Old film looks with Particular and Color Finesse

Two recent video tutorials showed how to use Trapcode Particular for film looks:

• GC Swot posted 39. Aged Film Using Particles on "how to create film scratches, dirt and dust using Trapcode Particular, which can be saved as an importable element for future projects. Learn how to color correct the footage for an aged, vintage film look..."

• Now, with light leaks, is Red Giant Quicktip #17: Old Film Look, "Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create an old film look with light leaks. He'll be using Trapcode Particular to create the light leaks, and the tools in Magic Bullet Looks to create the look of old damaged footage."

Red Giant Quicktip #17: Old Film Look from Red Giant Software on Vimeo.

Update: For an approach using Color Finesse and 8mm stock, see 01-After Effects | Vintage 8-mm Film Effect Tutorial from James Zanoni on Vimeo.

LCD + video game looks

LCDeffect is a new After Effects script at AE Scripts which allows you to get the look of an LCD or CRT in 1-click. Also, you can easily adjust the separate amount for RGB channels and the resolution of pixelation. The script Tatsuro Ogata (llcheesell) hosts the Japanese AE resource site AEP Project at ae-users.com and blogs at Vilvo Designworks.

LCD Effect test (After Effects experiment) from llcheesell on Vimeo.

Note: You may also like Red Giant TV tutorial Creating a 1980’s Retro Video Game Look and presets/projects from Mylenium like Sprite Grid and Screen Mask.