I would gladly fund this. We should ask the one we fund to be open source.

All I can say is that if the Intel drivers are similar enough to the existing integrated GPUs (in terms of configuration) writing such a program should be trivial (for Windows and Linux)

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    JTL Why is Mac always out of the equation? Could you explain in a few words to a non-expert?

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      AGI Because it's harder (not impossible) to manipulate the driver code under OS X. If I worked for Apple, this would be easier, but alas I don't.

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        JTL Always out of curiosity, is it legal to mess around with proprietary software and divulge customized versions?

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          AGI I won't comment on tha

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          Tried it, made no difference

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            ensete Tried it, made no difference

            You think dithering is not your problem, or the software does not actually work?

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              AGI I'm not 100% certain but I can think of some edge-cases where ditherig.exe could not work properly.

              2 years later

              Today I tried Ditherig 1.1 with Intel i3-3220, HD 2500 graphics, and it seemed to work.

              3 days ago, I decided it was enough and switched from the straining iMac to my old PC desktop from 2013. However, after a couple of hours I felt some tiredness in the eyes, which I didn’t have 3 years ago. It’s Windows 2004, DVI, Samsung 971p S-PVA monitor. Way way better than on Mac, though. I think either my eyes got more sensitive, or the tech has changed (or both).

              So I installed Ditherig and set it to disable all types of dithering. I did not see any difference, but after a few hours, I was still sitting at the computer, I could concentrate, and my eyes weren’t tired. So I think it works, unless it’s a placebo.

              Has anyone see it work on such an old tech?

              Initially, I couldn’t install it, but then chose another exe - amd64, and this one installed fine. A bit counterintuitive.

                For me the main problem with ditherig is that it's unoficcial software (we have even warnings about it on the main site), so in some companies there can be problems with installing it because of security reasons.

                Has anyone tried dithering on Intel Iris series?

                annv

                AMD designed the 64bit processor instruction set which both intel and AMD use, so in some quarters 64bit is known as AMD 64bit.

                2 years later
                2 months later

                I tried the most recent version in Windows 11 and it seemed to work. Not sure it completely solved my eye strain on windows but it did seem to change some effects of the GUI.

                I installed this on windows 11, and it has destroyed my frame rate & my computer no longer detects my Dell S3422DWG monitor (says in Advanced display “Connected to Microsoft Basic Display Driver)

                I just reinstalled the Dell Driver and still doesn’t work & I see no “uninstall” file in the Ditherig folder.

                Please Help! 🙏

                5 days later

                Ditherig does not install, you can simply delete de folder and reboot. Most likely in your case it is a coincidence.

                a year later

                even v2.2 does no work on win10 laptop with intel integrated graphics Acer V3-571G with 8bit IPS screen FHD 15.6" AUO B156HAN09.0

                For the record, ditherig works on Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13" (2012 model, i7, HD 4000, Windows 8.1). After disabling dithering, color depth is surprisingly reduced effectively all the way to 6-bit and extremely heavy banding appears.

                This computer was already very usable by default with only some slight eye strain, but after disabling dithering, there is near ZERO eye strain. It is now one of the most comfortable screens I've ever used.

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