Choosing Your Film Output System
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:19 pm
In order to print film positives which you will need to make the stencil on your screen, you will have to choose a film output system for your graphics computer and software. There are a few options here and we need to consider the quality of each. The best output system would be image setters but they are very costly and film outsourced on them may also be expensive. Thermal printers would be the next best option but the printer itself can cost $5000 and up depending on size and brand. Next would be water proof inkjet films with special dye based inks in an Epson printer. This article covers the subject well: http://catspitproductionsllc.com/outputtingfilm.html
For my Epson printer picks please visit this page of the Catspit Productions website: http://catspitproductionsllc.com/inkjet-printers.html
Try out my very own inkjet film positives for inkjet printers here: http://catspitproductionsllc.com/inkjet ... tives.html
Other film and vellum media are printed using laser printers. That would be the last choice I think as far as quality and density of the final film positive. Finally you will need some RIP software to control the output of the film positive to the printer. This will enable you to produce halftones and it should also help you control ink flow to some extent through different heads with all black dye inkjet systems. If you use laser printers and vellum, this video will help out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovFu5ELTdV0
This article is about different types of film positives: http://catspitproductionsllc.com/film-positives.html
This video offers some tips on working with film positives: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6es7fC_CKw
What type film positive do you use? What printer or other device are you using to print the film positives? Which RIP software do you run? Does the RIP software run well on your computer? And finally what would you recommend to a fellow beginner in screen printing T shirts from what you have learned or experienced with your film output system?
For my Epson printer picks please visit this page of the Catspit Productions website: http://catspitproductionsllc.com/inkjet-printers.html
Try out my very own inkjet film positives for inkjet printers here: http://catspitproductionsllc.com/inkjet ... tives.html
Other film and vellum media are printed using laser printers. That would be the last choice I think as far as quality and density of the final film positive. Finally you will need some RIP software to control the output of the film positive to the printer. This will enable you to produce halftones and it should also help you control ink flow to some extent through different heads with all black dye inkjet systems. If you use laser printers and vellum, this video will help out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovFu5ELTdV0
This article is about different types of film positives: http://catspitproductionsllc.com/film-positives.html
This video offers some tips on working with film positives: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6es7fC_CKw
What type film positive do you use? What printer or other device are you using to print the film positives? Which RIP software do you run? Does the RIP software run well on your computer? And finally what would you recommend to a fellow beginner in screen printing T shirts from what you have learned or experienced with your film output system?