They make my editing time much more efficient. If you find this editing process of value but get tired of running through the motions, consider checking out the Photoshop actions. Those actions kind of took on a life of their own as I had more ideas: creating cut lines automatically, exporting into a custom PDF so that the Glowforge app didn’t resize high-resolution pictures, test burns, and more. To remedy this, I put together a series of Photoshop actions that automated the process of putting all of my tools into one place, made some pretty good guesses at the edits needed, and allowed all of the customization I wanted and needed. Annoying! It felt like a personal version of that movie, Groundhog Day. When I wanted to make a change, I’d have to start over because the edits had already been committed to the source image. When I first started editing photos for laser engraving, I found that I was having to do the same thing over and over. I use Photoshop but much of the process can be adapted to other programs like Affinity Photo (which has many of the same tools as Photoshop), and Gimp. You and I are going to go on a walkthrough of the process involved in editing a photo for engraving on your laser. Laser engraving pictures is not without challenges! Much like the Instant Pot recipe you may be looking up next because you need an easy meal for the family since you’re so busy lasering, laser engraving photos is a lot like a recipe and making a dish: the way you edit your photo and the engraving material you choose (the ingredients) must come together with the right engraving settings such as power, speed and resolution (the cook time and temperature). (A glimpse into the crystal ball, my next project will be bringing to market 3D engraved and hand painted puzzles.) And you’re in the right place, because, besides cutting jigsaw puzzles, engraving photos keeps my machine busy. If you’re here, you are probably wondering how to get the best photo engrave out of your Glowforge 3D Laser Printer / Cutter. I think all of the photos are carrying over - fingers crossed… I originally posted this over on my website at Glowforge Projects: How to Prepare a Photo Engrave Using Photoshop and Engraving on the Glowforge Laser Cutter but thought it might make an OK addition here.
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