Simulate film grain, Retouch with the spot removal brush – Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC User Manual
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Processing and developing photos
Last updated 4/20/2015
Simulate film grain
The Grain section of the Effects panel has controls for creating a stylistic effect reminiscent of particular film stocks.
You can also use the Grain effect to mask resampling artifacts.
Together, the Size and Roughness controls determine the character of the grain. Check grain at varying zoom levels to
ensure that the character appears as desired.
Amount
Controls the amount of grain applied to the image. Drag to the right to increase the amount. Set to zero to
disable grain.
Size
Controls grain particle size. At sizes of 25 or greater, blue is added to make the effect look better with noise
reduction.
Roughness
Controls the regularity of the grain. Drag to the left to make the grain more uniform; drag to the right to
make the grain more uneven.
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Retouch with the Spot Removal brush
Note: This article describes how to use the Spot Removal tool in Lightroom 3 and 4. For help on the enhanced tool in
Lightroom 5, see