New Pipeline, Effects, Filters & Looks
v1.4 rebuilds the rendering pipeline from scratch for faster, more consistent output across all effect types. It adds new effects, expanded filters, a larger Looks library, and closes the founding member pricing window — Ditther Pro moves to its standard rate.
What changed
Core improvement
Rebuilt rendering pipeline
The entire pixel processing pipeline was rewritten in v1.4. The new architecture processes all effects through a unified GPU-accelerated path, which means faster renders, more consistent results between effect types, and no more edge cases where switching effects caused filter values to drift. Export quality also improves — fine-detail effects like ASCII and Lattice now preserve sharp edges at full resolution.
New feature
Expanded filter set
New filter controls give you more control over how effects interact with your image. A Threshold slider controls which luminance values get treated as highlight vs shadow — useful for controlling density in halftone and dither effects. A Contrast boost before the pixel pass makes tonal structure more readable in complex images. Invert now works at the filter level rather than applying a raw CSS filter, producing cleaner results.
New feature
Expanded Looks library
The built-in Looks library grows significantly in v1.4, with new styles tuned for portrait, landscape, and abstract work. Each new Look is built with the updated pipeline, so it renders faster and more reliably. Looks now also store filter-level settings — Threshold, Contrast, Invert — not just effect type and colour grading.
Pricing update
Founding price closed
The founding member pricing period — available since v1.0 — officially closes with v1.4. Founding members keep their rate and all Pro features permanently. New subscriptions move to the standard Ditther Pro rate. If you signed up before the close, your price is locked for life.
Full changelog
Core
- Rebuilt GPU-accelerated rendering pipeline — consistent across all effects
- Export pipeline updated — sharper output for ASCII and Lattice at full resolution
- Filter pipeline refactored — Invert now runs at the pixel level
Added
- Threshold filter — control luminance cutoff for halftone and dither density
- Pre-pass contrast boost — enhances tonal structure before pixel processing
- New built-in Looks — portrait, landscape, and abstract variants
- Looks now store Threshold, Contrast, and Invert values
Improved
- First render after load is faster — pipeline warms up on effect selection
- Filter changes now apply in real time with no debounce delay
- Remix uses new pipeline for faster variation generation
Pipeline tip
The new Threshold filter is especially powerful with the Halftone effect on portrait photos. Raise it to 60–70% and you get a high-contrast poster look where only the darkest shadows render as dots.