The rear-projection CRT look
The rear-projection CRT look recreates a 2000s big‑screen rear-projection television: a soft internal glow bleeding into brighter areas, gentle scanline structure across the whole image, and a corner falloff where the projected image never quite reaches full brightness. Lost Media Emulator applies it to any footage on macOS or in Premiere Pro.
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What the rear-projection CRT look is
Three projection tubes bounced off a mirror is a different signature than a direct‑view tube.
- A soft internal glow that bleeds outward from bright highlights
- Gentle scanline structure spread across a much larger image than a direct‑view CRT
- Corner falloff where brightness never quite reaches full strength
- Colour that reads warm and slightly hazy rather than punchy and precise
What the rear-projection CRT look applies
Glow, scanline density and corner falloff are all independently tunable.
- Glow bloom and scanline visibility independently adjustable
- Corner falloff calibrated to a big rear-projection screen, not a small tube
- Works on any subject -- landscapes, interiors or archival broadcast content
- Runs in real time on macOS or non-destructively in Premiere Pro and After Effects
When to use the rear-projection CRT look
For the big screen that dominated a 2000s living room before flat panels took over.
- Late‑1990s to mid‑2000s period pieces and living‑room flashback scenes
- Nostalgia content referencing big‑screen home theatre before flat panels
- A screen‑within‑the‑frame device for showing footage playing on a television
- Anywhere the story needs a large, glowing tube image rather than a modern flat display
Rear-Projection CRT, answered.
- Can I use this in Premiere Pro?
- Yes. The extension applies it non-destructively on your timeline with every parameter keyframeable, including glow bloom and corner falloff.
- Is this the same as the Trinitron WEGA look?
- No. The Trinitron WEGA look is a direct‑view flat CRT tube with tight scanlines and no corner falloff; rear-projection is a much larger, mirror-bounced image with a softer glow and dimmer corners -- a different display technology entirely.
- Does this claim to match one specific TV model?
- It recreates the general signature of rear-projection CRT displays -- internal glow, scanline structure and corner falloff -- rather than the exact output of one named manufacturer or model.
- 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