Executive Summary

• Dithering is a technique used to reduce the color depth of an image.
• Halftoning is a type of dithering used for printing.
• Custom DTF prints can benefit from dithering to make them more breathable and flexible.

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What is Dithering?

Dithering is a process that reduces the color depth of an image.

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It aims to make some areas of the image transparent, allowing for a more flexible print.

Benefits of Dithering

Dithering can help prevent banding artifacts in images.

Every image should be dithered below 10 bits/component to prevent banding artifacts.

It can also make prints more breathable and flexible, especially for custom DTF prints.

Focus Keyword: Dithered Images