Effect · animated
Film grain effect
Moving monochrome noise, like photographic film.
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With Film Grain
How it works
Film Grain overlays fine monochrome noise that changes every frame. It runs on the Motion clock, so grain flickers naturally in animated exports and holds still in single images.
Effects apply to the finished frame, so Film Grain works with every style, and the Intensity slider sets how strong it is. Because it animates, it shows fully in GIF, MP4 and WebM exports.
Tips
- Pair with a Vintage or Sepia grade.
- Adds texture that hides banding in smooth gradients.
- Combine with Dust and Vignette for aged footage.
More effects
- VignetteDarken the corners to pull the eye to the centre.
- Scan LinesHorizontal lines and a rolling bright band, like an old monitor.
- ChromaticSplit the image into offset red and cyan copies.
- BloomMake bright glyphs glow into the dark around them.
- GlitchDisplaced slices and colour bars, like a corrupted signal.
- PixelateDownsample the finished frame into big square blocks.
- HalftoneA newspaper dot screen over your image.
- Film DustSpecks, hairs and scratches, like projected film.