u/spiderick69

Spent the last few months building a small Windows tool to make datamoshing less painful. This is one of the first tests – just bloom on a city clip, nothing fancy. Timeline-based, keeps audio intact, no command line.

The tool is called MOSH_UNIT. Still tweaking things but happy with how it's coming along. If you're curious, check my profile for more info.

Let me know what you think!

’ve been messing with datamoshing for a while, but every tool I found either needed a CS degree or spat out cryptic error messages. So I built my own – and it’s completely local (runs on your machine, nothing uploaded anywhere), with a clean, Canva‑style interface that literally anyone can open and start using in 10 seconds.

What it does (in plain English):

• Drag in clips → they appear as filmstrips on a single timeline.
• Click between two clips → transition (they melt into each other).
• Click anywhere on a clip → bloom (that pulsating/exploding glitch effect).
• Trim clips by dragging the edges.
• Reorder clips with left/right buttons.
• Hit space to preview, export as MP4 – with audio (yes, the audio stutters along with the bloom, so it actually syncs).

Why it’s different:

• No “I‑frames”, “P‑frames”, “RIFF”, “XVID” – it’s all hidden.
• One‑click effects, sensible defaults, but you can tweak bloom duration if you want.
• The timeline scales properly (scroll + zoom), so you never lose track of long clips.
• Everything stays on your computer – no cloud, no registration, just a standalone .exe (Windows) or you can run it from source.

I’ve been testing it for weeks and it’s stable, but I’m curious: is this something you’d actually use? What features would make it a must‑have for you? Should I clean up the packaging and release it properly?

Try the build (I’ll drop a link if enough people are interested) or just tell me what sucks – I’m all ears.

Cheers!