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..!
this is awesome! reflection about the name - I thought NTSC and PAL were equivalent in Europe/US! Is there any actual difference of formats or is it just a nice name? :- D
It's funny how entire generations of engineers worked to remove these artifacts, and now creators are trying to bring them back 😄 Congrats on the launch!
This is exactly the kind of “VHS effect” tool I’d want to use.
A lot of retro filters just throw noise, scanlines, and a color overlay on top, and it looks fake pretty quickly. ntsc-rs seems more interesting because it actually tries to model the signal and tape artifacts behind the look.
The plugin support is also a big deal. If I can use it inside Premiere, After Effects, or Resolve instead of exporting through a separate toy app, it becomes part of a real editing workflow.
I really like this idea. Dont know why maybe becouse I was back then a teenager I used to use VHS casettes to record tv programms and rent movies on that formats. your solution gives me back that nostalgia feeling that is pretty rewarding. I added similar effect to my app, like monochromatic cinematoskope on which I watched VHS cassettes, So I pretty understand your concept. It is really really Great!
I dig this.. Especially that last line about every medium turning its failure modes into aesthetics. That's gonna stick with me. Happens in music too, tape hiss and distortion were problems people spent decades engineering out, now we pay for plugins to put them back. Funny world we live in. Cool project.
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 138 upvotes and 7 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.
NTSC-RS was featured in Open Source (68.5k followers), TV (5.5k followers), GitHub (41.2k followers) and Photo & Video (2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 38.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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.
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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..!