Format High-Quality Images in GIMP for Laser Cutting (Georgia Tech Invention Studio)

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Format High-Quality Images in GIMP for Laser Cutting (Georgia Tech Invention Studio)

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There are a lot of long tutorials out there on how to use GIMP for laser-cutting high-quality images. This tutorial should be straightforward and take less than 5 minutes!

Open GIMP --> File --> Open --> Choose Your Image

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Go to Colors --> Desaturate --> Luminosity --> Ok

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Filters --> Enhance --> Unsharp Mask (adjust Settings on Your Image Quality Here - Try to Get High Contrast)

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Image --> Mode --> Indexed --> Then Check Off "Use Black and White (1-bit) Palette" and in the Dithering Menu Choose "Floyd-Steinburg (normal)"

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Copy the Dithered Image With Ctrl+c Into Inkscape, Send It to the Laser, and You're Done!

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