What It Does

TV Distortion Bundle is a collection of five plugins from Rowbyte that cover the full range of TV and digital image degradation effects, from flickering analog signals to blocky satellite glitches and RGB channel splitting. All five plugins work natively in both After Effects and Premiere Pro (CS6 and later, including recent versions).

Key Features

Data Glitch 2. Generates realistic digital glitch patterns on the fly, including scan, block, offset, and rect types. You can drive the glitch with audio for reactive effects, simulate compression artifacts, and control effects per channel in both YUV and RGB. Supports alpha channels, which makes it particularly useful for glitching text or logos.

Bad TV. Replicates analog television distortion with control over vertical and horizontal sync offsets and scanline intensity. Can simulate VCR tape, DV tape, and poor reception. Manual time control lets you keyframe the distortion precisely rather than relying on auto-animation.

TVPixel. Breaks footage down into discrete R, G, and B pixel blocks, mimicking the physical pixel layout of a real TV or LCD screen. Good for low-res monitor simulations or retro broadcast looks.

Dot Pixels. Similar to TVPixel but pixelates into circles and rings instead of squares. A native plugin for both After Effects and Premiere Pro.

Separate RGB. Splits the red, green, and blue channels so you can offset, fade, rotate, or blur each one independently on a single layer. The go-to tool in this bundle for chromatic aberration effects and color fringing.

Who It’s For

Editors and motion designers who regularly work on music videos, horror content, sci-fi titles, or any project that calls for a degraded or glitchy visual style. Having all five tools in a single bundle means you can combine effects, for example pairing Bad TV with Separate RGB, without switching between separately licensed products.

Pricing

The bundle is a one-time purchase at $99, which represents a saving of $110 over buying all five plugins individually at their regular total of $210. No subscription is required.

  • A render-only license is available for $25, intended for headless render machines. You must own at least one full TV Distortion Bundle license to purchase it.
  • Existing users of individual Rowbyte plugins may qualify for upgrade pricing. Log in on the aescripts product page to check eligibility.
  • A free trial is available from the product page.