Animated CRT TV and VCR effects that can be used as material and post process effects.
Demo v1.02 is available!
Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KgvH8MmETTO9Oy_0M31vS5jr1F_jLmon/view?usp=sharing
Demo introduction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvkInz5I9j8
April 2024 minor update! - Revision 10
Fixed texture sample colorspace error for UE 5.
Added timestamp color parameter.
December 2023 update! - Revision 9
Retainer box fix: Dark colors can now be seen on filter that applied on the widgets.
November 2023 update! - Revision 8
Now you can add the CRT/VHS effects on a retainer box to use on HUD widgets. Retainer_Preset_saturated_VCR_distorted material insance can be used as a retainer box effect. You can run the sample level map to see the effect on the example UI widget included.
July 2023 update! - Revision 7
There is a minor fix on screen hop parameters. It changed as:
(Added) Screen Hop Interval - determines the delay on screen hop effect
(Modified) Screen Hop Intensity - determines the glitched hop distance on the screen
P.S. previous versions of master materials are under the legacy_material folder.
September 2021 Update!
Added Features:
Filter On/Off toggler
Glow
Halation
Low/Hi quaility phosphor option
Mipmap control (blurriness)
Better and cheaper scanlines
3D Monitor & TV models
Seed value for variating screen hopping
Jan 2021 update - https://youtu.be/QR9YYobQ-Bo
This Material and post process filter creates adjustable, Animated CRT, and Video Cassette Recorder effects by 47 parameters.
Note: Scene is not included. Only Multisonic TV static mesh is included.
Parameter list and descriptions
CRT Presets: https://youtu.be/ZtmJL2cYJyA
Post Process Presets: https://youtu.be/z6T5CDVQIpY
CRT Close up View: https://youtu.be/DSIDcY4-2hU
Post Process Animation: https://youtu.be/6E9v4EpHvz8
Post Process Material Adjustments: https://youtu.be/xktQPAezp6A
Material adjustment - Creating 8-Bit Computer Screen: https://youtu.be/xRfzgwPWbUg
Material adjustment - Creating VCR Screen: https://youtu.be/-kFGooXIic4
Time Stamp configuration Tutorial: https://youtu.be/q1pmJXZAEy0
General Effects: Chromatic, Distance, Emissive, Intensity / Screen Brightness, Roughness, Multiplier, Saturation/Desaturation, Vertical Trace Ray Intensity, Vertical Trace Ray Repeat, Vertical Trace Ray Speed, Vignette Amount
Scanline Effects: Scanline Count, Scanline Intensity, Scanline Odd Line Clarity, Scanline Vertical Shift Speed
Screen Scale: Screen Scale (Horizontal), Screen Scale (Vertical)
Signal Quality: Random Horizontal Offset Frequency, Random Horizontal Offset Strength, Screen Hop Frequency, Screen Hop Intensity, White Noise Intensity, WhiteNoise Scale
VCR Effects: Color Tornado Intensity, Tracking Noise Density, Tracking Noise Level, Tracking Noise Scale, Warp BeltInt ensity
Monochrome Screen: B&W or Green Screen, Monochrome Screen
Phosphor Settings: Phosphor Ratio (X/Y), Phosphor Scale, Phosphor Visibility, Slot Mask / Shadow Mask
Pixelation: Pixelation Scale, Pixelation Toggle
Time Stamp: Time Stamp Raito (X/Y), Time Stamp Scale, Time Stamp Opacity, Time Stamp Shift (Horizontal), Time Stamp Shift (Vertical)
January 2021 update!
Signal Distortion
This new effect adds red color based distortion on the screen. Like bad antenna signal reception.
Barrel Distortion
This parameters add adjustable barrel distortion shape and a fake glassy reflection to the screen.