Moth3r said:

ChainsawAsh said:

Moth3r said:

Add the subs, then add simulated grain (from a filter such as GrainFactory3) using a transparency mask so that the grain is only applied over the subtitle text.

I'd vote for this option. The first sounds too destructive to the picture for my tastes.

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How does it sound destructive? The picture information (except for the part covered by the text, obviously) ends up unchanged. It's simple maths: if x - y = z, then z + y = x.

You're correct, I completely misread your intentions. I thought you meant to make the GOUT as grain-free as possible so you could add in the grain-free subtitles to a grain-free image.

Having re-read it, I'd certainly go for option 1 since it allows you to have the "real" grain instead of simulated grain on the subtitles.