Vertical Scratches

Running emulsion scratches that wander and drop out.

Pro · 4KScreen blend

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Strength80%

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Install

01Put the overlay on the track above your footage and stretch or loop it to the length of the edit.
02In Effect Controls → Opacity → Blend Mode choose Overlay (grain, flicker, scanlines) or Screen (light leaks, halation, dust, VHS tracking).
03Use the ProRes 4444 .mov files for dust with real alpha — keep Blend Mode on Normal.
04Lower Opacity to 30–70% to taste.

A few specks per second, like a clean print on its tenth run.

Well-travelled print: busy specks and fibres.

Gate hairs that linger plus scattered dust.

Tight, low-ISO 35mm grain. Barely there until you miss it.