What should be added to the BEST DTF RIP?
I’m currently working on finishing the first stage of what I believe can become the best DTF RIP, and I’d really like to hear your feedback. Maybe there’s something important I forgot to add?
Here’s what it can already do:
It can automatically create gang sheets from folders, archives, and hot folders. And the gang sheets can be built either in the usual rectangular way, or by the actual shape of the print. For example, if you have two “L”-shaped designs, it can place them inside each other instead of just putting them next to each other.
You can drop in an archive, a folder, or a multi-page PDF, and it will immediately turn everything into a gang sheet.
It can also read the number of copies directly from the file name, do high-quality AI upscaling for low-resolution prints, handle color knockout, and apply halftoning.
And, if needed, all of these features can work automatically. For example: it sees a low-resolution 72 DPI print — it automatically upscales it with AI. It sees a semi-transparent area — it automatically applies halftoning to it.
What else?
Automatic correct generation and choking of the white underbase. It preserves extremely thin white and light lines, while still adding white with choke under very thin dark details.
White ink density is calculated not simply based on the color, but based on the actual physical amount of colored ink being printed.
Honestly, after many years in DTF printing, I personally haven’t needed many other functions beyond these. But I’d be very happy to hear opinions from future users 🙂
P.S. Yes, I understand that I’ll probably get a lot of questions in DMs and comments asking where and how to try it, so I’ll write it here: the test release can be downloaded from nxrip.com
Just a quick warning: there are a lot of settings right now, and I haven’t organized all of them into the right places yet — so please forgive me for that. I’ll fix it soon.