DIGITAL FACTORY V10 DIRECT TO FILM EDITION

Everything you need in a single Direct to Film software package (DTF). An unmatched feature set.
No other DTF print software includes the combination of file preparation, colour management
and production automation tools that Digital Factory Direct To Film Edition provides!

HIGH FIDELITY COLOUR MANAGEMENT TOOLS
THE LARGEST NUMBER OF
PRINTERS SUPPORTED

Including most widely used Epson® printers as well
as many high performance purpose-built printers
offered by many Direct to Film resellers.
DESIGN AND AUTOMATION TOOLS
YOU’LL USE ON A DAILY BASIS
Dozens of valuable, time-saving features
including knock-out tools for automatic black,
white or colour removal from designs, auto
nesting of jobs, barcode support, roll-mode
support without the need for additional hardware
or software and much more.

ROBUST RASTERISATION INTERFACE
Applying “ink gaps” within a
design has never been easier
or more visually pleasing.
Transparency based
application of rasters
provides flexibility to place
gaps over the entire image
or only on select areas.

WORK WITH VIRTUALLY ANY
COMMON FILE FORMAT
Industrial strength .pdf support. Also supports:
PNG, SVG, JPG, AI, EPS, BMP, TIF.

UNIQUE WHITE
INK HANDLING
White ink generation is
automatically handled
based on transparency
within the design providing
amazing results.
No complicated file
preparation to specify
white ink layers in
third party design
applications.

PRODUCTION TOOLS THAT SIMPLIFY AND AUTOMATE PRODUCTION
PROFESSIONALLY CREATED COLOUR PROFILES AND PRINTMODES
Custom created colour profiles supporting the most widely used ink, media
and powder suppliers.

CREATE A DTG PRINT EFFECT WITH “NO RASTER” PRINTMODES
Specialised printmodes without rasters included for select printers are able
to simulate a DTG look and feel using DTF technology.
SIMPLE COLOUR CORRECTION TOOLS
A wide assortment of colour correction tools provide the ability to modify
existing colour profiles to handle changes in ink, media or powder
suppliers as required.

ALL THE TOOLS NEEDED TO MAXIMISE DIRECT TO FILM
COLOUR QUALITY AND PRODUCTION WORKFLOW
CADLINK FAMILY OF SOFTWARE PRODUCTS
GENERAL RIP AND PRINT FEATURES
• Windows™ 10 and 8 support (32 & 64 bit)
• Optimised RIP processing speeds
• Optimised multiple job processing
(RIP threading)
• Reduced multiple copy RIP times.
RIP one copy, print many.
• Start to finish .pdf workflow support
• Enhanced plug-ins for Corel®
, Illustrator®
and Photoshop®
 that send print
jobs directly to production queues
with automated white underbase
when required. No cumbersome job
preparation required.
• Templates support for exact positioning
of designs
• “KnockMeBlackOut”, black removal
from design
• “KnockMeColorOut”, white and other
color removal from design
• Automatic trapping (choke/spread)
in queues, including trapping by
colour plane
• Simplified navigation; Easy queue menu
tabs, page view and job properties
• Grid option in job preview window
• Instant access to job information using
“mouse-over image”
• Automated TCPIP port search for easier
network printing setup
• Quick job reprints with save job backup
(.jbk file) option
• Export queues and printer packages
• Worldwide language support using
Unicode
• 4K Display support
COLOUR MANAGEMENT TOOLS
• Preset colour profiles for white, black,
and coloured media of different types
• High fidelity, ICC compliant colour
management engine
• Simple ink volume controls
• Complete manual colour curve
controls by image detail (shadows,
 mid-tones, highlights)
• Advanced colour correction
tools interface
• Easy colour adjustments
• Colour adjustment wizard for merging
ICC rendering intents
• Easy-access to printmodes and
printmode overrides
• High speed printmodes with no
quality reduction
PRE-PRODUCTION TOOLS
• Visual print preview
• Raw data preview
• Multi-copy with spacing controls
• Cropping controls of image and job
• Rotation controls of image and job
• Mirror, invert image and job
• Scale image and job to any size
• Soft proofing
• Built-in special effects/filters
(distressed, distressed frames, sharpen)
• Updated Supersize filter functionality for
improved image resolution
• Job colour replacement
• Export template layouts with improved
template user interface
• Image duplication interface
JOB MANAGEMENT AND
SCHEDULING TOOLS
• Unique, single window visual interface,
one central easy to manage hub for
all jobs
• Easy to use queue set-up wizard. Set up
production queues quickly and easily
• Auto-scheduling or manual scheduling
of jobs
• On-the-fly job prioritisation using simple
drag and drop
• Job archiving, history, print status and
job logs
• Job notes
• Hot folder support
• Gmail support. Send jobs directly to
queues using mobile devices via Gmail
• Bar code support for automated
production