Lost Media Emulator

Looks

Every look on real footage.

What each analog and lost-media look did to film, tape and tube, and how to get it on any clip. The full library ships 128 looks with 116 controls, on macOS and in Premiere Pro.

A scene through the VHS lookVHS · 1987

The VHS look

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A scene through the Technicolor lookTechnicolor · 1955

The Technicolor look

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A scene through the VHS Generation Loss lookVHS Dub · 1990s

The VHS generation-loss and tape-damage look

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A scene through the Night Vision lookNight Vision · 1998

The night-vision look

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A scene through the CRT lookConsumer CRT · 1975

The CRT look

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A scene through the Kodachrome lookKodachrome · 1965

The Kodachrome look

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A scene through the Super 8 lookSuper 8 · 1973

The Super 8 look

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A scene through the PVM & Arcade lookPVM / BVM · 1985

The PVM and arcade tube look

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A scene through the OLED PenTile 2018 lookOLED PenTile · 2018

The 2018 OLED PenTile smartphone-screen look

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A scene through the Surveillance lookNight-IR · 2015

The surveillance camera look

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A scene through the Betamax 1981 lookBetamax · 1981

The 1981 Betamax look

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A scene through the Hi8 1990s lookHi8 · 1991

The 1990s Hi8 camcorder look

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A scene through the S-VHS Master Tape (1996) lookS-VHS · 1996

The S-VHS master tape look

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A scene through the Video8 1988 lookVideo8 · 1988

The Video8 1988 look

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A scene through the MiniDV 2002 lookMiniDV · 2002

The 2002 MiniDV camcorder look

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A scene through the HDV 2005 lookHDV · 2005

The HDV 2005 look

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A scene through the Trinitron WEGA lookTrinitron WEGA · 1998

The Trinitron WEGA CRT look

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A scene through the Plasma Display lookPlasma Display · 2000s

The plasma display look

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A scene through the Arcade lookArcade · 1983

The arcade display looks: cabinet CRT and full-bank glow

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A scene through the Mid-90s PC Monitor lookPC CRT '95 · 1995

The mid-90s colour PC monitor look

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A scene through the Quadruplex 1960s lookQuadruplex · 1960s

The 1960s quadruplex videotape look

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A scene through the Off-Air Broadcast lookOff-Air · 1980

The off-air broadcast look

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A scene through the MPEG-2 Satellite lookMPEG-2 Satellite · 2000s

The MPEG-2 satellite-feed look

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A scene through the Kinescope lookKinescope · 1948

The kinescope film-of-broadcast look

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A scene through the LaserDisc lookLaserDisc · 1990s

The LaserDisc look

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A scene through the Nitrate lookNitrate · 1935

The nitrate film-stock look

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A scene through the Silent Film 1920s lookSilent · 1925

The 1920s silent-film look

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A scene through the Faded Cinema Print lookFaded 35mm · 1971

The faded cinema print look

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A scene through the Disposable 35mm lookDisposable 35mm · 1990s

The disposable 35mm look

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A scene through the Polaroid lookPolaroid · 1970s

The Polaroid look

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A scene through the YouTube 2007 lookYouTube · 2007

The YouTube 2007 look

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A scene through the Early Webcam 2008 lookEarly Webcam · 2008

The early webcam 2008 look

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A scene through the DSLR 2010 lookDSLR · 2010

The 2010 DSLR video look

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A scene through the Early Smartphone 2012 lookEarly Smartphone · 2012

The early smartphone look

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A scene through the Ring Doorbell Daytime lookSmart Doorbell · 2015

The daytime smart-doorbell camera look

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A scene through the Bodycam lookBodycam · 2016

The police bodycam look

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A scene through the Amber Terminal lookAmber Terminal · 1980s

The amber terminal monitor look

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More guides on the way

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Want the full century in one place? See every look in action in the before / after gallery.