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Glitch effect for video

Digital break-up: blocks of the picture jump sideways and the colours tear. For a beat or a scene change, so give it a short length.

Shown on Ban Jelačić square in Zagreb at blue hour

Before · the same request without it
After · Digital break-up for a beat or a scene change, kept light enough that the shot underneath still reads.

The entry

Add it to a clip's effects list. Entries run in the order you write them.

{
  "type": "glitch",
  "amount": 0.28
}

Settings

NameAcceptsDefaultWhat it does
amount0 to 1or keyframes0.550 to 1, how often the picture breaks.

Run it

The whole request behind the render above. Paste it as it is, or swap the file for your own.

job.ts
import { createClient, outputUrl } from "@rendobar/sdk";


const rb = createClient({ apiKey: process.env.RENDOBAR_API_KEY });


const job = await rb.jobs.run({
  type: "compose",
  params: {
    schemaVersion: 1,
    output: {
      format: "mp4",
      resolution: {
        width: 960,
        height: 540
      }
    },
    timeline: {
      tracks: [
        {
          clips: [
            {
              asset: {
                type: "video",
                src: "https://cdn.rendobar.com/compose/showcase/media/night.mp4"
              },
              start: 0,
              effects: [
                {
                  type: "glitch",
                  amount: 0.28
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  },
});


console.log(outputUrl(job));

Install with npm i @rendobar/sdk. jobs.run() submits and waits, so it returns the finished job in one call.

terminal
curl https://api.rendobar.com/jobs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RENDOBAR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"type":"compose","params":{"schemaVersion":1,"output":{"format":"mp4","resolution":{"width":960,"height":540}},"timeline":{"tracks":[{"clips":[{"asset":{"type":"video","src":"https://cdn.rendobar.com/compose/showcase/media/night.mp4"},"start":0,"effects":[{"type":"glitch","amount":0.28}]}]}]}}}'

Returns immediately with a job id. Poll GET /jobs/{id} or register a webhook rather than blocking on the request.

Questions

What does the glitch effect do in compose?

Digital break-up: blocks of the picture jump sideways and the colours tear. For a beat or a scene change, so give it a short length. Digital break-up for a beat or a scene change, kept light enough that the shot underneath still reads.

How do I add glitch to a video with an API?

Send a compose job to the Rendobar API with this entry in the timeline: {"type":"glitch","amount":0.28}. Add it to a clip's effects list. Entries run in the order you write them. The request on this page is complete and renders as shown.

What are the default settings for glitch?

Every setting has a default, so the type on its own is enough: amount 0.55. Set only the ones you want to change.

Footage and sound

More in the reference

Camera shake Handheld energy on a steady shot. The frame's edges never show. Pixelate Large square pixels over the whole picture. Posterize Flatten the picture into a few steps of each color, like a screen print. RGB shift Red and blue pulled apart sideways for an analog edge, kept to a fringe so the shot underneath still reads. Scan lines The dark lines of a CRT monitor. Sketch The picture as a pencil drawing.

See all 77 in the effects reference →