diff --git a/src/main/java/_10/_3/ImageFilterThreaded.java b/src/main/java/_10/_3/ImageFilterThreaded.java
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+package _10._3;
+
+import java.awt.*;
+import provided._10._3.ImageFilter;
+
+public class ImageFilterThreaded extends ImageFilter {
+
+	class FilterThread implements Runnable {
+		private int x1;
+		private int x2;
+		private int y1;
+		private int y2;
+		private Color[][] result;
+		private float[][] filter;
+
+		private FilterThread(int x1, int x2, int y1, int y2, Color[][] result, float[][] filter) {
+			this.x1 = x1;
+			this.x2 = x2;
+			this.y1 = y1;
+			this.y2 = y2;
+			this.result = result;
+			this.filter = filter;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public void run() {
+			for (int x = x1; x < x2; x++) {
+				for (int y = y1; y < y2; y++) {
+					filterPixel(result, x, y, filter);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected Color[][] filterMatrix(float[][] filter) {
+		Color[][] result = new Color[matrix.length][matrix[0].length];
+
+		Thread threadLB = new Thread(new FilterThread(0, matrix.length/2, matrix[0].length/2, matrix[0].length,result,filter));
+		Thread threadRB = new Thread(new FilterThread(matrix.length/2, matrix.length, matrix[0].length/2, matrix[0].length,result,filter));
+		Thread threadLT = new Thread(new FilterThread(0, matrix.length/2, 0, matrix[0].length/2,result,filter));
+		Thread threadRT = new Thread(new FilterThread(matrix.length/2, matrix.length, 0, matrix[0].length/2,result,filter));
+		threadLB.start();
+		threadRB.start();
+		threadLT.start();
+		threadRT.start();
+
+		try {
+			threadLB.join();
+			threadRB.join();
+			threadLT.join();
+			threadRT.join();
+		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/provided/_10/_3/ImageFilter.java b/src/main/java/provided/_10/_3/ImageFilter.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/provided/_10/_3/ImageFilter.java
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+package provided._10._3;
+
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class ImageFilter {
+	
+	private static final int FILTER_SIZE = 3;
+	private static final int OFFSET = FILTER_SIZE / 2;
+
+	public static final float[][] FILTER_BLUR = new float[][] {
+		{ 0.111f, 0.111f, 0.111f },
+		{ 0.111f, 0.111f, 0.111f },
+		{ 0.111f, 0.111f, 0.111f }
+	};
+	public static final float[][] FILTER_SHARPEN = new float[][] {
+		{ 0.f, -1f, 0.f },
+		{ -1f, 5f, -1f },
+		{ 0.f, -1f, 0.f }
+	};
+	public static final float[][] FILTER_LINES = new float[][] {
+		{ -1f, -1f, -1f },
+		{ -1f, 8f, -1f },
+		{ -1f, -1f, -1f }
+	};
+	
+	protected Color[][] matrix = new Color[0][0];
+	
+	public void setImage(File input) throws IOException {
+		BufferedImage img = ImageIO.read(input);
+		getMatrix(img);
+	}
+	
+	public void applyFilter(float[][] filter, File output) throws IOException, InvalidFilterException {
+		if (filter == null || filter.length != FILTER_SIZE || filter[0].length != FILTER_SIZE) {
+			throw new InvalidFilterException();
+		}
+		Color[][] result = filterMatrix(filter);
+		BufferedImage img = new BufferedImage(result.length, result[0].length, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
+		setMatrix(img, result);
+		ImageIO.write(img, "jpg", output);
+	}
+
+	protected Color[][] filterMatrix(float[][] filter) {
+		Color[][] result = new Color[matrix.length][matrix[0].length];
+		for (int x = 0; x < matrix.length; x++) {
+			for (int y = 0; y < matrix[x].length; y++) {
+				filterPixel(result, x, y, filter);
+			}
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	protected void filterPixel(Color[][] result, int x, int y, float[][] filter) {
+		Color[][] colors = getColorMatrix(x, y);
+		float red = 0;
+		float green = 0;
+		float blue = 0;
+		for (int i = 0; i < FILTER_SIZE; i++) {
+			for (int j = 0; j < FILTER_SIZE; j++) {
+				red += (float) colors[i][j].getRed() * filter[i][j];
+				green += (float) colors[i][j].getGreen() * filter[i][j];
+				blue += (float) colors[i][j].getBlue() * filter[i][j];
+			}
+		}
+		red = Math.min(red, 255);
+		red = Math.max(red, 0);
+		green = Math.min(green, 255);
+		green = Math.max(green, 0);
+		blue = Math.min(blue, 255);
+		blue = Math.max(blue, 0);
+		result[x][y] = new Color(Math.round(red), Math.round(green), Math.round(blue));
+	}
+
+	protected Color[][] getColorMatrix(int x, int y) {
+		Color[][] result = new Color[FILTER_SIZE][FILTER_SIZE];
+		for (int i = 0; i < FILTER_SIZE; i++) {
+			for (int j = 0; j < FILTER_SIZE; j++) {
+				result[i][j] = getColor(x + (i - OFFSET), y + (j - OFFSET));
+			}
+		}
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	protected Color getColor(int x, int y) {
+		x = Math.min(x, matrix.length - 1);
+		x = Math.max(x, 0);
+		y = Math.min(y, matrix[0].length - 1);
+		y = Math.max(y, 0);
+		return matrix[x][y];
+	}
+
+	private void setMatrix(BufferedImage img, Color[][] matrix) {
+		for (int x=0;x<matrix.length;x++) {
+			for (int y=0;y<matrix[x].length;y++) {
+				img.setRGB(x, y, matrix[x][y].getRGB());
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	private void getMatrix(BufferedImage img) {
+		matrix = new Color[img.getWidth()][img.getHeight()];
+		for (int x=0;x<img.getWidth();x++) {
+			for (int y=0;y<img.getHeight();y++) {
+				matrix[x][y] = new Color(img.getRGB(x, y));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/provided/_10/_3/ImageFilterTest.java b/src/main/java/provided/_10/_3/ImageFilterTest.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/provided/_10/_3/ImageFilterTest.java
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+package provided._10._3;
+
+import _10._3.ImageFilterThreaded;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public class ImageFilterTest {
+	
+	private static final int REPETITIONS = 5;
+
+	public static void main(String[] args) {
+		ImageFilter filterSequential = new ImageFilter();
+		ImageFilter filterThreaded = new ImageFilterThreaded();
+		try {
+			filterSequential.setImage(new File("./university_of_oldenburg.jpg"));
+			filterThreaded.setImage(new File("./university_of_oldenburg.jpg"));
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+			return;
+		}
+		long start;
+		long stop;
+		long time;
+		start = System.nanoTime();
+		for (int i = 0; i < REPETITIONS; i++) {
+			runFilters(filterSequential);
+		}
+		stop = System.nanoTime();
+		time = (stop - start) / 1000000L;
+		System.out.println("Sequential runtime: " + time + " ms");
+		start = System.nanoTime();
+		for (int i = 0; i < REPETITIONS; i++) {
+			runFilters(filterThreaded);
+		}
+		stop = System.nanoTime();
+		time = (stop - start) / 1000000L;
+		System.out.println("Threaded runtime: " + time + " ms");
+	}
+	
+	private static void runFilters(ImageFilter filter) {
+		try {
+			filter.applyFilter(ImageFilter.FILTER_BLUR, new File("./university_of_oldenburg_blur.jpg"));
+			filter.applyFilter(ImageFilter.FILTER_SHARPEN, new File("./university_of_oldenburg_sharpen.jpg"));
+			filter.applyFilter(ImageFilter.FILTER_LINES, new File("./university_of_oldenburg_lines.jpg"));
+		} catch (IOException | InvalidFilterException e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/provided/_10/_3/InvalidFilterException.java b/src/main/java/provided/_10/_3/InvalidFilterException.java
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index 0000000..631e41f
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+++ b/src/main/java/provided/_10/_3/InvalidFilterException.java
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+package provided._10._3;
+
+public class InvalidFilterException extends Exception {
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+}