DTF Glossary
UV-DTF
UV-DTF is a transfer workflow for adhesive decals in which UV-cured colour, white, and commonly varnish are built on a film system and transferred to a hard surface. Its ink, film, lamination or transfer, curing, and spot-layer requirements differ from garment DTF, so the two workflows should not share unverified settings.
In practice
Prepress must distinguish colour, white, and varnish responsibilities and document how the exact RIP expects those planes. Varnish coverage and spread are coating decisions, not substitutes for white-underbase choke.
NestSheet’s current product prepares garment-DTF gang sheets and either a CMYK + W1 TIFF for MainTOP or a transparent PNG for RIPs that build white. For UV-DTF, establish the file and layer requirements with the printer and transfer-film supplier, then approve the intended surface and process with a sample.