What It Does
CRTX Lite replicates the look of a real CRT monitor using the same rendering engine as its bigger sibling, Full CRTX, but with a much smaller control set. Drop it on a clip, pick a preset, tweak a handful of macro sliders, and render. The result is a believable tube-display image without needing to build the look from scratch or navigate deep technical panels.
It works in both Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, with Premiere Pro support added in the initial release.
Key Features
Preset dropdown. Six built-in display families cover the most common CRT looks: Clean Monitor, Consumer TV, Arcade, Vintage Tube, Broadcast Fail, and RF Damage. Choosing a preset sets the baseline character of the entire effect.
Focused macro controls. Rather than exposing every subsystem, CRTX Lite groups everything into a short list of high-impact controls: look strength, screen type, screen texture, scanlines, glow, shutter, tone (brightness, contrast, color temperature, tint), signal damage, motion warp, curvature, and render quality. Enough to shape the look, not enough to get lost.
Core CRT effects. The engine handles scan structure, CRT mask texture, bloom, glow, analog softness, signal noise, color smear, and subtle instability. These run underneath the simplified UI and fire without any manual assembly.
GPU acceleration. Rendering is GPU-accelerated for faster previews and final output. CPU mode is available for lighter jobs or non-GPU setups, though GPU is the recommended path for 4K timelines and high-quality preset work.
CRTX Lite vs Full CRTX. Lite is the right choice when the goal is speed and a clean workflow. Full CRTX adds deep per-subsystem control, including RF stripes, ghosting, hum bars, sync tear, phosphor persistence, glass reflectivity, keystone, audio-reactive options, and a full preset export system. If you need that level of art direction, the upgrade path is there.
Who It’s For
CRTX Lite suits editors and motion artists who want a convincing analog television look for music videos, title sequences, retro-themed content, or broadcast-style pieces without spending time on technical setup. It works well for daily production where the CRT treatment is a finishing move rather than a designed system.
If you are building a custom CRT look pipeline, creating reusable preset packs, or need precise control over every display subsystem, Full CRTX is the better fit.
Pricing
CRTX Lite is a one-time purchase at $44.99. A free trial is available directly from the aescripts product page. Single user, floating server, and render-only license types are offered.