Product Overview
High quality inkjet film output service for textile screen printing. Using large format Epson printers optimized for film output with our waterproof film and special opaque dye based ink we can print your designs and ship them to you so you can burn your own screens. You can print individual images or add multiple images to gang sheet up your designs. Our sheet sizes range from 13”x19” up to 43.5”x75". Using the PrintFab RIP software allows us to get the proper amount of ink on the film and produce precise halftone dots if needed. Our film output service is primarily offered for textile screen printers but we do have customers also using it for flat stock posters, stamp makers and sand blast etching. If you are not sure if our film will work for your application please inquire before ordering. We do not recommend inkjet film for high line screen applications such as offset printing or where a image setter is typically used.
Required Specs:
- The files must be separated and RIP ready with any fonts outlined, registration marks added if needed and sized to the final output size. We do not resize the files or add any file mark ups, registration marks or color info. If you need any separations or additional work performed on your files please contact us for a quote.
- Art files should have only the colors black and white
- The black area in your art file is what will be printed in your print.
- Adobe Illustrator (ai, eps or pdf) Image must be to final output size. Each color must be a spot color or 100% black. Any CMYK or RGB colors will print as halftones.
- Adobe Photoshop (psd, dcs 2.0, tif) at 200dpi or higher at size, the separated colors must be saved to channels
- Bitmapped Files will work. Please submit at actual size at 300 dpi or higher
- We do not accept jpegs or PNG files as the files can be low resolution or the actual output size may change when opened on our system.
- If the image has halftone dots please specify line screen and frequency. We recommend 35 lpi for use with discharge inks, 45 lpi for most applications and 55 or 65 lpi if you need to hold really fine detail. By default we run all spot color half tones at 45 lpi at 22.5 degrees. Other dot sizes and angles available upon request. We recommend using a screen that is 5x the lpi. So a 45-lpi film will require a screen with minimum of 225 mesh.
- Since the film is being produced on an inkjet printer the lowest font size we recommend would be 8pts.
- Please note we can not use Corel CDR files. Please export to either AI, pdf or eps.
Limitations: Please note this film is done on an Inkjet printer and not an imagesetter and will not work well for certain high detail applications such as some offset printing. Please note the limitations below.
- Fonts below 8 pt
- Line Screen Above 65lpi
- Strokes or lines below .5pt
- Image with exact specs ie: rulers or blueprint type drawings. Images will register from film to film but the actual design may vary slightly from the file size thus making it incompatible for blueprint or spec drawings.
Limited Liability: We warrant the product to be free from material defect. If there is an issue with the film you must notify Film Direct within 3 working days of receiving the order. We will choose at our discretion to either reprint the product or refund the purchase. We will not give refunds for carrier loss or destruction however we will reprint and ship the order at no additional charge by a carrier of our choice. We will provide expedited shipping at an additional cost if requested. By ordering you agree to hold Film Direct harmless from any misprints, lost press time or missed deadlines etc... Our only obligation is to replace or refund the actual purchase price of the film.
