Video Glitch filter is an auto-animating filter for simulating the kinds of errors and artifacts that can be apparent during digital video playback.

Special Effects.

To select a preset, choose one from the Presets tab.

Offers two modes for how and when glitches are triggered.

The time at which glitches are triggered is based on the Glitch Interval and Interval Randomness parameters.

A single glitch is triggered whenever the Glitch Intensity crosses a specified threshold (Trigger Threshold parameter) in a positive direction (from lower to higher value) by animating the Glitch Intensity.

Sets the glitch intensity for all glitch groups.

Randomizes the global glitch intensity.

Randomizes the glitch intensity.

With Trigger Mode set to Intensity Threshold and as Glitch Intensity increases, this sets the threshold at which a glitch will be triggered.

Sets the glitch interval.

Randomizes the glitch Interval.

Changes the randomized timing of all glitches.

Forces the first glitch to occur at the beginning of the effect even when the interval is randomized.

The length of the glitches.

Randomizes the glitch duration.

Controls the type of duration.

The actual length of the glitches in time.

The average length of the glitches in time.

The Shift and Shake parameters can create instances where the image is offset and no image appears at the edge of the frame. Edge Handling offers options to Tile or Reflect the image to fill those areas.

With Block Damage enabled, a field of square blocks overlays the image during a glitch. In a typical application, some blocks will be more apparent than others depending on how they composite with the underlying image.

Enables Block Damage.

Sets the Block Damage intensity.

Defines at the point within the duration of the glitch that displays the most blocks, with 0 being the beginning of the glitch, 100 the end, and 50 the midpoint.

Sets the minimum amount of blocks.

Adds more variability to the animation within the glitch duration--larger values produce a flickering appearance.

Controls the number of blocks between gaps. A value of 0 generates completely independent blocks. A value of 100 generates one run of blocks with gaps on either side.

Offers 5 options for the size of the blocks.

Sets the block saturation.

Blend options for compositing with the source image.

Sets the percentage of blocks displaying a pattern.

Adds a variety of smaller patterns.

Sets the maximum opacity of the patterns.

Randomly reduces the opacity of the patterns.

Tints a percentage of the patterns with colors.

When enabled, the area of the source video within the block damage freezes and holds on the same frame for the duration of the glitch.

Randomizes the blocks.

Changes the timing of the blocks.

With Shift enabled, horizontal bands of the image become horizontally displaced and skewed during a glitch.

Enables shift distortions.

Sets the shift intensity.

Defines at the point within the duration of the glitch that displays the most shift, with 0 being the beginning of the glitch, 100 the end, and 50 the midpoint.

Sets the minimum amount of shift.

Adds variability to the animation within the glitch duration--larger values produce a flickering appearance.

Artifacts where horizontal lines of pixels are duplicated and positioned adjacent to each other vertically creates the appearance of vertical stripes.

Sets the peak horizontal shift and jitter amount.

Adjusts the overall density of shift bands.

Controls the number of shifted lines between gaps.

Defines the peak horizontal skew amount.

Adds an additional randomized horizontal shift to each line.

Fades the opacity of every other line.

Randomly skips some line drops.

Randomization of shift intensity.

Changes the timing of the shift.

With Shake enabled, the image position is offset, skewed, and rotated over the duration of the glitch.

Enables shake distortions.

Sets the shake intensity.

Defines at the point within the duration of the glitch that displays the most shake, with 0 being the beginning of the glitch, 100 the end, and 50 the midpoint.

Sets the minimum amount of shake.

Adds variability to the animation within the glitch duration--larger values produce a flickering appearance.

Sets the amount of shake.

Horizontal position of the shake.

Vertical position of the shake.

Controls how much the RGB channels are offset from each other in the direction of the shake movement.

The skew of the shake.

The rotation of the shake.

Randomization of shake intensity.

Changes the timing of the shake.

With Flicker enabled, the brightness and/or saturation of the image flickers during glitches.

Enables flicker distortions.

Sets the flicker intensity.

Defines at the point within the duration of the glitch that displays the most shake, with 0 being the beginning of the glitch, 100 the end, and 50 the midpoint.

Sets the minimum amount of flicker.

Adds variability to the animation within the glitch duration--larger values produce a flickering appearance.

Controls the peak level of brightness.

Sets the randomness of the brightness distortion.

Creates brighter or darker flickering. A value of 0 flickers brighter and darker, a value of 100 only flickers brighter, a value of -100 only flickers darker.

Sets the flicker saturation.

Controls the randomness of the saturation distortion.

Creates oversaturated or desaturated flickering. A value of 0 flickers both ways, a value of 100 only flickers oversaturated, a value of -100 only flickers desaturated.

Randomization of flicker intensity.

Changes the timing of the flickering.

Enabled so a color and not transparency will fill the areas created by shake, shift, and line drop.

Sets the background color.

The parameters in the Curves group control a special timeline-like preview overlay that aids in visualizing the location and duration of the glitches over time. The various glitch preview curves are distinguished by color.

Displays the preview graph.

The preview curve is disabled.

The preview curve is composited over a solid black background.

The preview curve is composited over the glitched image.

Defines the time range of the preview graph.