How does the dithering function works?

Tzur_H

Just wondering what's going on under the hood when I select 8bit and tick the "dither" option, is Toolbag baking at 16bit and then switching to 8bit, saving me to do so in PS?

EarthQuake

Tzur_H said:

Just wondering what's going on under the hood when I select 8bit and tick the "dither" option, is Toolbag baking at 16bit and then switching to 8bit, saving me to do so in PS?

Yes, this is essentially what happens. The content is baked at a much higher bit depth, but converted to 8 bit or 16 bit depending on your file type/settings. With dither on, it will add some random noise to prevent banding/stair stepping artifacts. 

Tzur_H

That's a nice addition. Thanks Marmoset team :]