Tips & Insights

According to NAPCO Research, shops with automated prepress workflow process 355 jobs daily compared to just 125 for the manual crowd. What’s their secret? They’ve figured out that in large-format printing, the bottleneck isn’t printer speed — it’s everything that happens before the file hits the RIP. Read more!

Color management in DTF printing is an important step. You need to reproduce a color that matches your brand colors, and this is a bit challenging to achieve. To do this, you have to know how to handle spot colors, a term that Adobe explains in detail in their article: spot vs process color.

Caldera PrimeCenter can make a real difference to workflow efficiency across a wide range of printing applications, but there’s one area in which it’s proved itself particularly efficacious: DTF. We caught up with Joey Phillips, Caldera’s Global Technical Sales Manager, to find out why it’s such a match made in heaven. 

Everyone loves a product that promises cost savings— but what about one that delivers them in triplicate? By optimizing your print production workflow, PrimeCenter helps you save money in three critical areas: media usage, labor efficiency, and error reduction. Read more.

In the printing industry like Direct-to-Film printing, there is an essential step that will allow you to print your designs in the right form and direction. This step is called image mirroring.

You are new to Direct-to-Film printing? and you are looking for an easy-to-use DTF RIP software that can simplify things for you?   We are aware that most RIP software include unnecessary features that will take you an enormous amount of time to learn and master.  Caldera Direct-to-Film is the perfect solution for printers who are just getting started with DTF printing.

DTF printers opt for cut and print workflow automation. It helps surpass difficulties and bid farewell to the manual tools that have made their routines so monotonous. By using a prepress automation software like PrimeCenter, you can cut a full DTF roll in few minutes, rather than hours.  

Discover how Caldera PrimeCenter could transform your workflow, save time and improve your bottom line.

Have you ever wondered how cool designs get printed on t-shirts, hoodies, or jackets? There are different methods to do it, like screen-printing, DTF (Direct-to-Film), and DTG (Direct-to-Garment). Each method has its own advantages.

What feels better than finding everything you need for DTF printing in one single RIP interface? Looking for the best DTF RIP software that simplifies your DTF journey can be daunting. What’s more difficult is to learn tools you won’t even use in the future, especially if your are a beginner in DTF printing. Caldera Direct-to-Film offers you a simple interface.