VHS Camera
Run your camera or videos through a simulated VHS signal
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HN · launched Nov 2, 2026 · 21 upvotes (top 27%) · 0 views
Niche: webcam and video streaming utilities · 91 launches, 8 in the last 7 days ▼ -43% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Media & entertainment
- Content generation
- Prosumer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 91 launches in webcam and video streaming utilities →
Could you build this?
Yes A browser-based VHS and camcorder effect applied to a live camera or video is achievable with WebRTC or getUserMedia and WebGL or canvas shaders, which vibe coding handles well.
Discussion
10 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: ntsc-rs, ntsc.rs, Shadertoy
Concerns raised: Uses ntsc-rs-web code without attribution or license compliance, Looks like a digital filter, not real VHS, Overlay text too small to survive VHS-style filtering, Live video wouldn't pass through tape, so the effect is inconsistent
Feature requests: Webcam filter version
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 935 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #246 of 936 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 366 days after the earliest competitor.
- vhs-phys · github · 2026-11-10 · 34 upvotes · similarity 0.65
- vhsfin · github · 2026-11-08 · 23 upvotes · similarity 0.62
- ComfyUI_RetroTape · github · 2026-09-10 · 13 upvotes · similarity 0.58
- Raw Screen Recordings into Cinematic Apple-Style Product Demos · hn · 2026-09-07 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- convertmovie-media-converter · github · 2026-11-10 · 102 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- video-analyzer · github · 2026-09-17 · 60 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- windvd-media-player · github · 2026-11-10 · 102 upvotes · similarity 0.52
- vcn-video-decoders · github · 2026-11-08 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.52
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