Dithering methods

Image Mode

A laser-software setting that determines how bitmap pixels are converted into machine output.

By EngravePrep Editorial Team

In the workflow

Why Image Mode matters

Examples in LightBurn include Threshold, Ordered, Dither, Jarvis, Stucki, Grayscale, and Pass-Through behavior for prepared images.

Practical check

How to evaluate it

Record the selected mode with the job settings. If the imported file is already one-bit, choose a preservation workflow rather than a mode that creates a second dot pattern.

Go deeper

A focused handoff guide for importing an externally dithered, one-bit PNG into LightBurn without applying another dither or changing its pixel pattern.

Read the complete guide

Prepare the pixels

Use the terminology in a real photo workflow.

Crop, tune, size, dither, and export a one-bit PNG on iPhone or iPad. Test the result on scrap with your machine and material guidance.

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