#RIP
4 posts tagged RIP.
PSD/PSB vs TIFF for DTF Spot Channels: Editable Handoff or Direct-to-RIP File?
Choose between a Photoshop-readable flattened composite with production spot channels and a direct-to-RIP multi-channel TIFF without confusing editability, container limits, or compatibility.
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 TIFF and Photoshop container boundaries, and test a long DTF sheet safely.
DTF spot channels explained: white, varnish, names, and RIP handoff
A technical guide to colour, alpha, white and varnish planes; TIFF and PSD/PSB representation; channel naming; polarity; and what to verify in the target RIP.
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.