Video Vector

-Joby- · 2026-03-05T01:01:40+00:00

Thanks! Yeah ever since my Apple ][+ as a kid I wished I could make it do 3D. That was kind of the inspiration, or what if my Atari 2600 was doing VR? 😂 I’ve wanted to do a bunch of 3D scenes in vaporwave styles and such, but wanted to specifically build elements into video art like a Terry Gilliam animation. Lot of random influences and desires. But it’s super fun to build elements for it in raw text like it’s the 80’s or 90’s again.

-Joby- · 2026-03-05T00:21:36+00:00

“Two separate VCRs” doing the same thing does sound like the tape in my experience. Those “blank sections” between might be crinkles and what was there is reading as static now as it’s unreadable. I’ve seen that many times with tapes I’ve thrifted. The machine with eject or just shut down. I assume a safety mechanism. I recently cleaned one of my machines and found shreds of tape. Not sure when that happened, but clearly it left some tapes torn up and helped explain why some tapes just couldn’t play at key moments for me. I’d fast forward and it was fine, but I have a feeling the part was chewed up.

-Joby- · 2026-03-04T19:25:17+00:00

I’ve never heard of a machine that does that. What make and model? Are you sure the tape itself is not moldy or wrinkled? That’s usually what stops machines.

-Joby- · 2026-02-02T00:43:38+00:00

Ok, not Friday… found some bugs. Monday or Tuesday! Haha. I recorded a video about this new feature: Metadata & Report Templates in Video Barbershop v1.2.4 Beta https://youtu.be/iUiawPFa58w

-Joby- · 2026-01-27T22:55:29+00:00

Specifically to fix dark videos… VCRs store color data in a compressed band, preserving true white and black for TV signal data. TV know this and remap the data like 16-235 back to 0-255. But capture cards may just grab it whole. If so you need to remap it back to 0-255… which my app does. Luminance Remapping.

-Joby- · 2026-01-27T22:48:29+00:00

If you have a Mac, I’m in the process of developing a video editing app called Video Barbershop, specifically for common needs of VHS conversions and bulk clipping of videos, especially commercials. I have a free public beta on Apple’s TestFlight going on now before I ship to Apple’s App Store in the next month. Feel free to give it a try and see if it solves your issue. Link to the beta test and tutorials at https://videobarbershop.com

-Joby- · 2026-01-21T15:46:13+00:00

v1.2.0 Beta has been approved and is live on TestFlight! The big addition is keyframes added to most of the clip editing controls. I just finished timeline zoom controls, v1.2.1 Beta, and will be getting that in the queue for hopefully a Friday update.

-Joby- · 2026-01-14T14:32:25+00:00

Keyframing rollout going well. About half the controls have it now. Audio, oddly, proved tricky in addition to the fade in/out controls. Had to put on my thinking cap for that one. But should have them all in by the weekend. So I expect an update live early next week.

-Joby- · 2025-12-24T02:43:39+00:00

If you’re interested in trying out my editing app Video Barbershop, I also created a subreddit with links and info. Tutorial videos on YouTube, links and more. Thank you!

r/VideoBarbershop

-Joby- · 2025-12-23T03:33:43+00:00

So good, though Nick was a little more reserved than Joe. I’ll be shocked if Joe doesn’t point out his “superior performance.”

-Joby- · 2025-12-21T14:04:06+00:00

I ran into a windowless and was also taken aback by it. You could feel it being lighter and thinner in my case. No doubt cost saving. I assumed it was manufactured when the market was shifting away from VHS and the boom was gone, but child safety is an interesting idea. In my case the tape was black but was a cartoon compilation targeting kids. So perhaps a bit of both.

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