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+ | ====== BEYOND Picture Tracer ====== | ||
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+ | The Picture tracer provides the ability to get an outline or centerline trace from a raster picture. The best results come from simplified graphics. The complex pictures like a photo has many details (like shadows) which can creates problems with creating extra lines and points. The result of tracing a picture is directly dependent on the complexity of the source image. The tracer can trace any picture, but tracing an image that is too complex will create a laser content image that does not display well. | ||
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+ | The trace process has a few stages - raster image simplification, | ||
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+ | For opening the raster picture click on the Picture button. Buttons Original, Reduced, and Traced define what appears in the central window area - original picture, picture with reduced color number, or the trace results: | ||
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+ | ===== Tools ===== | ||
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+ | ===== Raster filter ===== | ||
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+ | ===== Examples ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Black and white separation ==== | ||
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+ | ==== Centerline ==== | ||
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+ | ===== Post processing ===== | ||
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+ | The **Spacing** and **Smooth** filters allows you to reduce the number of output points. Minimum values give “soft” effects. Values closer to maximum give the maximum effect. Do not forget to enable “Show point” if you want to see the result of filters on the PC monitor. | ||
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+ | ===== Bulk Tracer ===== | ||
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+ | BEYOND also allow you to trace a bulk amount of images. | ||
+ | Click under the file menu on the "bulk import pictures" | ||
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+ | Note that you first need to open one image and adjust the settings according to your preference before starting the bulk import. All images will be processed according to the settings set on the first image. | ||
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+ | ===== Comments ===== | ||
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+ | **Below additional information from Aaron McDonald, Support Manager.** | ||
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+ | Text and logos are the most difficult images to re-create in laser as text is the hardest thing to draw with laser scanners. | ||
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+ | For a comparison, look in the " | ||
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+ | QuickShow and BEYOND have a feature called QuickTrace and BEYOND has a Picture Tracer that is slightly more sophisticated than QuickTrace. | ||
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+ | If QuickTrace or the Picture Tracer in BEYOND do not get you the results you want you may need to get your hands dirty, or hire an artist, and take the time to create your laser content in the proper way (90% of laser art is hand drawn in some way even if someone eventually produces the content in an art application like 3D Studio Max). I hand trace 90% of all the laser frame content I produce as I want my work to be close to perfect, and quick and dirty is rarely close to perfect. This is where laser frame creation becomes an art form. | ||