You may benefit from a different textile decorating option.

Are you getting the most out of your branding? Sometimes knowing your options can make a big difference in the end product. Our company can screen print, create a full-color transfer and even embroider your logo on just about any garment you can imagine... Each process has its own pros and cons, but our knowledgeable reps are always ready to help you get the most out of your product.

We usually decorate the flat panel of fabric before the product is manufactured for better quality and efficiency.

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CMYK vs. process colors:

CMYK image data is divided into Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Blac K when printed. When using process colors, like screen printing, we sometimes have to use half-tone dots, depending on the design and when examined up close, this can degrade the fidelity of your overall image. Most transfers however do not have this problem and are suitable for close scrutiny.

5.) Other digital prints

Send your art in, and we can digitize it for you. There is a set up fee associated with this service. If you have your own DST file, we may be able to use it, and waive that fee. Our embroidery pricing is for designs that are 5000 stitches. Please call for larger design sizes.

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Art Files: Raster images vs. vector art:

There are 2 kinds of art, generally speaking, that you can create on a computer: Raster and Vector art.

The type that you are probably most familiar with is Raster. Most of the images on the web are raster images. The way a raster image is set up is like a mosaic; blocks or pixels of color next to one another. When you step back, these series of pixels are interpreted as a complete image, however if you zoom in enough, the picture will become fuzzy, or the series of pixels you started with, depending on the software you're using to view the image. When you use a digital camera or use an image scanner, the image that is produced is a raster image. Most of the images you see on the web are JPG, which is a lossy file fype. To save space, lossy file formats use an algorithm to approximate the colors in the image; the higher the compression, you will see more artifacts in your image, and if you save your jpg multiple times, you may get a worse image each time.

Vector on the other hand, can be thought of as a "connect-the-dots" image. When you manipulate a line in 2 dimensional space, the line is still a line and does not get fuzzy or pixelated, no matter how close you zoom in on it. This makes it useful in three different ways; we can increase the size of an image without having the image getting blurry or blocky like a mosaic, separating colors is much easier, and there usually isn't any compression degradation. You can also spin the image without degrading the image, where with a raster image, if you spin an image in anything other than 90 degree increments, the computer needs to rearrange and mix the pixels in odd ways, which may degrade your final product.

Illustrator is what is used to edit vector images mainly, and Photoshop mainly edits raster images, but both programs can incorporate both raster and vector elements. There are free programs like Inkscape, or cheaper alternatives to Adobe's products, such as Corel Draw or Affinity Designer, that will allow you to create vector images, but please be advised that there may be some obstacles to overcome, depending how the RIP software interacts with Adobe's RIP software. Please send AI or EPS files. While we accept high resolution raster art for Light Transfers, Opaque Transfers, Dye-Sublimation, and other Digital Prints, we ask for vector images for all other types of decoration.