Comments on: After Effects: Effects A to Z – Add Grain

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:29:11 +0000

Just try to remember Tarek, that some of the best effects are the ones you don’t even notice. Best, John.

By: Tarek Ahmed

Tarek Ahmed — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:04:44 +0000

Thank You Very Much For Your Reply

I wanted to make scary look or a suspense look .
and i wanted to cover my masking mistakes
But Unfortunately it became very funny :S :S

Any Tips For Making it better ?

Thank you again

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:33:11 +0000

Hi Tarek, thanks for sharing your efforts. I don’t understand why you used “smoke”.

By: Tarek Ahmed

Tarek Ahmed — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:19:23 +0000

John , You Are The Best
You Are My Teacher
i really want to learn alot from you

can i ask you a favour ?
please tell me how to improve my video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRFL66zQASg

thnx in advance

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:13:00 +0000

Hey Craig, sharing the knowledge is what it’s all about! Thanks again.

By: Craig Wall

Craig Wall — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:50:03 +0000

Thanks John. I’m just passing on the knowledge of others!

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:54:14 +0000

Excellent points Craig, thanks for sharing your knowledge. Best, John.

By: Craig Wall

Craig Wall — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:22:41 +0000

John, I wonder if people fully understand: the #1 functional purpose of grain is to *unify* real footage and cg footage.

***Grain helps SELL the shot*** When done correctly it adds to believability.

Think of the importance of color matching or light matching…well here you are matching textures

By: After Effects: Effects A to Z – Add Grain | Adobe Tutorials

After Effects: Effects A to Z – Add Grain | Adobe Tutorials — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:10:40 +0000

[...] Have you ever looked in the Adobe After Effects Effects menu and wondered what some effects are used for? In this extended series of tips take a voyage of discovery as we uncover every default effect that ships with Adobe After Effects. Each week myself and other guest presenters from around the globe will take you on a whirlwind tour through an effect, starting right here with the Add Grain effect. Read the original post: After Effects: Effects A to Z – Add Grain [...]

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:00:18 +0000

Hi Daniel, the only information I found on this effect is on the Tinderbox 3 Manual but I haven’t done a Google search either. All the best, JD.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:48:01 +0000

Thanks for the tip John. I’ve tested it but it gives me very strange results, like a venetian blinds effect. Maybe I don’t know how to use it. Do you have any tutorial using this plugin?

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:35:45 +0000

Thanks for the clarification Daniel. Tinderbox 3 from The Foundry also has a really nice effect named “Silk” that is great for softening skin. Best wishes, JD.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:27:10 +0000

I’m sorry, I made a mistake John, I was taking about the Remove Grain filter, I use it in almost every video project that involves people and skin. The Add Grain I don’t use it too often, the director I usually work with doesn’t like much grainy footage, but I use it in my personal projects sometimes of course.

By: John Dickinson

John Dickinson — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:53:27 +0000

You’re welcome Daniel. Had you been using it before or just started using it?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:50:17 +0000

Thank you very much ! I use this effect almos in all my video projects to soften the skin of people.