diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbienceCreator/AmbienceCreatorExtend.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbienceCreator/AmbienceCreatorExtend.cs
index cd46673bf..6ee78d885 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbienceCreator/AmbienceCreatorExtend.cs
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbienceCreator/AmbienceCreatorExtend.cs
@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ namespace Artemis.Profiles.Layers.Types.AmbientLight.AmbienceCreator
             if (widthPixels <= 0 || heightPixels <= 0 || (relevantSourceHeight + relevantOffsetTop > sourceHeight) || effectiveSourceWidth > sourceWidth)
                 return colors.ToBGRArray();
 
-            for (int y = 0; y < relevantSourceHeight; y += 2)
+            int increment = Math.Max(1, Math.Min(20, settings.Downsampling));
+            for (int y = 0; y < relevantSourceHeight; y += increment)
             {
                 int targetWidthIndex = 0;
                 double widthCounter = widthPixels;
 
-                for (int x = 0; x < effectiveSourceWidth; x += 2)
+                for (int x = 0; x < effectiveSourceWidth; x += increment)
                 {
                     if (x >= widthCounter)
                     {
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbienceCreator/AmbienceCreatorMirror.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbienceCreator/AmbienceCreatorMirror.cs
index c096664d4..3d4569eed 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbienceCreator/AmbienceCreatorMirror.cs
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbienceCreator/AmbienceCreatorMirror.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ namespace Artemis.Profiles.Layers.Types.AmbientLight.AmbienceCreator
             int targetHeightIndex = 0;
             double heightCounter = heightPixels;
 
-            for (int y = 0; y < relevantSourceHeight; y += 2)
+            int increment = Math.Max(1, Math.Min(20, settings.Downsampling));
+            for (int y = 0; y < relevantSourceHeight; y += increment)
             {
                 if (y >= heightCounter)
                 {
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ namespace Artemis.Profiles.Layers.Types.AmbientLight.AmbienceCreator
                 int targetWidthIndex = 0;
                 double widthCounter = widthPixels;
 
-                for (int x = 0; x < effectiveSourceWidth; x += 2)
+                for (int x = 0; x < effectiveSourceWidth; x += increment)
                 {
                     if (x >= widthCounter)
                     {
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbientLightPropertiesModel.cs b/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbientLightPropertiesModel.cs
index 0559aea6a..5579ae504 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbientLightPropertiesModel.cs
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbientLightPropertiesModel.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ namespace Artemis.Profiles.Layers.Types.AmbientLight
         public int OffsetTop { get; set; } = 0;
         public int OffsetBottom { get; set; } = 0;
 
+        public int Downsampling { get; set; } = 2;
         public double MirroredAmount { get; set; } = 10;
 
         public SmoothMode SmoothMode { get; set; } = SmoothMode.Low;
diff --git a/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbientLightPropertiesView.xaml b/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbientLightPropertiesView.xaml
index 3ff68ebaf..78a0e2118 100644
--- a/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbientLightPropertiesView.xaml
+++ b/Artemis/Artemis/Profiles/Layers/Types/AmbientLight/AmbientLightPropertiesView.xaml
@@ -61,11 +61,16 @@
             </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
         </ComboBox>
 
-        <!-- MirrorAmount -->
+        <!-- MirrorAmount & Downsampling-->
         <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Margin="10,13,10,10" FontSize="13.333" Text="Mirrored Amount (%):"
                    Height="18" VerticalAlignment="Top" />
         <controls:NumericUpDown Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Minimum="0" Maximum="100"
                                 Value="{Binding Path=LayerModel.Properties.MirroredAmount, Mode=TwoWay}" Margin="10,12,10,2" Height="24" />
+        
+        <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="2" Margin="10,13,10,10" FontSize="13.333" Text="Downsampling:"
+                   Height="18" VerticalAlignment="Top" />
+        <controls:NumericUpDown Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="3" VerticalAlignment="Top" Minimum="1" Maximum="20"
+                                Value="{Binding Path=LayerModel.Properties.Downsampling, Mode=TwoWay}" Margin="10,12,10,2" Height="24" />
 
         <!-- SmoothMode -->
         <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" Margin="10,13,10,10" FontSize="13.333" Text="Smoothing:"