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Preset

Console Dither

Low-colour dithering that recalls handheld console graphics.

Handheld consoles and early home computers often showed a handful of colours through dithered patterns. The shimmer of alternating pixels stood in for missing tones and became a style of its own.

This preset recalls that low-colour craft: readable subjects, restless surfaces.

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Example

Properties

  • Gaussian Blur

    Enabled layer in this preset.

    Values
    strength: 1.452; aspect: 0; opacity: 1; blendMode: 0
  • Curves

    Enabled layer in this preset.

    Values
    curve_apply_mode: 0; d_curve: 0; d_curve_r: 1; d_curve_g: 1; d_curve_b: 1
  • Led Screen

    Enabled layer in this preset.

    Values
    logScale: 3.6; gap: 0; blur: 0; ledMode: 0; transparent: 0
  • Dither

    Enabled layer in this preset.

    Values
    pattern_type: 17; palette_type: 0; palette_editor: 0; color_count: 18; distance_mode: 1; dither_strength: 1.426; gamma: 1.343; pixelStep: 2

Command line

Requires Rethings Pro. Install the tool from Rethings → Install Command Line Tool…

rethings apply --preset console-dither -i input.jpg -o output.png

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