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Garment-aware DTF preparation

SofterDTF. Make DTF feel like it belongs on the shirt.

Less unnecessary colour. Less unnecessary white. More garment showing through. Prepare a lighter DTF file without Photoshop.

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A screen preview, not a printed result. Feel and adhesion require a physical test.

Softness goal

Garment

Inspect

This is a quick browser tester with limited controls.

It runs four fixed presets on a reduced-size copy of your file. Full SofterDTF access opens the studio, where you set the values yourself: knockout tolerance and softness, screen ruling, angle and dot shape, choke, white coverage and the dark-area adhesion minimum, SoftMesh opening size, your own saved presets, marked fine-text areas, zoom-in dot inspection and full-resolution export.

Choose your own artwork to see a personal result before buying. Open the editor

  1. 01 Remove garment colour that does not need printing.
  2. 02 Open heavy colour areas to reduce continuous coverage.
  3. 03 Use only the white base the colour above needs, with an adhesion minimum.

From file to press

Three steps. One production file.

  1. 01

    Upload

    Bring your approved artwork, including transparent PNGs.

  2. 02

    Choose

    Pick the garment and a softness goal; inspect colour and white live.

  3. 03

    Export

    Download the CMYK TIFF with its screened spot_1 white channel.

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See SofterDTF on a real job.

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The difference is underneath

White where it matters. Not everywhere.

Smart White starts from the choked printable artwork. Light colours keep a strong base; midtones step down; dark print gets a screened adhesion minimum. The white plate stays inside the art and contains only black-or-white dots, not grey ink instructions.

Use the White base view in the live demo above to compare it with a full-coverage plate. The displayed percentage measures the final file, not ink savings. Check adhesion, opacity and wash results on your own printer and garment.

WHITE DEMAND / PRINTED COLOUR

White and light artworkFull white for visible opacity
Mid-colour artworkProgressively reduced
Dark printed artworkScreened adhesion target

Intelligent text protection

Keep small text sharp.

SofterDTF recognises small raster lettering shapes and leaves their printable strokes solid instead of breaking them with SoftMesh openings. The white beneath stays in place. Preview protected areas and mark any lettering the automatic check misses; check the file at its final print size.

Also in your workspace

More than a one-purpose filter.

Illustrative AI workflowReconstruct
Low-resolution customer text artwork with jagged, pixelated letter edges
Low-res file
The same text artwork rebuilt with smooth, clean letter edges on a transparent background
Print artwork

Artwork Rebuilder

Rescue low-resolution customer artwork at the required print size.

Open tool
Printed resultPhotograph
Flaming skull DTF transfer prepared for a black garment, with black areas knocked outTransfer — black knocked out for a black garment

Fades & halftones

Keep tonal transitions printable alongside garment knockout.

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Printed resultPhotograph
Macro photograph of white print on a green garment showing fine openings across the solid areasPrinted transfer — openings inside solid white areas

Production export

Keep transparent colour and a separate spot_1 white channel in one CMYK TIFF.

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Simple access

Same SofterDTF tools. Choose your term.

Try the file and white plate before choosing. Knockout, Smart White, SoftMesh, halftoning and Fine Text Protection are included with SofterDTF access. No AI credits are charged for these tools.

Single Job Pass

€5 once

One source artwork and one saved set of settings. Re-download the same job without another pass.

Optional Artwork Rebuilder uses AI credits, quoted before processing. Not included with a one-job pass.

Choose one job access

Annual

€79/year

All SofterDTF optimisation tools included — no per-job credits.

Optional Artwork Rebuilder uses AI credits, quoted before processing. No AI credits are needed for the core tools.

Choose annual access

Lifetime

€199 once

Lifetime access to SofterDTF optimisation tools. No per-job credits.

Optional Artwork Rebuilder uses AI credits, quoted before processing. Lifetime access does not include unlimited AI credits.

Choose lifetime access

AI credits are only used when you choose an AI-powered feature such as Artwork Rebuilder. Unlimited normal use excludes automated, API or bulk use. Separate credit purchases are not yet configured. Test physical print performance on your printer and garment.

Less print on the shirt starts with the file.

Prepare the next artwork with SofterDTF.

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