Bad TV

An After Effects and Premiere Pro native plugin designed to create Realistic Bad TV Distortion.

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Description
TV Distortion Bundle: 5 plugins for only $129.99

An After Effects and Premiere Pro native plugin designed to create Realistic Bad TV Distortion based on the algorithm written by Memo Atken. Compatible only with Win/Mac.

Demo

Features:

  • New in v2.1: Huge performance update for both Premiere Pro & After Effects.
  • Automatically creates distortion based on the input parameters.
  • No displacement maps are required.
  • Creates Vertical Sync offset which causes the jumpy effect seen in Old TVs.
  • Creates scan lines of varied thickness to give a DV Tape effect.
  • Compatible with After Effects Premiere Pro (CS5 and above).
  • Manual Time Control.
  • Horizontal Sync Control.

Upgrade and License options

Floating licenses are available for purchase separately by selecting them from the "License Type" pulldown above the price. Please note that Floating Licenses only work in conjunction with the Floating License Server.

Render Only licenses are available for purchase separately here.

Upgrade notice: BadTV v2 switched to being a licensed plugin. The upgrade is FREE but to receive your license you need to add the new version to the cart and checkout. Make sure you login (or create a new account) with the same email address that was used for the original purchase.

Please Note: Starting with v2.0, this plug-in is no longer compatible with Flash or Photoshop.

Discussions

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Version History

2.7.5 -

Apr 21, 2025

- Fixed version mismatch errors.

2.7.4 -

Sep 24, 2024

- Minor bugfixes

2.7.3 -

Mar 29, 2024

- Minor bugfixes and compatibility update

2.7.2 -

Dec 23, 2021

- Floating License Server Compatibility Update

2.7.1 -

Aug 5, 2021

- MFR Support in After Effects.

- Apple Silicon support for Premiere.

2.6.0 -

Jun 8, 2021

- Resolved Issues in Premiere Pro

- Linking version to TV Distortion Bundle version

2.1.7b -

Mar 15, 2021

- Updated installer for 2021

2.1.7 -

Jun 2, 2020

- Floating License Compatibility

2.1.6b -

Nov 5, 2019

- 2020 Installer

2.1.6 -

Sep 21, 2019

- Catalina Compatibility

2.1.5 -

Dec 3, 2018

- Fixed Floating License Server Compatibility

2.1.4 -

Dec 3, 2018

- Support for Floating Licenses

2.1.3b -

Oct 22, 2018

- CC 2019 Installers

2.1.3a -

Oct 23, 2017

- CC 2018 Installers

2.1.3 -

Mar 17, 2017

- Minor bug fixes in Premiere

2.1.2b -

Jan 3, 2017

Added installer support for CC 2017

2.1.2a -

Jun 23, 2016

Added installer support for CC 2015.3

2.1.2 -

Aug 10, 2015

Fixed crash in CC 2015.

2.1.1 -

Jun 16, 2015

Added support for CC 2015

2.1a -

Jun 22, 2014

Added support for CC 2014

Compatibility

After Effects

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, CS6

Premiere Pro

2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, CS6

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Updated: Oct 21, 2025 1:35 AM