Color Mapping - Epilog Fusion M2 32 Manual

SECTION 10: SYSTEM FEATURES
• Brighten: This lightens the clipart, and some users also find this mode good for engraving photographs onto wood
or marble at 600 DPI.
• Low Res: Adds an artistic half-tone type look to the engraving which sometimes helps when engraving low-
resolution photos.
Photograph Modes:
• Floyd-Steinberg: Produces an almost wave-like pattern to an image. This works well for some photos containing
a great deal of detail. Photos with more monotone swatches of color may not be as pleasing as Jarvis or Stucki
modes.
• Jarvis: Many users find this mode good for engraving photographs at 300 DPI. This mode produces a very nice
looking pattern on almost all photos.
• Stucki: This mode produces results that are only marginally different than the Jarvis dithering pattern. It is also very
good for engraving photographs at 300 DPI. The differences between Jarvis and Stucki are very subtle.
Experiment with the different dithering patterns to determine which effect is most pleasing. It is not mandatory that you
use the clipart modes with only clipart images or photograph modes with all photographs. Many users prefer one of the
photograph modes for many clipart images, and one of the clipart modes for photographs. The choice is entirely up to you
and will take some experimentation.
We have included some sample photographs on the Epilog driver disc for you to experiment with. Use these photographs
to engrave on different materials using the different dithering options so you can get a feel for how each dithering pattern
affects the image and the material.

Color Mapping

The Color Mapping feature is an advanced feature that allows you to set different engraving and cutting settings to different
colors within your artwork, and can be used in both raster and vector modes. The functions that can be controlled by color
are: Speed, Power, Frequency, Focus, Raster On/Off, Vector On/Off and Air Assist On/Off. While Color Mapping is a very
powerful tool, most users use it for four main reasons:
1. Using different colors to engrave at different speeds and powers within one document.
2. Using color to define different levels of focus. Many objects need to be marked at different locations that are at
different relative heights. Using color mapping to change the focus in a single job setup is a convenient way to
make marking complex parts simple.
3. Using different colors to allow users the ability to sequence the order that objects will be marked.
4. Using colors to define the registration marks in the Epilog Job Manager when using the eView
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