Film the screen, without filming a screen.

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CRT STUDIO turns a flat layer into a display you can photograph. Move the camera across the glass, choose the point that stays sharp, let the edges fall out of focus, and tune the phosphor structure until the image feels emitted instead of overlaid. It all stays inside After Effects, ready to animate with the rest of your comp.

Native After Effects effect, applied directly to a layer
Eight display models, from consumer CRT and slot mask to LCD and LED
Twenty-four starting looks for straight-on, macro, side-focus, broadcast, arcade, and degraded screens
Camera angle, target, distance, focus point, depth of field, roll, distortion, and vignette
Resolution-aware pixel density, scanlines, emission, glow, and temporal screen behavior
Animate the controls over time inside After Effects
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control every pixel

Control every pixel.

CRT STUDIO emulates the real science behind a screen — phosphor cells, aperture grilles, scanlines, and the way light emits through the mask. Others fake the look with a grid overlay pasted on top; CRT STUDIO rebuilds the display itself, so every pixel is yours to shape.

the camera is the effect

Stop laying a grid on top.

CRT STUDIO treats the screen, the image, and the camera as one shot. Phosphors carry the picture. Bright areas energize the display. Focus follows the glass instead of blurring the whole frame evenly.

Move the camera01

Change the camera angle, target, and distance to turn a flat frame into a photographed surface.

Pull focus02

Place the focus point where the image should hold, then let depth of field soften the glass around it.

Choose the screen03

Move from classic phosphor masks to broadcast, plasma, LCD, and LED structures without rebuilding the shot.

inside after effects

One effect. The whole shot.

Apply CRT STUDIO to a layer, choose a starting look, then animate the controls you need. The essentials stay visible. Lens, display, motion, and temporal controls stay folded away until you want them.

Native After Effects effectcamera · display · motion · temporal

eight display models

Start with the hardware.

Each model changes the structure carrying the image, not just the texture sitting above it. Pixel density and cell gap remain live so the screen can hold up from a wide shot to a macro.

01
Consumer CRT
02
Aperture Grille
03
Broadcast Monitor
04
Plasma
05
LCD Stripe
06
LED Wall
07
Shadow Mask
08
Slot Mask

built for the timeline

Pick a look. Keep moving.

camera · focus · emission · scanlines — keyframed in After Effects

24 starting looks

Straight-on, macro, side-focus, broadcast, arcade, degraded, and animated setups.

Preview or final

Choose a lighter preview mode while shaping the shot, then switch quality for the final render.

Animate what matters

Camera, focus, lens, emission, motion, and screen behavior live beside the rest of your AE keyframes.

Controls that stay out of the way

The main shot controls remain visible while advanced groups stay collapsed until needed.

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