About Rowbyte Bad TV

Rowbyte Bad TV is a distortion effect for After Effects and Premiere Pro from Rowbyte. It reproduces the look of old television signals by generating distortion directly from user-defined parameters, eliminating the need for displacement maps. The plugin creates a vertical sync offset that mimics the jumpy motion of legacy TVs and renders scan lines of varied thickness for a DV tape appearance. Additional controls include manual time adjustment and horizontal sync manipulation. Rowbyte Bad TV runs on macOS and Windows and supports After Effects from CS6 through the 2024 release, as well as Premiere Pro from CS6 through the 2020 release. The plugin is listed on Toolfarm and includes floating license compatibility for shared‑license environments.

Features

• Automatically creates distortion based on the input parameters
• No displacement maps required
• Vertical Sync offset that causes the jumpy effect seen in old TVs
• Scan lines of varied thickness for a DV Tape effect
• Manual Time Control
• Horizontal Sync Control
• Floating License Compatibility

Best for

After Effects and Premiere Pro artists who need vintage TV and signal‑distortion looks without using displacement maps.