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10 posts tagged file formats.
Ready exports and Recent exports: retrieve your DTF print file
Find a completed NestSheet production file, collect it from the account that created it and save a useful archive for repeat DTF orders. Understand the two retention windows.
PNG upload checklist for large DTF artwork batches
Prepare a DTF artwork batch for NestSheet: approved transparent PNGs, known print sizes, clear revisions and a file-by-file reconciliation after upload.
DTF print resolution: what DPI you need and how big a file can print
Why 300 ppi at final size is the DTF target, when 200 to 250 ppi is enough, pixel charts in inches and cm, what upscaling can and cannot fix, and how much memory a long sheet needs.
DTF Test File Before Full Production: Check Scale, Alpha, White, and Fine Detail
Build a controlled DTF target, compare its source artwork, sheet, exported W1 and MainTOP preview, then approve a small print through the intended material process.
PSD/PSB and TIFF for DTF: artwork masters and production handoffs
Keep editable artwork and the production print file distinct. Compare the role of Photoshop documents with NestSheet’s current CMYK + W1 TIFF for MainTOP.
Why Long Gang Sheets Crash RIP Software: Pixels, Channels, Memory, and File Limits
A reproducible way to estimate decoded raster memory, separate compression from working set, identify ClassicTIFF and BigTIFF boundaries, and test a long DTF sheet safely.
Transparent PNG for DTF from Canva: export and alpha cleanup
How to export a transparent PNG from Canva without inventing controls, inspect low-alpha residue and hidden RGB, and preflight the artwork before building a DTF gang sheet.
DTF spot channels explained: colour, alpha and the W1 white separation
Understand the role of colour, PNG alpha and a separate white channel. Read the current NestSheet CMYK + W1 TIFF specification and inspect the handoff in MainTOP.
DTF file requirements: resolution, transparency, colour, and export
A practical artwork-intake specification for DTF shops: containers, effective PPI, clean alpha, colour-space handling, spot-channel boundaries, and a repeatable preflight checklist.
TIFF vs PNG for DTF gang sheets — when to use what
Send TIFF when the file has to carry a separate white or spot channel and an embedded CMYK-side ICC profile; PNG with clean alpha is fine when your RIP generates its own white from transparency. That is the whole rule — the rest of this post is the reasoning and the edge cases.