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#033 - Going with the (film) grain

Who knew the US National Archives had a Giphy channel?

Ah film grain, they don't make it like they used to.

But in our spotless digital world you might want to keep some to hand for a few good reasons;

  1. Texture adds depth
  2. Grain fixes 'plastic' skin after de-noising footage
  3. Grain helps to beat compression algorithms
  4. Grain increases the perceived sharpness of your image

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