Print Pro DTF Environments

About Print Pro Environments

The Print Pro DTF Environments are used to select the resolution and an associated collection of presets for use to set up & print a layout. The different presets, at each resolution, are for working with different types of designs and color profiles, along with quality, speed, and cost requirements.

This knowledge base article provides details about the intended use case for each of OmniPrint’s Environments for using Print Pro DTF with the OmniDTF system.

720 x 2400 Resolution Environments

720 x 2400

This environment can be considered the base environment we recommend for printing on light or medium-color garments. Color accuracy is optimized rather than vibrancy. This Environment is recommended for all sorts of designs, including single-color text, muted tones, or any prints where details aren’t as important as printing speed, low production cost, and high volume output.

720 x 2400 HQ

This Environment is used for prints that require a more saturated color profile. It is also recommended for darker color garments (blacks, navy blues, grays) if the garment’s color is showing through on prints using the standard 720×2400 Environment.

720 x 2400 – Full Underbase

In this Environment a full white underbase layer is printed, even on black parts of the image. The other 720 x 2400 Environments print a relatively thin white underbase on black parts of the design, which is normally desired since the black and white inks can interact with each other causing undesirable results.

This environment is intended only for edge cases and shouldn’t be used unless black ink on prints is drying before the DTF Powder is applied to it, making it difficult for the transfer to properly adhere to a garment.

This Environment should only be used if you are personally transferring the film prints onto garments. It is not recommended for use when shipping prints on film to clients to transfer themselves. As referenced above, we have seen issues with black & white ink interacting and causing issues with separation from film & ink bubbling, so the use of this Environment requires careful analysis of the transfer to ensure suitable quality.

720 x 3600 Resolution Environments

These higher-resolution Environments are suited for printing more intricate designs where quality and fine detail is preferred over production speed, despite the slightly higher ink cost.

720 x 3600 – Light

This Light Environment version is designed for white or light-colored garments that can work well with less ink in the white underbase since there is less need to mask the underlying garment color.

720 x 3600

This standard high-resolution Environment is for use with the entire color range of garments. This Environment is recommended when color accuracy is preferred over color saturation, along with the greatest level of detail reproduction from design to print.

720 x 3600 HQ

This high-resolution Environment is for generating prints when a more saturated color profile is desired. This Environment is also recommended for darker color garments (blacks, navy blues, grays) if a garment’s color is showing through the print when using the standard 720 x 3600 Environment.

720 x 3600 – Full Underbase

In this Environment a full white underbase layer is printed, even on black parts of the image. The other 720 x 3600 Environments print a relatively thin white underbase on black parts of the design, which is normally desired since the black and white inks can interact with each other causing undesirable results.

This environment is intended only for edge cases and shouldn’t be used unless black ink on prints is drying before the DTF Powder is applied to it, making it difficult for the transfer to properly adhere to a garment.

This Environment should only be used if you are personally transferring the film prints onto garments. It is not recommended for use when shipping prints on film to clients to transfer themselves. As referenced above, we have seen issues with black & white ink interacting and causing issues with separation from film & ink bubbling, so the use of this Environment requires careful analysis of the transfer to ensure suitable quality.