How to use lightburn for canvas rather than imgr

[Rick (Technical Evangelist)]

@Lt72884

How do i use light burn to etch canvas?

This is not a simple answer, as we support a variety of laser systems, which would require slight, yet different settings to maximize the results from the one being used. We do not currently offer a “canvas” button, in this way.

LightBurn does provide powerful tools for image preparation and options for how you what the image output. These should help get you going:

Image Preparation - Redirecting...

Cropping and Masking - Image Masking - LightBurn Software Documentation

And the Cut Settings options for Image Engraving - https://lightburnsoftware.github.io/NewDocs/CutSettings-Image.html

And this is worth review as well.

Image engraving guidelines

Engraving photo-realistic images is one of the cooler things lasers can do, but it’s harder than most people realize. The key things people get wrong when engraving images are: Going too fast Setting the DPI too high There are three types of Lasers generally supported by LightBurn Glass tube CO2 lasers RF excited CO2 lasers Diode lasers The first, glass tube CO2, uses gas excited by high-voltage power, almost like a neon tube. When the controller tells the laser to fire, it sends a signal…