old tv set

hello to all

I am trying to create an old tv set (you know, rounded cathodic tube, almost a magnifying glass) displaying some black and white movies.
I’ve already found the information on how to insert and play movies in my 3d scene, but I can’t find the way to make the image glow.

I would also like the image to be deformated by the front glass of the tube (do I need a raytracer for this ?).

For sure, the answer must be in the material/texture settings, but what a mess… so many parameters, so many buttons and sliders !
I’m new in Blender. It is a great software. I find it quite intuitive… Excepted the material section !
I know I still have to work on the manuals. But anyway, maybe someone can help me.

Any suggestions, hints, tutorials… are welcome.

Thanks a lot.

Marcos (noob)

P.S. it could be a good challenge topic, no?

Check the ‘Robocop’ and ‘Glow’ plugins here:

http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~mein/blender/plugins/sequence.html

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thanks, I’ll check it out !

exelent link, tnx man!