Photo Engraving - Engraving Etc. Forum

From:	Mido	12 Mar 2007
To:	ALL	1 of 7

6307.1
What is the best software for photo engraving. (I have Roland EGX 300)

From:	Engravin' Dave (DATAKES)	12 Mar 2007
To:	Mido	2 of 7

6307.2 In reply to 6307.1

I would start by saying that is the wrong tool for the job, regardless of the software. Photos should be left to sublimation, then laser engravers, respectively.

I am sure to some degree that the Roland could engrave a photograph, but the efficiency of that process would make it cost prohibitive. There wouldn't be much of a market to pay the price that would need to be charged to make it profitable.

From:	LipChip	13 Mar 2007
To:	Engravin' Dave (DATAKES)	3 of 7

6307.3 In reply to 6307.2

Thousands of customers have purchased Roland's MPX60's and MPX70's for Photo Impact Engraving. The Metaza market is still going very strong. The Metaza printers work with software from www.eimimage.com (Dr. Metaza).

Other than sublimation, direct printing can also be used at a far lower cost.

David L. Vernon
Lip Chip Solutions, Inc.
www.LipChip.com
818-363-8132
ICI Imagedata / Pictaflex 3D Vacumn Press / Agent & Dealer

From:	Engravin' Dave (DATAKES)	13 Mar 2007
To:	LipChip	4 of 7

6307.4 In reply to 6307.3

David,

For smaller items the Metaza is an option. I was thinking of larger images when he mentioned the mechanical engraver in his original post.

Harvey did a Metaza photo for me on some dogtags. They turned out very, very nice.

From:	LipChip	13 Mar 2007
To:	Engravin' Dave (DATAKES)	5 of 7

6307.5 In reply to 6307.4

I'm curious to find out if the owner who started this thread (EGX300) knows of the Dr. Engrave 2D software for that Engraving machine. I'm sure users on here can tell him about this software.

http://www.eimimage.com/machines.php?machine_name=egx-300&link=features

David L. Vernon
Lip Chip Solutions, Inc.
www.LipChip.com
818-363-8132
ICI Imagedata / Pictaflex 3D Vacumn Press / Agent & Dealer

From:	John (JOHNRMONTG)	13 Mar 2007
To:	LipChip	6 of 7

6307.6 In reply to 6307.5
Hi David ... I tried in vain to do some 2D engraving with the software that comes with my EGX300 but it kept saying it wouldn't handshake with the software and machine. I tried calling Roland's support but gave up on that as well. It is a good economical machine but support is saddly missing. :-( John John & Alexa Montgomey Lakeshore Engraving

From:	Mido	13 Mar 2007
To:	Engravin' Dave (DATAKES)	7 of 7

6307.7 In reply to 6307.2
I use corel X3 (trace and draw). Can I find something better?

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