{
 "slug": "chromatic-hit",
 "name": "Glitch hit on a beat",
 "category": "effect",
 "group": "Motion and finish",
 "media": [
  "video"
 ],
 "checked": "2026-11-13",
 "effect": "A two-frame jolt that marks the beat.",
 "use_when": "Music-led edits, a hard reveal.",
 "phrase": "a chromatic split of the colour channels for two to four frames on the downbeat",
 "pitfalls": [
  {
   "text": "Tested on 26 Oct 2026: the default amount of 8 pixels is barely visible on a soft image. Spike the amount for 2 to 4 frames on the hit.",
   "evidence": "measured",
   "source": "Director Chair field notes on motion graphics"
  }
 ],
 "per_model": [],
 "external_refs": [],
 "licensed": [],
 "site_names": [],
 "related": [
  "cut-on-the-beat",
  "sfx-on-the-peak"
 ],
 "rights": "own-work",
 "evidence": "measured",
 "source": {
  "url": null,
  "note": "Own words from Director Chair field notes on motion graphics"
 },
 "body": "",
 "shown_with": null,
 "url": "https://directorchair.ai/effect/chromatic-hit",
 "markdown": "https://directorchair.ai/effect/chromatic-hit.md",
 "prompts": {
  "chat": "Give me an edit brief: where it goes on the timeline, the exact settings, and what to check before export, for a short video about [your product], for [your audience]. The technique is glitch hit on a beat: a two-frame jolt that marks the beat. How it works: a chromatic split of the colour channels for two to four frames on the downbeat. It is right for: music-led edits, a hard reveal. Tested on 26 Oct 2026: the default amount of 8 pixels is barely visible on a soft image. Be concrete: numbers, seconds and settings, no theory. Ask me one question first if something you need is missing."
 },
 "licence": {
  "code": "MIT",
  "text": "CC BY 4.0",
  "third_party": "Clips and card texts inside a \"licensed\" block belong to their makers and are shown with permission and credit."
 }
}