Fake still images to look like video

Hi.
I'm adding some still images to a project. And they look rather dull. I don't want to move them arround, instead I had the idea to add a grain effect to make them look like video. I can't find any effect to do this in FCP 5.1. Any ideas?
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[CGM Aged Film|http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/cgmagedfilmle_eiperlecgmtv.htm l] has a grain control, just turn off the dirt, hairs and tint controls.
You could also mix in a tiny amount of noise: Effects > Generators > Render > Noise.

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