHS · 1987Late-80s tape: tracking, dropout, chroma bleed.
Neon alley as Night Vision — Night Vision
Neon alley as Night Vision — Original
OriginalNight Vision
Night Vision · 1998Image-intensifier green, bloom and sensor grain.
Portrait as Faded 35mm — Faded 35mm
Portrait as Faded 35mm — Original
OriginalFaded 35mm
Faded 35mm · 1971Aged print — lifted blacks and a cyan cast.

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