how to make HD look like vhs?

[Tom Wolsky]

Bad TV should do it. What version of FCP are you using?

All the best,

Tom

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[Rafael Amador]

Hi Andre,
The Nattress “Big Box of Tricks” have few filters that can helps you to get that effect.
rafael

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[Peter Mcauley]

Why not do it the old fashion way and lay it out to vhs and bring it in again, done. Do a test. Get the cut approved and go.

Peter McAuley
Axyz Edit
Toronto
G5 dual 2.0
4 gigs ram
10.4.3
FCP 5.04
QT 7.03
Kona 2 v1.1.4 with K Box
4 X 250 gig external F800 Lacie firewire drive
2 X 23″ Apple cinema display

[Stephan Walfridsson]

And if you want even worse quality just do a couple of straight VHS to VHS dubs (or FCP->VHS->FCP->VHS) until you get the level of degradation that you (and the client) want.

Stephan

[David Bogie]

My standard recommendation on all types of format “looks”: go gently.
A little of these effects goes a long way. Your audience is not stupid and a nice effect that was supposed to enahnce your look and feel can rapidly become a tedious and distracting or boring affectation.

bogiesan

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[Andre Luis]

thanks for your suggestions guys!

in the end, I decided to record the final movie on s-vhs and put it back to the computer. It worked great!

I was thinking too much about filters and even forgot there was this much easier (and in my opnion, better) way. Thanks again!

[David Roth weiss]

When you figure out how to make VHS look like HD you will really have something valuable…

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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[Harry Jenkinson]

What was your workflow for this? Currently trying to the same thing but cant find a sensible/cheap workflow.