Plug in and perform
Connect any HDMI, composite, or component video source. Load a program. Start creating. No software setup, no plugin chains, no laptop required.
Demo Reel
See it in action
Watch closely
One instrument. One program between ordinary and extraordinary.
Pop Art Posterize
stipple
Technicolor Film
glorious
Signal Scramble
scramble
Scanimate Warp
elastica
Thermal False Color
isotherm
Retro Color Quantize
stic
Pick a path, any path
Every creator arrives with a different source and a different intention. The instrument does not care. It is ready for all of them.
Live Performance
Turn camera footage into tactile broadcast-style motion graphics live.
Glitch & Texture
Add hands-on glitch and color processing to HDMI sources with no laptop plugin chain.
Format Converter
Bridge modular video, analog formats, and HDMI from one box.
Audio-Reactive
Bring MIDI, CV, and audio reactivity to real video hardware in minutes.
Real hardware
Old school, industrial build quality. Just like broadcast video electronics from the 70s and 80s.
Built by video freaks
Assembled by hand in a basement workshop in Portland, Oregon.
Why Videomancer?
An ever-expanding library of effects
From broadcast color correction to destructive glitch, every program is a new instrument. Regular firmware updates deliver fresh creative tools for free.
Open source SDK
Build your own video effects with the open source Videomancer SDK. Share programs, get help, and collaborate with a welcoming community of artists and engineers on Discord and GitHub.
Updates
What's New
2026-04-15
Artist Feature: Derick Noetzel
Derick Noetzel is a video artist and live visual collaborator. After a friend showed him a video of Vidiot, he preordered it without any prior video art experience, or even an awareness of what it was
2026-04-14
Videomancer Demo Reel — April 2026
We put together a new demo reel showcasing raw output from the 24 programs available in the current release candidate firmware, Videomancer 1.0.0-rc.13. Each clip is a direct capture from Videomancer
2026-04-08
Artist Feature: Jaime Dames
Jaime Dames is a video art professor and video artist from Chile. "I lead an educational project called Taller De Video Analógico, where I create learning experiences focused on exploring video feedba
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About LZX Industries
LZX Industries designs and manufactures analog and digital video synthesis instruments in Portland, Oregon. Our Eurorack-format modules give artists, musicians, and VJs real-time control over color, pattern, and motion — bridging the worlds of modular synthesis and visual art. Every product is engineered, assembled, and tested in-house.
What Is Video Synthesis?
Video synthesis is the art of generating and manipulating video signals with electronic circuits. Unlike conventional video editing, a video synthesizer creates imagery from scratch — oscillators produce patterns, ramps define gradients, and voltage-controlled processors blend, key, and colorize signals in real time. The result is a live, performable visual instrument that responds to hands-on control and external audio.