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re-enable the effect, and then click and hold down Show Snapshot to display the snapshot of the image without the effect.
Work with noise samples in Grain effects
Noise sampling is the first and most important step in removing noise from an image or in matching the noise of one image in another image.
Normally, this process is entirely automatic. For fine control, you can switch to Manual mode and adjust the samples using the Sampling controls
group in the Effect Controls panel.
A noise sample should be a solid block of uniform color that clearly displays the noise pattern present in the image. The objective is to extract
samples of pure noise, without any image features that the algorithm could misconstrue as grain. For example, extract samples from a piece of
sky, a background wall, or an area of fleshtone. All samples should be selected from the normal range of the film, DV, or video stock. Avoid
underexposed or overexposed areas lacking in information, especially areas where pixel values have been clipped to pure black or white. Within
this normal exposure range, it’s best to select samples with various RGB values and colors—for example, one sample from a bright area, one from
a dark area, and one from an area with midtones.
The number of samples in automatic mode is high to ensure that the algorithm has enough good noise data, even if finding good samples in a
particular image is difficult. In addition, automatic mode may override the number of samples you’ve set if the effect can’t find enough good
samples. You can vary the size of the samples in either automatic or manual mode; however, increasing sample size doesn’t guarantee better
results, especially if the resulting samples include more substantial variations in RGB values. Sample size should be reduced if a particular image
doesn’t contain sufficiently large areas of constant color values. Conversely, increasing the sample size may give better results if the image
contains large featureless areas.
Manually reposition noise samples
Automatic grain or sample selection generally gives acceptable results for the Match Grain or Remove Grain effect, but you can choose to
manually position and resize each sample or change the sample number. For example, you may want to reposition samples if the automatic
sampling selected a uniform area that is underexposed or overexposed and that lacks information about grain structure.
Noise samples for the Match Grain and Remove Grain effects are always extracted from the source layer without regarding any effects or masks
already applied to the layer; this method results in more accurate sampling. If you want the samples to include the existing effects, precompose or
pre-render the source layer with the effects and then apply the grain effect to the resulting source layer.
Avoid sample areas with the following characteristics: sharp edges, color gradients, highlights, textures such as grass or water ripples, fine detail
such as hair or tree leaves, and overexposed or underexposed areas lacking in information.
1. In the Effect Controls panel, choose Noise Samples from the Viewing Mode menu.
The samples appear as small white squares (24x24 pixels) overlaid on the source image.
2. Choose Manual from the Sample Selection pop-up menu in the Sampling controls group.
3. To remove the least desirable samples from the image, try reducing the Number Of Samples value.
4. To move a noise sample, do one of the following:
Click the point parameter for the noise sample in the Noise Sample Points controls group. A cross hair appears in the composition,
centered on that sample. Click the desired location in the Composition panel to place the sample.
Using the Selection tool , drag the sample point in the Composition panel to the desired location.
Enter the desired horizontal and vertical coordinates in the Effect Controls panel.
Note: The number of sample points that are enabled corresponds to the current value of the Number Of Samples.
5. Repeat for each sample point you want to move.
Change the sampling source frame
By default, the Remove Grain and Match Grain effects take noise samples from the first frame of the layer, but you can choose to sample the
noise from a different frame. Changing the frame may be useful if large lighting or exposure variations occur between frames within the layer.
1. Decide which frame you want to sample; make sure that the project settings Display Style is set to Frames, numbering from zero. The
number of the current frame then appears in blue in the upper-left corner of the Timeline panel. Enter that frame number as the Source
Frame value in the Sampling controls group.
2. Choose Noise Samples from the Viewing Mode menu.
The selected frame appears in the Composition panel, and its automatic samples appear on the image.
Change the noise sample box color
You can set the viewing mode for the Remove Grain or Match Grain effect to Noise Samples to see the areas sampled by the effect. Sampled
areas are automatically framed with a white outline. If you prefer, you can change the color of these noise sample boxes.
Next to the Sample Box Color control in the Sampling controls group, do one of the following:
Click the color swatch, and select a color in the Color Picker.