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		ant6n 41 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do we need dithering? So, uh, why do we need dithering? I thought the era of 4 bit color had passed.

vardump 40 days ago [–]

Dithering is usually used up to 18-bit color (6 bits each red, green and blue components). But it's useful even past that to reduce banding.

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