A trick I use a lot in my work with dithering, especially with animated text, is a "Dither in" or "Dither out" animation. This is an animation where the dithering basically collapses in on itself to nothing, and reanimates out of nowhere to reveal a design. Below you can find out exactly how to set up your own Dither In/Dither Out effect in Dither Boy.
Look at this very compressed GIF:
THIS is the kind of transition I'm talking about. The dither "fades" but it's fading using the algorithm. The image behind the dithering algorithm is fading out, but the dither output shows you the transition happening THROUGH the algorithm.
Below you will find:
- Full guide on setting this effect up for yourself
- Download link to a free PSD file I used on my own work while setting this effect up
- Preset I used in Dither Boy
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Dither Boy
Original price was: £60.00.£45.00Current price is: £45.00.Dither Boy is all-in-one software for authentic retro image, video, and animation dithering. Featuring 63 unique dithering algorithms, a stackable effects pipeline, and full color support, Dither Boy gives you unrestricted access to advanced creative error diffusion, bitmap, halftone, and modulation effects like never before!
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