xTool Creative Space (XCS) provides multiple Bitmap modes for selection, catering to most bitmap usage scenes. You can choose the type that best suits your image. Generally, we recommend Jarvis mode for infrared light and grayscale mode for blue light.

With the other settings unchanged, the output of an image on a wooden board varies according to image mode, as shown in the following figure.

Transforms an image into the grayscale mode. A grayscale image has pixels that are formed by the shade of gray between black and white, which may be the darkest one in black or the brightest one in white. The darker the grayscale pixel, the deeper the engraving.

Jarvis is a dithering mode that provides a softer transition between pixels than Floyd mode and renders good results on almost all images.

Looks like adding a special grid mosaic filter to an image.

Dithers the image by using the Floyd algorithm that diffuses the error to neighboring pixels. And the dithering is extremely subtle, resulting in a fine, less distorted, and detailed image. It is recommended for highly-detailed images but not for images with monochrome.

Stucki is a dithering mode that processes slightly faster than Jarvis mode and produces a cleaner and sharper image.

Atkinson is a similar algorithm to Jarvis and Sierra that preserves details well. But we do not recommend using it in a very dark or bright environment, where exposure may occur.

Sierra dithers based on Jarvis mode and they process with similar results on images. But the sharpness of Sierra is higher.