What It Does
Bad TV Render Only is a specialized license that lets you use the Bad TV plugin on headless render machines through the command line renderer. It requires owning at least one full Bad TV license to purchase.
The plugin creates realistic analog television distortion, including vertical and horizontal sync offsets, scanlines, VCR and DV tape artifacts, and poor reception simulation. The render-only license inherits all effects capabilities from the full version but works exclusively on render farms without a UI.
Key Features
Automatic distortion generation. Creates TV effects without requiring displacement maps.
Vertical sync offset. Produces jumpy old TV screen effects.
Variable-thickness scanlines. Simulates DV tape looks with authentic scan patterns.
Manual sync controls. Adjust time and horizontal sync settings for specific distortion types.
Command line licensing. Version 0.2.1 introduced a new command line licensing tool for render farm deployment.
Who It’s For
This license is for studios running render farms who need to process Bad TV effects across multiple headless machines. It’s not a standalone product, you must already own a full Bad TV license to use it.
Pricing
The render-only license costs $23.20 (special) or $29.00 (regular) as a one-time purchase. Each license covers one headless render machine.
The full Bad TV plugin costs $39.99 separately, or $99 as part of the TV Distortion Bundle (which includes Data Glitch 2, TVPixel, Dot Pixels, and Separate RGB, saving $110 off the $210 individual total).