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Adding grain to a film before a cinema screening?

Alwyne Kennedy

6 years, 9 months ago - Alwyne Kennedy

Just finished a film. It was shot in raw, on a Sony FS700, so pretty good dynamic range.

Should I add a bit of grain before it goes off to screenings? What do other shooters do regarding this?

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Paddy Robinson-Griffin

6 years, 9 months ago - Paddy Robinson-Griffin

I suggest not - adding fake grain means the MPEG-based compression has to track more granular detail, and for a fixed file size will give you worse results. Noise is the enemy of compression!

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Alwyne Kennedy

6 years, 9 months ago - Alwyne Kennedy

Thanks, Paddy. I'd already decided not to add grain as there are no banding issues to disguise in my film.

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