TimeMachine

TimeMachine is an All-in-One solution to create Retro effects and Generative art. It comes with a total of 10 different effect engines that include 4 dithering engines like Error Diffusion and Ordered dithering, a new Modulation algorithm, a powerful tile-based ASCII art generator, Waveform Scanlines, Quad Tree, Vector Trace, and Oscilloscope effect. It also comes with a full suite of post effects like signal distortion, crt tv looks, chromatic aberration, dot matrix and glow.

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TimeMachineAE + Premiere Pro

Professional-grade retro stylization and generative art effects for After Effects and Premiere Pro. TimeMachine combines 10 generation engines, an advanced color palette feature, per-channel processing, display simulation, signal damage, and advanced glow. It is an all in one solution for recreating a magical bygone era which we all loved and miss.

Build CRT, VHS, LED, terminal, print, glitch, and experimental looks from one deeply customizable plugin.

Dithering Suite

TimeMachine comes with 4 dithering engines- Error Diffusion, Ordered Dither, Pattern Dither, and Blue Noise with over 60 total presets. You won't find this level of customizability anywhere else.

Error DiffusionOrdered DitherPattern DitherBlue Noise
Modulation

A powerful new uniform modulation algorithm, with maximum control for artistic flexibility and easy one click animation.

Oscilloscope

Oscilloscope turns the image into bright traced lines, like an old vector display. It works especially well for music visuals, HUD graphics, terminal looks, and anything that needs that glowing signal feel.

Power Grid

Power Grid is the modernized ASCII art generator. It is one of the most flexible parts of TimeMachine, and it can go from old computer graphics to something much more graphic and abstract. It supports thousands of east asian and latin characters and also supports the full modern emoji catalogue.

Quad-Tree

Quad-Tree breaks the frame into larger and smaller blocks based on the image itself. It is great when you want something that feels processed, structural, and a little less predictable than standard pixelation.

Waveform Scanlines

Waveform Scanlines is useful when you want the image to feel scanned/striped. It creates the image using radio signals.

Vector Trace

Vector Trace pulls the image apart into lines and contours. It works well for sketchy or plotter-like looks where you want hand drawn feel.

RGB Channel Split Control

TimeMachine allows you to treat the red, green, and blue channels separately, meaning you can apply different effects and settings in different channels. It makes it much easier to dial in misregistration, color offsets, and broken-screen style looks without fighting the rest of the effect.

Post Effects Control Panel

These are the finishing tools. Once the main engine is doing the right thing, this section helps sell the display, signal damage, and glow.

CRTDot MatrixChromaticSignalGlow
CRT Simulation

Use this when you want the result to feel like it is actually living on a screen. The scanlines, mask, and beam controls do a lot of the work here.

Dot Matrix

Good for LED boards, scoreboard looks, and low-resolution panel graphics. The dot controls let you push it from soft signage to much harsher display pixels.

Chromatic Aberration

A simple way to add edge separation and color fringing. It is useful when the image feels too clean and you want a bit of lens or display damage.

Signal Distortion

Emulate old school analogue signal damage for authentic retro visuals. For tracking problems, tape wobble, channel drift, and general playback damage.

Vibe Glow

A GPU accelarated glow with pro-grade quality and features, specially made for TimeMachine effects.

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Version History

1.0 -

May 11, 2026

Initial release

Compatibility

After Effects

2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022

Premiere Pro

2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022

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