How do you add grain in Batch?

[clint hernandez]

Okay, I want to add grain to an action module inside batch.

Starting with the very basics;

Add an action node.
Load the action setup I had.
In the action module within batch, hold ctl and click on a layer. I now have the image I want to add the grain to.

So I drag on a regrain node, unattach the image from the layer node.

Attach the regrain node with the front and matte in. I now bump up the grain.

Then I connect the out of the yellow to the red of the layer which connects to the action node.

Something is not right, when I see the action result or output result, I get no grain.

Can someone lay out the steps very clearly, indicating which colors go where, I am not experienced in batch at all. Thanks.

[tscholton]

The regrain node has 3 inputs. Top is input, middle is back and bottom is matte. Look at the result of the regrain node and crank the grain all the way up to see what you are affecting.

I usually put one regrain only at the end of my comp, using mattes if I need to restrict it to an area. I never use on a layer. Also keep in mind if you grain the image on the layer and resize that layer you will have resized grain.

Hope that helps. Batch is your friend.

Jeff

[Emmanuel Akene]

I’ll give it a shot in batch now, thanks! Don’t know if I’ll have success though, we’ll see, I’ll be in touch.

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