EASILY Mask an Image on Lightburn | LIT Tutorials

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In this video I show you how to effectively use the masking tool on Lightburn in order to take out the background of an image and get it ready for laser engraving.
Summary of Steps:
1. Load Image
2. trace around subject. Make sure the loop is closed.
3. Select both image and tracing line and right click
4. Choose "Apply Mask to Image"
5. Choose what layer you want the traced line to be in (cut line or Tool layer)
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26 дек 2020

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@laserillusionstech 3 года назад

Sorry for giving you guys a headache!!!! Next video, ill make sure not to constantly zoom in and out :) Side Note: Using this method, you DON'T even need to use another software (illustrator, corel, etc.) to take out the background of an image before processing into IMAG-R. All you have to do is load your raw image onto imag-r, and then download as .bmp. Then load the processed image into lightburn and follow the steps in this video. This way, you will only have to trace ONCE! Cheers!

@machinerocket772 3 года назад

Nice video - would help not to constantly scroll in and out in the beginning - makes you dizzy to watch - but technique is nice

@laserillusionstech 3 года назад

@@machinerocket772 noticed that after recording hehe. Will keep that in mind for next video. Thanks for the comment. :)

@LairdJ56 2 года назад

@@laserillusionstech I do that rolling in and out too, content is gold. Thanks for taking the time.

@laserillusionstech 2 года назад

@@LairdJ56 Thanks for the kind words :)

@gcase08 Год назад

Please. It’s very annoying.

@stevewedding2783 2 года назад

I'm new to lasers as well as lightburn, & I personally appreciate any & all the help I can get, & this tutorial helps a bunch!!!!! Thank you!!!!

@rickmccaskill7888 Год назад

Thanks for showing this. Wanted to do this on a project.

@zeynie8839 2 года назад

you not going to believe i watched 7 different videos on this and ypurs was the only one that i actually came right with !! thanks bud!!!

@johnathanraney9959 Год назад

Good job on the video. I believe you can also "flatten the mask" to permanently crop the background out. But I fairly new so could be wrong.

@MrShamrock56 Год назад

I'll try this,thank you

@Chimerayuri3 3 года назад

This was helpful thanks. I’m actually been having an issue where images that I need a certain area shaded doesn’t come shaded. I have tried putting a smaller image of it inside but that doesn’t always work

@peterwall1984 2 года назад

Thanks for the video, very helpful

@billcarruthers7504 3 года назад

Hi - Thanks for this video but there is one thing that you seem to have missed in that it is not necessary to "start over again" if your line does not snap to the end to close the mask. If you simply stop the line drawing and select the mask line ,go to node edit and you can do anything you like with the line / shape you have drawn including joining the last node to the first to close the mask and inserting new nodes so you can round or adjust the visble parts of your photo at will . Ifind it makes the whole process much easier and more accurate. Just FYI. Cheers

@laserillusionstech 3 года назад

Yes that is correct. Thanks for that addition!

@turbojonv 2 года назад

Thanks to both of you!! I could not get it until you helped me figure out this step.

@chandelrohit1981 2 года назад

Can you create a video to process the image like this one you used in lightburn and show the process and how much improvement we get... My photo faces get washed out !!!

@toenyo 2 года назад

I got it working i was not snapping the line back to the original point correctly... thanks

@jjlowhz4152 3 года назад

I guess this method not working anymore, I've used it before and worked great! Issue Im having now is the lines end up behind the image so I can't see where Im placing lines unless I move the image

@toenyo 2 года назад

same problem here.... there is no option for mask to image

@jasonmoore3582 Год назад

How do i move and zoom without loosing contact and breaking my line?

@kensmith4918 7 месяцев назад

after right click I get can't get apply mask to come up . any suggestions

@janmueller41 3 года назад

A GREAT TRAINING VIDEO! I WAS ABLE TO FOLLOW IT ALL THE WAY BUT WHEN I DID THE RIGHT CLICK TO APPLY THE MASK I COULD NOT FIND THAT OPTION. I HAD JUST UPLOADED THE NEW UPDATE. CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE TO FIND THE APPLY MASK NOW?

@laserillusionstech 3 года назад

Hi! It should be the same even with the new update :) Make sure your mask line is a closed loop (start node and end node meet). Also something I forgpt to mention in the video is that you have one shot when drawing your mask. Once you start drawing the mask, you have to go all the way from start to end. You cannot redo any lines or start from where you left off. If you make a mistake, you have to delete what you just made and start from the beginning, unfortunately.

@forallhavesinned 2 года назад

@@laserillusionstech I'm also using a newer version and I did the process of tracing about 5 times making sure I closed the loop. Apply mask is not an option when I right click.

@forallhavesinned 2 года назад

@@laserillusionstech I figured out the issue is was having. Instead of try to click both background and T1 line, I clicked Ctrl + A and selected all that way. The allowed me to apply mask. Thanks for the video

@laserillusionstech 2 года назад

@@forallhavesinned yeah that should solve it. Both background and masking lines should be selected, and Ctr+A will work as well (as long as you dont have any other objects in your workspace apart from those 2 object.) Im glad it worked out! Cheers :)

@homezzz Год назад

Hi. Newbie here. Try as I may, I can't seem to get the mask function to work. After tracing a line around my image with the pencil, either using a color or one of the T functions, then selecting all, then right clicking to click on Mask, but the mask function does NOT appear! It's also not highlighted in the Tools menu. What am I doing wrong? How do I get the mask function to work? Please advise, anyone. Thank you so much.

@jsmith9242 Год назад

Great vid however, this doesn't seem to work on 1.3.01...I realize that a TON can change in a couple of years and that's probably what happened in this case, but again, great vid!👍🏾

@jsmith9242 Год назад

PLEASE DISREGARD my last comment...this still works, you just HAVE to use Ctrl+A to capture the image and item to be masked to get the 'Apply Mask To Image' option to show up...using the individual cursor moves didn't work for me, but Ctrl+A did it every time.💯

@scottluther6699 Год назад

I’m new and this will make it obvious but how did you move your image around while you were drawing.I only know how with the curser.

@laserillusionstech Год назад

Click and hold your scroll wheel on your mouse.

@scottluther6699 Год назад

@@laserillusionstech thanks, I’ll try it. Been having a heck of a time trying to figure out how to remove stuff in the photo. I have like 6 objects in the photo I want to keep and blank out the rest.

@jaridperry9508 3 года назад

Weird my lightburn doesnt have that and just updated.

@laserillusionstech 3 года назад

Thats weird. What layer are you using for your masking? Make sure the layer you are using is a "Line" layer, and not a "Fill" layer. Or you can just use the T1 or T2 layer.

@jaridperry9508 3 года назад

@@laserillusionstech Yeah it’s really weird as a highlight both items it right click all I have is cut copy paste duplicate delete select all group ungroup lock selected shapes convert a path convert to BMP preview and show properties

@laserillusionstech 3 года назад

@@jaridperry9508 I think your masking line is set to "Fill". Change it to "Line" and try again. Let me know if that helps :)

@jaridperry9508 3 года назад

@@laserillusionstech I’m using t1, oddly enough I Redid my tracing and now works, thank you so much

@laserillusionstech 3 года назад

@@jaridperry9508 Thats great! Glad it worked out. ;) My suspicion is that the first tracing might not have been a closed loop (the first point was not completely connected to the last point of the tracing). Make sure to turn on snap settings when you are about to do your last point of your trace. It helps a lot. cheers :)