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How to determine if a photo's too "grainy"
Dec 4, 2023 16:31:59   #
AviRoad Loc: Westchester County, NY
 
Some of the newer AI software offers an option to "add grain" but I'm thinking this one doesn't really need it. Maybe just a little milk and sugar?

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Dec 5, 2023 10:08:06   #
Jimmy T Loc: Virginia
 
AviRoad wrote:
Some of the newer AI software offers an option to "add grain" but I'm thinking this one doesn't really need it. Maybe just a little milk and sugar?


I have seen that option too . . . .
I will be watching. .
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Dec 5, 2023 22:21:04   #
Harry02 Loc: Gardena, CA
 
In the Oldje days ...
ISO 800 film was made purposely to be grainy.
I didn't know what that purpose was ...

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Dec 5, 2023 23:54:12   #
JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco
 
Harry02 wrote:
In the Oldje days ...
ISO 800 film was made purposely to be grainy.
I didn't know what that purpose was ...


I think it was made purposely to be fast, and that resulted in grain. Some photographers used it because they like the look of grain, but its purpose was low light photography.

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Dec 6, 2023 04:10:13   #
RodeoMan Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
 
If you can use it for sand paper.

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Dec 6, 2023 06:06:44   #
BebuLamar
 
In the film days I don't think they purposely made the film to be grainy. It's something they must accept when they want the film to be fast.

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Dec 6, 2023 07:42:46   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
AviRoad wrote:
Some of the newer AI software offers an option to "add grain" but I'm thinking this one doesn't really need it. Maybe just a little milk and sugar?


That seems odd. It's like giving video that old, grainy, splotchy look, with lines running through the video. That can be done briefly for effect, but not continuously.

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Dec 9, 2023 01:53:52   #
Harry02 Loc: Gardena, CA
 
BebuLamar wrote:
In the film days I don't think they purposely made the film to be grainy. It's something they must accept when they want the film to be fast.


I thought it was. ISO 400 and 1200 didn't have that grainy look. Middle 1960s, near about

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Dec 9, 2023 09:05:43   #
BebuLamar
 
Harry02 wrote:
I thought it was. ISO 400 and 1200 didn't have that grainy look. Middle 1960s, near about


I don't use ISO400 and up because all of them are too grainy for me. I only use 160 or lower.

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