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CRT Screengrab

1 steals· updated sep 2026
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Recreate this uploaded photo as if it were paused on an old CRT television screen — the kind with a glass tube and visible scanlines. Lay in fine horizontal scanlines across the entire image, subtle screen curvature that gently bows the edges and corners inward like they're wrapping around a curved glass screen, and a soft RGB subpixel glow/halo around bright highlights.

Push the color grading toward a dated broadcast-TV look — slightly boosted contrast, warm-leaning midtones, gently clipped highlights, and a touch of color bleed where bright and dark areas meet. Add a faint soft blur consistent with low-resolution analog broadcast, plus light static grain, without turning the image into a blur-fest.

Keep the subject's identity, pose, composition, and framing exactly as in the original photo — do not change who or what is in frame, the setting, or the layout. Do not smooth or soften skin, do not add plastic/AI-airbrushed texture, and do not erase natural texture or grain in favor of digital noise. This should read as a real screengrab off an old television, not a modern digital filter.

The final result should look like a screengrab of this exact photo playing back on an old CRT TV — scanlines, curved-glass distortion, subpixel glow, and warm dated broadcast colors over an otherwise unchanged scene.
How to use — free
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Steal the prompt
Hit the button — the full prompt is on your clipboard.
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Open Gemini or ChatGPT
Start a new chat and attach a clear photo of yourself (face visible, good light).
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Paste & generate
Paste the prompt, send, and download your result. Tweak words to taste.

Is the CRT Screengrab prompt free?

Yes — completely free. No login, no credits, no paywall. Click the copy button and the full prompt is yours.

Which AI tools work with the CRT Screengrab prompt?

It's tested with Gemini and ChatGPT. Attach a clear photo of yourself, paste the prompt, and generate.

Can I edit the prompt?

Absolutely — that's the point. Swap any clause (lighting, mood, film stock, setting) to make the result yours.