The plasma display look
The plasma display look recreates the fine cell‑grid texture built into every plasma screen: a lattice of individually lit gas cells that gives blacks a faint pixel structure and colour a subtle grain, even before anything else changes. Lost Media Emulator applies it to any footage on macOS or in Premiere Pro.
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What the plasma cell‑grid look is
Plasma screens lit every pixel by exciting a grid of individual gas‑filled cells, and that grid is visible up close: a fine, even lattice sitting under the picture no matter what's on screen. Lost Media Emulator recreates that structure -- the phosphor-cell mesh and its faint textural bite on flat colour and deep black.
- A fine, regular cell lattice visible across the whole frame, independent of the source image
- Blacks read with a faint textured structure rather than a flat digital black
- Colour picks up a subtle per‑cell grain, most visible in large flat areas
- The grid reads as a specific era of flat‑panel display, not a generic filter
How the plasma display look is built
The look is a single, tunable cell‑grid pass: the phosphor-cell mesh laid over your footage or still, calibrated to the density and spacing of an actual plasma panel. Push it subtle for a barely‑there panel texture, or strong for an obviously aged display.
- Phosphor-cell mesh density and visibility both independently tunable
- Reads at any strength from a whisper-subtle panel texture to an overt screen‑within‑a‑screen
- The same mesh structure applies regardless of subject -- it's the display's texture, not a subject-driven effect
- Runs in real time on macOS or non-destructively in Premiere Pro and After Effects
When to use the plasma display look
The plasma cell‑grid reads as a specific vintage of flat consumer display -- early‑2000s home theatre, a big‑box store demo wall, a background monitor in a period‑tech environment. Use it for retro‑tech environments, music video grading that references early flat‑panel television, and any shot where a screen‑within‑a‑screen needs to read as plasma rather than LCD or CRT.
- Early‑2000s flat‑panel and home-theatre environments
- Screens-within‑shots that need to read specifically as plasma, not LCD or CRT
- Music video and period‑tech grading referencing early flat‑panel television
- Retro‑tech and nostalgia projects wanting a display signature distinct from CRT or VHS
Plasma Display, answered.
- Can I use the plasma display look in Premiere Pro?
- Yes. The extension applies it non-destructively on your timeline with every parameter keyframeable, including cell‑grid density and mesh visibility.
- What does the plasma display look actually show?
- The fine cell‑grid texture built into every plasma panel -- the phosphor-cell lattice that sits under the picture at close range, plus the way flat colour and black pick up a subtle per‑cell grain.
- Does this model burn‑in or screen ghosting?
- Not yet. This look models the plasma cell structure itself -- the phosphor-cell grid -- not image retention or ghosting.
- How much does it cost?
- It ships in the full 91‑look library. Premiere Pro and After Effects extension $39, Mac app $49, bundle $69 (vs $88 separately). One‑time, no subscription, 14‑day guarantee.
- 14-day money-back guarantee
- One-time purchase — no subscription
- All 91 looks included
- macOS app + Premiere / After Effects