diff --git a/source/2022-03-06.ts b/source/2022-03-06.ts
index b675f63..e0cfb48 100644
--- a/source/2022-03-06.ts
+++ b/source/2022-03-06.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import Project from './project.js';
 const [width, height] = [1920, 1080];
 
 const project: Project = {
+  createInputImage: false,
   name: '2022-03-06',
   operations: [
     new SimplexNoise({scale: 4, seed: 2_071_140_406}),
diff --git a/source/2022-03-07.ts b/source/2022-03-07.ts
index cc988a5..5a9e68b 100644
--- a/source/2022-03-07.ts
+++ b/source/2022-03-07.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import Project from './project.js';
 const [width, height] = [1920, 1080];
 
 const project: Project = {
+  createInputImage: false,
   name: '2022-03-07',
   operations: [
     new Plasma({
diff --git a/source/2022-03-08.ts b/source/2022-03-08.ts
index 803ff47..a628973 100644
--- a/source/2022-03-08.ts
+++ b/source/2022-03-08.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import Project from './project.js';
 const [width, height] = [1920, 1080];
 
 const project: Project = {
+  createInputImage: false,
   name: '2022-03-08',
   operations: [
     new Generic('gegl:diffraction-patterns', {
diff --git a/source/driftingnebula.ts b/source/driftingnebula.ts
index 4837eb9..cfa8949 100644
--- a/source/driftingnebula.ts
+++ b/source/driftingnebula.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
 
   const projects: Project[] = [d2022_03_06, d2022_03_07, d2022_03_08];
 
-  for (const {name, operations, resolution} of projects) {
+  for (const {createInputImage, name, operations, resolution} of projects) {
     const dataStart = performance.now();
     const {width, height} = resolution;
 
@@ -55,10 +55,21 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
     if (noRender) {
       console.log(`* Skipped ${outputFile}`);
     } else {
+      const fullOutputFile = path.join(baseDir, outputFile);
+      if (createInputImage) {
+        await execa('magick', [
+          '-size',
+          `${width}x${height}`,
+          'xc:white',
+          fullOutputFile,
+        ]);
+      }
+
       console.log(`* Writing ${outputFile}`);
       await execa('gegl', [
+        ...(createInputImage ? ['-i', fullOutputFile] : []),
         '-o',
-        path.join(baseDir, outputFile),
+        fullOutputFile,
         '--',
         ...graph,
       ]);
@@ -66,7 +77,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
       console.log(`* Writing ${compressedFile}`);
       await execa('magick', [
         'convert',
-        path.join(baseDir, outputFile),
+        fullOutputFile,
         '-quality',
         '92',
         path.join(baseDir, compressedFile),
diff --git a/source/project.ts b/source/project.ts
index 2952f41..c21ad87 100644
--- a/source/project.ts
+++ b/source/project.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {BaseOperation} from './gegl/exports.js';
 
 export default interface Project {
+  createInputImage: boolean;
   name: string;
   operations: Array<InstanceType<typeof BaseOperation>>;
   resolution: {