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ingrain

[in-greyn, in-greyn] / ɪnˈgreɪn, ˈɪnˌgreɪn /
VERB
imbue
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Those who grew up with the film will be struck by the distinct mid-’90s film grain dusted onto Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, both of whom have been uncannily de-aged.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

He spoke with original “Top Gun” cinematographer Jeffrey L. Kimball about the challenges they’d faced on their production, and added a slight overall film grain “to give it a little bit of antiquing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2022

You can add film grain, light bleeds, blurs, VHS effects, faux film stocks and fine-tune them with granular controls.

From The Verge • Aug. 31, 2021

Noise refers to film grain, artifacts, and pixelation.

From Fox News • Jul. 31, 2021

I found the film transfer a bit too contrasted for my taste, and still featured too much film grain.

From Washington Times • Mar. 18, 2015




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