I know this could go in the update discussion thread, but I feel like it deserves its own thread. I saw this piece in person at Maker Faire and was a bit sad about the texturing on it. 3D engraving has long been an important point for me with the glowforge, and I was hoping to see the quality I had imagined. I was starting to come to terms with the fact it might not ever happen.
Then the email arrived today… I have to say im really overjoyed to see this. This is almost flawless. Well done! I cant wait…
And to think, they havent even released the updated 3D engraving software yet, and may pull even better quality out of it by then… but this is amazing as it is!
That’s was/is definitely exciting!! Love the better detail and cleaner look. Amazing! Goes to prove that they’ve been busting their backs to provide what they promised and more.
And sorry, I don’t care if it’s a jpeg, if you can’t see the difference, well…
Th biggest issue I had with my 3d engraves is that the flat surfaces were textured. In this photo they’re completely smooth. I’m so excited about this!
Yea, I had made myself curb my enthusiasm a little because of the early examples, but seeing the progress they are making I’m letting this creep a little farther into my consciousness again. It’s obvious they aren’t lying when they say they really want to deliver a quality product.
I have a before from MF:BA. But even it the side by side in its current state you have to say you can see the difference between the left and the right. look at the glowforge logo in the bottom, so much less dithering there…
Yes it does look cleaner but to some extent it looks like it is due to being overexposed.
Even the high res version you posted looks to suffer from compression artefacts. I think this is actually pathological for JPEG compression because the engraving process produces high frequency features and JPEG works best on smooth pictures. So the features we are actually trying to look at are the ones the compression is distorting the most.
It really was a Basic?! You just made my day! (Enjoy that while it lasts, because my 'forge is “Out for delivery.” So you’re about to get way overshadowed. )
I’m a little surprised that there are new Proofgrade settings that haven’t been pushed out. I realize extensive testing is needed, but when should we expect those?