#pre-press
4 posts tagged pre-press.
Reading your RIP's white channel preview — grey map
Every DTF RIP shows a preview of the white under-base as a greyscale thumbnail before you send the job. Most operators glance at it and click Print. Here is how to read that preview like a pre-press engineer — and what a bad white preview looks like before it becomes a bad print.
TIFF vs PNG for DTF gang sheets — when to use what
Every DTF shop eventually argues about whether to send TIFF or PNG to the RIP. Both can print. Only one carries the metadata that stops a print from going wrong. Here is when each wins, and the single setting that matters more than the format.
DTF white under-base: what the choke actually does
Every DTF operator has seen the symptom — a thin white halo peeking out from under colour edges on a dark shirt. The fix is called the choke. Here is what it means, what a sensible default looks like, and when to change it.
ICC profiles for DTF — RIP default vs yours
DTF shops fall into two camps on ICC profiles. One camp uses the profile that came with the RIP and moves on. The other camp calibrates its own. Both are right for different shops. Here is the short version of when to be in which camp.