pdnnoob Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 So I was just working on another large image (3200x2400) when I ran into a problem: gradients don't look too hot at that size. Bands of color are visible, sometimes prominent. Quite frankly, it looks horrid. For the most part, I use frosted glass to smooth out the gradients (the nature of the issue makes blurs counter-productive). However, if I want to keep the smooth edges around an object (with gradients I'm trying to smooth), frosted glass doesn't work out either, hence the request for dithered gradients. So...any thoughts? Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Maybe sometime after 4.0 is released. Maybe. With the new rendering system this can be done in a rather straightforward manner by using WIC's formater converters (e.g. render to 64-bit BGRA and then downsample to 32-bit BGRA w/ dithering), but performance might be troublesome (assuming WIC actually implements dithering for 64-bit BGRA -> 32-bit BGRA conversion). 1 Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 Cool. Thanks! Sounds like 4.0 will totally be worth $800 (for a new computer) Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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