#workflow
5 posts tagged workflow.
Gang sheet builder vs nesting software vs RIP: who does what?
A workflow map for separating storefront intake, artwork cleanup, gang-sheet nesting, spot-channel prepress, RIP colour and ink control, and printer operation.
DTF RIP comparison 2026: AcroRIP vs CADlink vs Kothari vs Flexi vs RasterLink vs Caldera
The six RIPs DTF shops actually run, compared honestly: how each is sold, what it costs with sources and dates, what each is genuinely good at — and where gang sheet layout does and does not belong in the RIP.
How to make a DTF gang sheet: Photoshop, manual layout, or auto-nesting
A production-first guide to sizing artwork, building a DTF gang sheet manually, exporting it without accidental scaling, and deciding when auto-nesting should do the layout math.
Orders that split across sheets — avoid wasted film
Big custom orders sooner or later hit a hard sheet-size limit — the printer's roll width, the customer's A-frame press, the shipping box. Splitting the order across several sheets is easy. Splitting it without paying for half-empty film is a decision you make on purpose. Here is the manual playbook.
Photoshop to NestSheet: a 1-week migration plan
Every DTF shop that scales past three sheets a day eventually hits the Photoshop wall. The manual arrangement step stops scaling and starts eating operator time that should be going to production. This is the seven-day migration plan I wish I had when my own shop crossed that line.