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

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

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.

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

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-

Capturing your glitch art output is essential for sharing and archiving. Several methods exist, each with different tradeoffs. USB Capture Cards The most common method. Plug your device's output into a capture card, whic

Physical connector reference for video glitch art setups. RCA The ubiquitous yellow video, red/white audio connectors. Carries composite video. Found on virtually all consumer analog video equipment. BNC Professional ver

Comprehensive reference for video signal types used in glitch art setups. Composite CVBS The most common signal in glitch art. Carries all video information luminance, chrominance, sync on a single wire. Yellow RCA conne

A dirty mixer is a video mixer that has been circuit-bent or modified to produce glitch effects beyond its original design. The modifications introduce signal interference, voltage fluctuations, and other disruptions tha

A glitch box, or video glitch device, is a piece of hardware designed to intentionally introduce glitches, distortions, and artifacts into video signals. These devices are used in creative and artistic contexts — video a

A video synthesizer is a hardware device or software application designed to generate and manipulate visual signals, similar to how an audio synthesizer produces and manipulates sound. Synths vs Glitch Boxes Think of gli

Keying allows you to composite video layers by making parts of one layer transparent based on color chroma key or brightness luma key. Chroma Key Removes a specific color — the classic "green screen" effect. In glitch ar

A Time Base Corrector TBC stabilizes video signals by correcting timing errors. When a video signal's timing drifts — common with VHS playback, long cable runs, or signal processing chains — the image can roll, tear, or

Video feedback occurs when a video camera captures its own output displayed on a screen, creating a loop of continuously feeding output back into itself. This generates repeating images, patterns, and distortions — often

Finding glitch art hardware requires knowing where to look and what to look for. Online Marketplaces - eBay — the primary source. Search for specific model numbers. Set up saved searches with alerts for rare items. - Fac