Grain
Synthetic film grain.
| Node | Grain |
|---|---|
| Menu | Draw › Grain |
| Names in each format | |
| .oink comp (JSON) | "type": "OC_N_grain" |
| .nk script | Grain2 (how .nk import works) |
| Python | nuke.createNode("Grain2") |
| Assistant (MCP) | create_node(type="Grain") |
| Tab search | grain |

Inputs and outputs
| Port | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| input 0 | Image | image |
| output 0 | Image | image |
Knobs
Panel tab Grain, in panel order.
| Knob | Label | Type | Default | Range / values | .nk knob | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
seed | seed | float | 134 | -1000 to 1000 (integer) | seed | |
presets | presets | menu | Kodak 5248 | Kodak 5248, other | presets | |
red_size | red | float | 3.3 | 0 to 100 | red_size | |
green_size | green | float | 2.9 | 0 to 100 | green_size | |
blue_size | blue | float | 2.5 | 0 to 100 | blue_size | |
red_i | red | float | 0.6 | 0 to 1 | red_i | |
green_i | green | float | 0.6 | 0 to 1 | green_i | |
blue_i | blue | float | 0.6 | 0 to 1 | blue_i | |
red_m | red | float | 0.416 | 0 to 1 | red_m | |
green_m | green | float | 0.46 | 0 to 1 | green_m | |
blue_m | blue | float | 0.85 | 0 to 1 | blue_m | |
black | black | float | 0 | 0 to 0.1 | black | |
minimum | minimum rgb | colour ×3 | 0, 0, 0 | 0 to 1 | minimum | |
maskgrain | Apply only through alpha | bool | true | maskgrain | ||
invert_mask | Invert alpha | bool | false | invert_mask | ||
match_from | grain from | text | ||||
match_shot | Match shot | button (panel only) | ||||
match_info | info |
Other knobs (Python, .nk and the assistant; not on the panel)
| Knob | Label | Type | Default | Range / values | .nk knob | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gl_color | Viewer Controls Color | float ×3 | 0, 0, 0 | 0 to 1 | ||
postage_stamp_frame | Static Frame | int | 1 | -2147483648 to 2147483647 | ||
lifetimeStart | Lifetime Start | int | 0 | -2147483648 to 2147483647 | ||
lifetimeEnd | Lifetime End | int | 100 | -2147483648 to 2147483647 | ||
useLifetime | Use Lifetime | boolean | false | |||
cached | Cached | boolean | false | |||
bookmark | Bookmark | boolean | false | |||
dope_sheet | Dope Sheet | boolean | false | |||
clone_group | Clone Group | string | ||||
link_source | Link Source | string | ||||
link_overrides | Link Overrides | string | ||||
split_views | Split Views | string |