DTF Glossary
ICC profile
An ICC profile describes how device or colour-space numbers relate to a standard colour reference. A source profile helps interpret incoming RGB or CMYK values; an output profile characterises an intended printing condition. Embedding, assigning, converting with, and merely detecting a profile are different operations and must not be described as interchangeable.
In practice
A profile does not contain white-underbase geometry, guarantee an application will honour it, or calibrate an unmeasured printer. Record which application performed the conversion and which profile the RIP applies later.
NestSheet’s Production DTF preset uses its fixed CMYK output profile. Upload approved transparent PNG artwork and verify the colour handoff with a known sample in the receiving MainTOP queue.