CRT: original colors behind scanlines, bloom and chromatic split
CRT is the only dither preset that keeps your image's own colors. The Original palette is cut to 4 Levels and stitched together with a coarse Bayer 2 × 2 checker, which mimics the low color depth of an old video signal. Then the screen effects pile on: Scanlines at 55, Bloom at 30 so highlights bleed, Chromatic split at 25 for color fringes, and a Vignette at 35 that darkens the corners like curved glass.
Make it yours
Dial it back for product shots
All four screen effects are fairly strong. For a UI mockup or a product photo, halve Scanlines to about 25 and drop Chromatic split to 8, which keeps the monitor flavor while the subject stays readable.
Add a rolling scan bar
This preset leaves Motion on Still. Set Motion to Scan and a bright band sweeps down the picture like a refreshing tube, with Speed, 40 by default, deciding how fast it travels.
FAQ
How do I make an image look like an old CRT screen?
Three things sell it: visible horizontal lines, light that bleeds, and color channels that do not quite line up. This preset covers them with Scanlines, Bloom and Chromatic split, and adds a Vignette for the darker corners of curved glass. Reducing the color depth to 4 Levels with Bayer dithering finishes the illusion of a low-bandwidth signal.
How it works
Upload an image
Add a PNG, JPG or WebP up to 20 MB or pick a sample photo, then keep its own shape or crop it to 1:1, 4:5, 3:2, 16:9 or 9:16.
Choose a mode
Dither with 14 algorithms and 13 palettes, Shapes with dots, squares, lines, crosses and diamonds, or Photo art with 18 pixel and print styles from LED matrix to stained glass.
Style and use it
Set pixel size and contrast, add scanlines, bloom, grain or a vignette, then sign in with a free UX Pilot account to use it on the canvas or export it.