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What is a Glitch Box?
Hardware that intentionally introduces distortions into video signals for creative purposes.
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What is Video Feedback?
Loop a camera into a monitor or route a mixer's output back into itself for evolving visuals.
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What is a Dirty Mixer?
A circuit-bent video mixer modified to produce glitch effects beyond its original design.
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How to Record Glitch Art
Capture cards, CRT rescanning, tape recording — every method and its tradeoffs.
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Introduction to circuit bending — safety, tools, identifying bend points, and resources.
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Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro 4k
Blackmagic Design
PCIe capture card supporting analog inputs and HDMI up to 4K. Internal card — requires desktop PC with available PCIe slot.
converter
COMPS-VID
RetroTink 2X-Pro
RetroTink (Mike Chi)
Zero-lag line doubler that converts composite, S-Video, and component to clean 480p HDMI. In a glitch chain it is the easy way to get analog output onto modern capture cards and displays without a cheap converter muddyin
capture device
COMPSDI
Test Box
Joebot
This is a test box. It has no real use other than testing things out. If you can read this everything works if you can’t well you’ll never know what this says.
converter
COMPS-VID
MacroSilicon MS9120 USB to CVBS Converter
MacroSilicon
Cheap USB video adapter that works in the opposite direction from a capture card: it takes a USB display signal from your computer and outputs analog composite or S-Video. Handy for feeding digital sources patches, clips
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video mixer
HDMI
Carrot Video HD Rabbit Series 0.01
Carrot Video
Handmade HDMI glitch device from Carrot Video. Purpose-built for creating digital glitch effects on HDMI signals. One of the few dedicated HDMI glitch devices.
modular
COMP
Chroma Cauldron
Chroma Cauldron
Eurorack video synthesis modules compatible with LZX signal format. Focused on color and pattern generation.
video mixer
COMPS-VID
EDIROL V-4
Roland
Roland's workhorse 4-channel video mixer. T-bar fader, built-in effects, transition wipes, picture-in-picture, and MIDI control. Extremely popular for live VJ performance and glitch art setups. The MIDI control makes thi
capture device
HDMI
Elgato Cam Link 4k
Elgato
Simple HDMI-to-USB capture. Appears as a webcam to the computer. Very plug-and-play but HDMI only — no analog inputs.
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Tape Formats and Camcorders
Tape is where a lot of glitch texture comes from — head-switching noise, dropouts, chroma smear, and the soft analog degradation you can't fake convincingly in software. This is a quick field guide to the formats you'll
concepts
Analog vs Digital
Understanding the difference between analog and digital video signals is fundamental to glitch art. Each type degrades and glitches in fundamentally different ways. Analog Signals Analog video signals are continuous elec
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Codecs, Containers, and File Types
Understanding video codecs and container formats is essential for datamoshing and file-based glitch art. Codecs A codec encodes and decodes video data. Common codecs include H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC, ProRes, and VP9. For da
techniques
CRT Rescanning
CRT rescanning involves pointing a camera at a CRT display to capture the analog character of the screen — scan lines, phosphor glow, color bleeding, and screen curvature. Camera Selection The camera matters enormously.
technical
EDID — Extended Display Identification Data
EDID is how displays communicate their capabilities to source devices. Understanding EDID is important when working with HDMI devices, scalers, and converters. What It Does When you connect an HDMI device to a display, t
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How to Build a Glitch Box
Circuit bending is the creative modification of electronic circuits to create new instruments and audio/visual devices. Safety First - Never bend anything connected to mains power — only work with battery-powered or low-
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