Open-source video emulation of analog TV and VHS artifacts
ntsc-rs is a free, open-source VHS and analog TV video effect. Use it online in your browser, as a standalone application, or as a plugin for DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, and more.
ntsc-rs is the kind of retro tool I actually love.
Most VHS filters fake the vibe from the outside. ntsc-rs goes lower-level and simulates the NTSC/VHS signal path itself, so the artifacts feel less like a preset and more like the real mess.
You can use it as a standalone app, in the browser, or as a plugin inside Premiere, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, and other OpenFX editors.
There is something funny about this category. The artifacts people once tried so hard to avoid are now becoming the look people want back.
Maybe every medium eventually turns its failure modes into aesthetics..!
About NTSC-RS on Product Hunt
“Open-source video emulation of analog TV and VHS artifacts”
NTSC-RS launched on Product Hunt on June 8th, 2026 and earned 135 upvotes and 6 comments, placing #8 on the daily leaderboard. ntsc-rs is a free, open-source VHS and analog TV video effect. Use it online in your browser, as a standalone application, or as a plugin for DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, and more.
On the analytics side, NTSC-RS competes within Open Source, TV, GitHub and Photo & Video — topics that collectively have 117.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how NTSC-RS performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted NTSC-RS?
NTSC-RS was hunted by Zac Zuo. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of NTSC-RS including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Zac Zuo
Hi everyone!
ntsc-rs is the kind of retro tool I actually love.
Most VHS filters fake the vibe from the outside. ntsc-rs goes lower-level and simulates the NTSC/VHS signal path itself, so the artifacts feel less like a preset and more like the real mess.
You can use it as a standalone app, in the browser, or as a plugin inside Premiere, After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, and other OpenFX editors.
There is something funny about this category. The artifacts people once tried so hard to avoid are now becoming the look people want back.
Maybe every medium eventually turns its failure modes into aesthetics..!