# Grain looks different in CineDream’s viewer vs the host application viewer

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**Cause:** The Grain feature demands a lot of processing power from your system, to keep it running light, without any bottle necks, we run a lower resolution version of grain inside CineDream’s viewer.  But after clicking Apply, the high resolution version of grain is applied in the host application.

**Solution:** When setting up Grain, keep CineDream’s viewer and the host application viewer side by side, so as soon as you click Apply, you can see the results.  Use this side by side set up to monitor and dial in the correct amount and size of grain.


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