Image2Beam — Convert Any Image to Laser-Ready Files

Preview Setup

workspace & material

Workspace

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Companion Tools

Engraved Result Preview

Computer Voice — Starfleet

Choose the computer voice. Lower pitch and slower rate sound more like a starship mainframe, not a person in the room.

Voice Profile ?

Rate 0.93

Pitch 1.02 ?

LCARS Chirp + Bridge Hum Starfleet Protocol — clipped phrasing with pauses Dehumanize — lower, flatter, more synthetic

Select a voice, then press Test.

Laser Job Console

CORE INFORMATION SYSTEMSTANDBY

TARGET SYSTEM

Panel profileNot selected

PlacementWaiting for image

Laser arrayCO₂ laser — 0.10 mm

IMAGE SYSTEM

Output matrix—

Resolution300 DPI

Engrave field—

MISSION STATUS

ACTION REQUIRED Waiting

Load a source image to initialize the console.

LOAD

SIZE

ENHANCE

CONVERT

VECTORIZE

EXPORT

SYSTEM FEEDSystem online • Awaiting source image

IMAGE ACTIVATES CONSOLE

WELCOME TO IMAGE2BEAM
LASER PREP STUDIO

Drop Your Image Here to Begin
PNG • JPG • WEBP

⚡ Auto PrepManual WorkflowLaser-ready Export

Drag to move • sides resize • Shift keeps ratio

⚡

Auto Prep

BEST FORClean black-and-white artwork, logos, engraving designs, and photos or portraits.

Target: CO₂ laser • 0.10 mm spot • line weight +1

Laser Target

Target Panel

Output Style

Last settings remembered on this browser

Select laser target, target panel, and output style, then run Auto Prep.

Manual Workflow

BEST FORLogos, line art, clipart, and designs needing individual adjustment.

Adjust each step yourself: load, size, enhance, black & white, vectorize, and export.

Choose Your WorkflowSelect the type of image you are preparing.

STAGE 1 OF 5 — LOAD

Load

Source image & panel setup

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Working resolution

Target panel

Placement

Choose a target panel, then use Manual to drag the artwork, pull side handles to change width/height, or use corners. Hold Shift to keep proportions.

Manual adjustments are live. Click Apply / Lock Placement when the crop and size are right.

Panel presets export at the correct physical size for LightBurn.

Enhance

Grayscale adjustments

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Auto balances brightness, contrast, gamma, and sharpening before black & white conversion.

Brightness 0

Contrast 0

Gamma 1.00

Sharpen 0

Edit the normal artwork only. Inverted raster files are created from the Export step when needed for dark-material engraving.

Black & White

Threshold & line control

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Vector Artwork Mode
Use Threshold for logos, line art, engraving graphics, and SVG output. For photographs, use the separate Photo Engraving console.

LESS BLACKMORE BLACK

128THRESHOLD

Threshold 128?

Bolden / Thin Lines 0?

Photo Engraving

Raster dithering for photographs

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Raster Photo Workflow

Choose a dither pattern, inspect the preview, then continue directly to File Deployment. No vector trace, SVG, or Auto Retrace is used.

Floyd selected.
Raster photo preview is ready. Adjust Enhance if needed, then continue to File Deployment.

Before / after preview

Vectorize

SVG trace settings

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Applies the same Smart Auto Prep trace settings to this image.

Output Style ?

Gap Filler ?

Applied before tracing. Light is the recommended starting point for logos, line art, and most laser engraving designs.

Detail target ?

Smoothing 1.0 px?

Ignore specks under 4 px²?

No vector trace yet.
Click Generate Vector Trace to build the before/after preview and processing results.

Before / after preview

File Deployment

name your project and deploy laser-ready files

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✓

Mission CompleteReady for File Deployment

Target PanelNot selected

Physical Size—

Output—

Resolution300 DPI

Vector StatusNot traced

Laser TargetCO₂ • 0.10 mm

Recommended: PNG • Inverted PNG for dark materials

Project NameUsed for every deployed file

Project Name

Project Files

PNGengraving.png

Darkengraving-inverted.png

SVGengraving.svg

ZIPengraving-laser-files.zip

Recommended DeploymentBest general-purpose laser package

✓ SVG Vector

✓ Prepared PNG

✓ Dark-Material PNG

✓ Complete ZIP Package

Use the inverted PNG when the laser workflow requires reversed black and white output for dark materials.

Output SettingsSet resolution and PNG detail before deployment

Select Resolution ?

PNG Output Scale ?

1× output: Load an image to calculate dimensions.

Deploy FilesChoose one format or the complete package

Additional Export FormatsTransparent PNG and LightBurn files

Laser Job Console

WELCOME TO IMAGE2BEAMLASER PREP STUDIO

WELCOME TO IMAGE2BEAM
LASER PREP STUDIO