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Film Grain Template
So I know this isn’t the best way to do this but I need a quick render and can’t afford the time it takes to render out my entire film using the Film Grain effect. So I devised a work around if only I can figure out a way to do it. Sorry I am jumping around here but… by carefully looking at the grain structure of both the film grain effect and the noise filter I have found that if I just add a very very slight blur ( like say 1% on a 1920×1080 frame ) to only the blur and nothing else, it looks very close to what the film grain effect that I’m going for, looks like. the only problem is, is that I cant figure out how to add a blur to only an effect and not affect the layers below it. I tried pre-composing and also adjustment layers, etc. and cant figure out how to do this. if at all possible i would love to be able to create a single layer that I can just put over the other footage that will already have the effect applied (sort of a template). any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.
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I think you need to proofread your post again, it’s not 100% clear to me.
But here’s a quickie tip for you for a fast grain effect.
i) Create a new comp of about 5-10 seconds, and add a 50% grey solid.
ii) Apply your chosen grain filter to this layer. You can make it a bit grainier than you would normally, as we can dial back the intensity a little later.
iii) Render this out and import the render file into your project.
iv) Right-click on the file in the project window and choose Interpret Footage. Loop it as many times as you need to.
v) Put the grain file at the top in your own comp. Change the blend mode to Overlay and adjust Opacity to suit.
(Note: This will not work perfectly if you’re using “Blend Colors with 1.0 Gamma”)It’s waaaay quicker to do this than apply a grain filter to an adjustment layer.
Cheers,
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