Body · a look in liminal.repair
Security camera effect for your photos, free
Security footage has a look all of its own: a cheap wide lens, a sensor that turns night into coloured noise, interlace scanlines, and a date and time burned into the corner. It reads as "something happened here" before you know what.
beforeafter
Free · no sign-up · runs in your browser — your photo is never uploaded.
The CCTV look rebuilds that from a normal photo — the lens softness, the sensor noise, the scanlines and the timestamp — so a snapshot of your kitchen becomes an exhibit.
How to use it
- Open the tool and drop in a photo.
- Set Noise for the sensor and Scanlines for the interlace; Lens is the cheap wide glass, Wash the lifted, greyed blacks.
- The timestamp is burned into the corner — turn on the date stamp to set the date and time it shows.
- Export, or add it to a video clip for live footage.
Tips
- Wide, empty rooms and corridors sell it — the camera is always mounted high in a corner, so shoot from above if you can.
- Add Night Vision for the after-hours feed, or VHS for tape that has been played too many times.
Shot with CCTV on Explore
Cameras built on it — open one and it loads onto your own photo.
jor @dragonfly · used 7×
kakka @oiva · used 3×FAQ
Can I change the timestamp?
Yes — the date stamp is a separate control; set the date and time it shows.
Does it work on video?
Yes. The look runs live on a clip and exports as MP4 — the timestamp ticks along.
Is it free?
Yes, free with no account; the photo stays in your browser.