Curated by musefeng
Also known as analog color smear, ntsc bleed, composite video artifact, color channel misalignment, retro television glow, tape color bleed, retro video
The horizontal smearing and misalignment of color channels, replicating the vintage warmth and low bandwidth of analog NTSC composite video signals.
Chroma bleed occurs in analog composite video signals (like NTSC or VHS) where color information (chrominance) has lower bandwidth than brightness (luminance). This limitation causes colors to spill, smear, or bleed horizontally past the sharp edges of objects, creating a warm, organic glow.
Where to apply: Perfect for low-light portraits, neon-lit urban scenes, and cinematic stills to evoke a nostalgic, late-20th-century analog broadcast or home video aesthetic.
chroma bleed effect on a close-up portrait, color channels misaligned and smearing horizontally, oversaturated red and blue bleeding past sharp edges, composite video signal degradation, analog NTSC aesthetic --ar 3:2
