Dithering Shader

A Minecraft shader aimed to stylize your game using dithering effects

Features

• 6 dithering styles:

  • Ordered (Bayer)
  • Blue Noise
  • Triangular Noise
  • IGN Noise
  • Random Channels
  • Halftone

• 6 Ordered Dithering (Bayer) Styles

  • Monochrome
  • Per-Channel
  • Original Color
  • Adjusted Threshold
  • Hue-Preserving
  • Smooth Gradient

• Multiple Bayer matrix sizes: 2×2, 4×4, 8×8, 16×16, 32×32

• Adjustable posterization

• Adjustable scaling factor (pixelation)

Pictures

Ordered (Bayer) Dithering

• 3× scale, Original Color, 8×8
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• 3× scale, Monochrome, 8×8
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• 3× scale, Adjusted Threshold, 8×8
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• 3× scale, Per-Channel, 8×8
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Blue Noise Dithering

• 3× scale
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Triangular Noise

• 3× scale
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IGN Noise

• 3× scale
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Random Channels

• 3× scale
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Halftone

• 3× scale
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• 6× scale
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Installation

1. First you need to install either OptiFine or the Iris mod to be able to load shaderpacks. (Choose Iris if you are unsure)
2. Then you need to launch the game, and get to the Shaderpacks/Shaders menu in Video Settings.
3. Open the shaderpacks folder by clicking the button in the menu. Download the Dithered Shader and put it in the shaderpacks folder.
4. Get back in the game, and choose Dithered_Shader in the shaderpacks menu. (Refresh the menu if it doesn't appear)