Re: Turning photographs into something usefull for our hobby

Do you get a lot of people buying mugs or mouse pads etc. with that photo of
your girlfriend (or wife, whatever)?

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From: "Gaston Gagnon" <gaston.gagnon@...>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Turning photographs into something
usefull for our hobby


> Hi Wayne,
> The creator of microCarve is John Hansford, the designer of many cnc
> machines. One is the very popular FireballCNC machine.
> John is very present on CNC zone.
> I have recently carved a lithophane with microCarve. You can see it here:
> http://public.fotki.com/Gaston-Gagnon/lithophane/
> Gaston
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> On 2010-08-17 11:11, Jack McKie wrote:
>> Wayne,
>>
>> One thing that stops me from even downloading that program is lack of
>> info on the company or individual. There also seems to be little in
>> the way of specs on the program such as system requirements etc.
>>
>> When I work from a photo I usually use it as a bit map background in
>> Rhino and model from the photo but it would be nice to have a faster
>> option.
>>
>> Jack
>>
>> --- On Tue, 8/17/10, wayne_j_hill<wayne_j_hill@...> wrote:
>>
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>> From: wayne_j_hill<wayne_j_hill@...>
>> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Turning photographs into something usefull
>> for our hobby
>> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
>> Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 10:55 AM
>>
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>> Andy,
>>
>> There is another software called microcarve that does an excellent job.
>>
>> http://www.microcarve.com/
>>
>> Ask for the latest version. V4.
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com,
>> "andrew.mathison"<andrewdavid.mathison@...> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> if this advert is out of place here, please accept my apologies
>>> immediately.
>>>
>>> I was looking for some software to turn pictures of my Dog into
>>> something that I could cut into wood with my CNC machine. (Would be
>>> usefull for Laser Engraving too I feel!)
>>>
>>> Price IS important for me.
>>>
>>> I found two useful pieces, both from the same company and one is free,
>>> the other is available as free or as a bought Pro version.
>>>
>>> They are called:-
>>> Instant Sketch, which turns any photo (colour or B/W) into a pencil
>>> sketch. Totally free.
>>>
>>> Instant Mask, which helps you to remove the background of any photo.
>>> There is a -pro version which needs to be paid for, but it is also still
>>> VERY cheap!!!
>>>
>>> There is also an interesting piece of software to remove wires/cables
>>> and similar from Photos. Could also be useful to someone in our area of
>>> hobby I feel too.....Its called Instant Wire Cleaner.
>>>
>>> The web address is:-
>>>
>>> http://clipping-path-studio.com/instantmask-pro/
>>>
>>> Prices lie between $15 and $30 and there is a "dual" offer which really
>>> saves money.
>>>
>>> All versions can be downloaded, even the pro versions may be used for 2
>>> weeks for free....the other versions are free all the time.....!!
>>>
>>> I hope:-
>>>
>>> a) nobody is upset by the ad and me posting it here
>>> b) it helps someone further with our hobby.
>>>
>>> regards
>>> Andy
>>>
>>> PS. I have not as yet tested the software for viruses or Malware, so
>>> please be careful when using for the first time as "you never know!"
>>> If anything like that is found, I will come back and post a proper
>>> warning here on this blog!
>>>
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