Somewhat new to this but I am having 0 luck with dropping a photo into light burn , laser it to wood and it looks nothing like an image. Any one know any video’s that start from start to finish of laser engraving a photo with lightburn?

Hey Mike, first of All, welcome to Lightburn. To help you out, we need to know quite alot of things. What machine are you using? CO2, or Diode? What are your settings? What image are you trying to engrave? What wood are you trying to engrave? Is your focus set correctly? Have you …

This is the best video I have found Assuming it is not an untuned machine. [Shape Properties in LightBurn for Pictures]

that looks great to me. if i could get close to that i would be happy. i will attempt another one and record all the settings you are asking and send results Thanks!!!

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makes sense i think ill give it a shot thank you !!

any type of wood you think would be better or easier to lean on ?

Alder and Maple both hold a nice dark burn, and have very pale grain, so they work well. Birch is a common choice, but it’s hard to get good contrast with it unless you are using a diode, or pre-treating the wood. A little baking soda mixed in water, sprayed on the wood and left to dry is a good t…

ok everyone, tried again last night and results below maybe my laser cant do photos? this took 5-1/2 Hrs. and looks like this. thoughts? [Laser] [Result] [set up 1]

I do not have this type laser, but from what I see I would suggest. Change in/mm to 235 ( on my co2 machine I use 100 mm/sec) and lower max power to about 20. try it and see if that helps. Your result looks way over burnt to me.

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Rick (Technical Evangelist) February 4, 2021, 8:49pm 6

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