[Leica] Topaz AI and Film Grain

[Tina Manley]

Thanks, Sonny. I'll try that.

Tina

On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 11:39 AM Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Try using the topaz denoise instead of photo.  It gives you more control
> than the overall product.
>
> On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 9:37 AM Tina Manley via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
>
> > LUG -
> >
> > I really like the way Topaz Photo AI rescues some of the faces in my old
> > film scans; however, the end result is too plastic and smooth-looking for
> > me.  I've tried reducing the amount of smoothing but that reduces the
> > sharpness, too.  What I would like to do is re-introduce the film grain
> > without affecting the sharpening.  I've tried in PS - Filter>Noise>Add
> > Noise>Guassian Blur and I've tried the Grain slider in LR but neither of
> > them looks like film grain really.
> >
> > Do you know of a program or setting that will add realistic-looking film
> > grain?
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Tina
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