Effects — Film
Film grain effect
Add realistic film grain with an amount control and a seed for repeatable results.
- Status
- Live
- Category
- Film
- Settings
- 2
What is the Film grain effect?
Film grain comes from the silver halide crystals or dye clouds in photographic film. Faster films, such as ISO 800 and above, have coarser grain, which many photographers love for texture and mood.
Use Amount to control how strong the grain is, and Seed to pick a different random pattern. Grain also helps hide banding in smooth gradients and gives digital photos a more organic feel.
Film grain settings
- Amount
- Seed
Best photos for it
- Portraits and street photography
- Black-and-white conversions
- Digital photos that look too clean
Tips for better results
- Tip 01
Add grain as the last step in your stack.
- Tip 02
Use stronger grain on black-and-white images.
- Tip 03
Keep the amount modest on photos you intend to print small.
Common questions
What does the seed do?
It picks the random grain pattern. The same seed gives the same grain.
Similar effects
- Film stockEmulate six classic film looks: Portra 400, Tri-X, Cinestill 800T, Velvia, Polaroid and Kodachrome, with a grain control.Available
- VignetteDarken the edges of a photo to draw the eye inward, with amount and size controls.Available
- Bloom / halationAdd a glowing bloom and warm film-style halation around bright areas, with threshold, radius, amount and tint controls.Available
Also searched as: Grain filter, Noise effect, Analog grain.