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Film Grain: anon 5/9/25 (Fri) 09:18:49 No.3499

>png
>1080
>no denoising or smoothing

Post dem film grain screenshots.

anon 5/9/25 (Fri) 09:26:31 No.3500

File: 1746782790475-0.png (2.59 MB, 1440x1080, 1649804021458[1].png)

File: 1746782790475-1.png (2.43 MB, 1444x1080, 1614462865547[1].png)

File: 1746782790475-2.png (2.56 MB, 1440x1080, 1525452995247[1].png)

Just starting with UY, which had a fantastic BD release with no denoising or smoothing and nice clean scans.

anon 5/9/25 (Fri) 09:58:31 No.3501

File: 1746784711144.png (3.24 MB, 1440x1080, 1740024721160[1].png)

These shows were shot on 16mm film which is grainier than 35mm film.

anon 5/9/25 (Fri) 10:06:20 No.3502

File: 1746785179853-0.png (2.2 MB, 1444x1080, 1613249696212[1].png)

File: 1746785179853-1.png (2.32 MB, 1920x1080, 1618819685618[1].png)

anon 5/9/25 (Fri) 10:10:28 No.3504

File: 1746785427958-0.png (2.31 MB, 1444x1080, 1616802979082[1].png)

File: 1746785427958-1.png (1.98 MB, 1444x1080, 1616804149821[1].png)

Comparison of DNR vs. original film grain. You can see the loss of quality and the blurriness of the image.

anon 5/9/25 (Fri) 11:58:11 No.3506

File: 1746791891132-0.png (2.48 MB, 1441x1080, 1613946319425[1].png)

File: 1746791891132-1.jpg (3.07 MB, 2878x2154, 1614816897188[1].jpg)

old anime on BD should look like the filmreels, not digipaint

anon 5/9/25 (Fri) 12:05:37 No.3507

File: 1746792336746.png (3.04 MB, 1440x1080, 1489903840059[1].png)

anon 5/9/25 (Fri) 12:07:40 No.3508

File: 1746792459637.png (2.15 MB, 1444x1080, 1615267967530[1].png)

This is how unedited 16mm looks, especially with the cheaper film stock they had at the time.

anon 5/9/25 (Fri) 12:08:27 No.3509

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Another grain vs. no grain example from the OVAs, which used 35mm film (thank god).

anon 5/9/25 (Fri) 12:10:32 No.3510

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anon 5/9/25 (Fri) 14:08:39 No.3511

File: 1746799718985.png (2.47 MB, 1440x1080, 1659073966438[1].png)

anon 5/10/25 (Sat) 02:17:39 No.3516

File: 1746843458694-0.png (1.99 MB, 1440x1080, 1746784711144-denoised.png)

File: 1746843458694-1.png (2.18 MB, 1441x1080, 1746791891132-0-denoised.png)

File: 1746843458694-2.png (2.61 MB, 1436x1080, 1746792506695-1-denoised.png)

I'll play devil's advocate and say that DNR isn't always bad. It's bad when a film transfer has all of its detail smoothed out and obliterated with grain removal, but too much grain can also be distracting and harmful. I feel that way looking at a lot of these screenshots. Some also have chroma noise which is almost always negative, and easy to remove. I think they look better with a light denoising. Ultimately, it's best to leave grain as is. Grain is detail. There's really no entirely non destructive way to remove it.

anon 5/10/25 (Sat) 02:21:58 No.3517

File: 1746843717520-0.png (2.83 MB, 1440x1080, CCS-1 BD1.png)

File: 1746843717520-1.png (3.5 MB, 1440x1080, CCS-2 BD1.png)

File: 1746843717520-2.png (2.14 MB, 1440x1080, CCS-3 BD1.png)

>>3516
Another example is comparing the two different HD transfers of Cardcaptor Sakura. I know that lots of people prefer the older transfer due to its warmer colors and lack of DNR, but I find the newer one to be much more pleasant to look at. It's far cleaner and sharper. The only flaw that the DNR can be a bit heavy at times and harms detail.

anon 5/10/25 (Sat) 02:22:23 No.3518

File: 1746843742105-0.png (2.34 MB, 1440x1080, CCS-1 BD2.png)

File: 1746843742105-1.png (3.43 MB, 1440x1080, CCS-2 BD2.png)

File: 1746843742105-2.png (2.28 MB, 1440x1080, CCS-3 BD2.png)

>>3517

anon 5/10/25 (Sat) 02:26:31 No.3519

File: 1746843990559-0.png (2.66 MB, 1440x1080, outlaw star 1.png)

File: 1746843990559-1.png (3.67 MB, 1440x1080, outlaw star 2.png)

File: 1746843990559-2.png (3.18 MB, 1440x1080, outlaw star 3.png)

>>3518
I feel like the right balance is something like Outlaw Star's impeccable HD transfer. It's certainly one of the best that I've ever seen.

anon 5/10/25 (Sat) 02:29:21 No.3520

File: 1746844160591-0.png (3.33 MB, 1440x1080, eva 1.png)

File: 1746844160591-1.png (2.32 MB, 1440x1080, eva 2.png)

File: 1746844160591-2.png (2.73 MB, 1440x1080, eva 3.png)

>>3519
16mm can also be incredibly detailed and clean as well when it comes to grain. Good examples are Evangelion and Gunbuster.

anon 5/10/25 (Sat) 02:29:53 No.3521

File: 1746844193128-0.png (1.71 MB, 956x720, gunbuster 1.png)

File: 1746844193128-1.png (1.63 MB, 956x720, gunbuster 2.png)

File: 1746844193128-2.png (1.68 MB, 956x720, gunbuster 3.png)

>>3520

anon 5/10/25 (Sat) 02:34:15 No.3522

So let me get this straight, why DO we have three threads dedicated entirely to film grain? Just stick to a single thread

anon 5/10/25 (Sat) 02:37:55 No.3523

>>3522
My bad. I only replied because I saw this on the overboard. I guess the OP just really loves grain. Maybe figamin can condense the threads somehow.

anon 5/10/25 (Sat) 23:45:43 No.3535

File: 1746920743296.png (2.53 MB, 1440x1080, 1660069407064[1].png)