Just a question but dont all digital print transfer papers other than dye sub leave an edge around the image unless trimmed into the actual artwork?
Im not sure yet. My college is putting my business up in an office where, I am supposed to get free prints on a color laser printer, so Id like to take advantage of it (and save some money). I have been sitting on these samples for over a year. I got them when the paper was first coming out, but haven't been able to try them out until now. Im moving in on thursday. Ill post results when I get a chance.excited to hear the results! what printer are you using?
not an expert with digital transfers... butmonkchild said:And does the PhotoTrans ImageClip work only on white t-shirts or on darker colors too? I need it to leave NO polymer window trace around the artwork even on darker t-shirts...Can it do this?Thanks!
well, according to some people here and the marketing copy for the phototrans paper you don't need to cut around the design - that's the whole deal. you have experience with the paper and say you do? for both white and dark colors? have you experience with deco transfers, cos i'm looking into this, how do you find the qualtiy?LucyRoberts said:not an expert with digital transfers... but
PhotoTrans digital media.... is that the same as ImageClip ?
if so, photo transfer paper needs to be cut around the perimeter of the image for best results on lights and darks.
Not the same as Deco Material or Plastisol Transfers.
getting a littlehere.
stillmonkchild said:well, according to some people here and the marketing copy for the phototrans paper you don't need to cut around the design - that's the whole deal. you have experience with the paper and say you do? for both white and dark colors? have you experience with deco transfers, cos i'm looking into this, how do you find the qualtiy?
Imageclip transfer paper is entirely different from the other Phototrans products. It is a two step process transfer paper. The image is first printed on the imaging transfer paper and a second transfer paper that has the polymer is heat pressed against the imagaing paper. Then the papers are separated while hot which makes the majority of polymer bond on the ink area and maybe a few specks on the open space. The specs does not really cause any adverse effect on the shirt. The imaging paper is then heat pressed on the garment and peeled off while it is hot.not an expert with digital transfers... but
PhotoTrans digital media.... is that the same as ImageClip ?
if so, photo transfer paper needs to be cut around the perimeter of the image for best results on lights and darks.
Not the same as Deco Material or Plastisol Transfers.
getting a littlehere.
You should really try the new version of Imageclip. I heard the original version is not as good washability as the new version. I use Imageclip to print garments. I was amazed with the print when I tried the sample from Coastal Business and decided to go ahead with the paper.Im not sure yet. My college is putting my business up in an office where, I am supposed to get free prints on a color laser printer, so Id like to take advantage of it (and save some money). I have been sitting on these samples for over a year. I got them when the paper was first coming out, but haven't been able to try them out until now. Im moving in on thursday. Ill post results when I get a chance.
I have tried Duracotton HT and oil (98) but both HT sample papers jammed in my printer using two different settings. I called dye-namic about my problem to get some answer. It turned out that I have the wrong settings for the media weight and paper type. I tried the Duracotton 98 which is suppose to be for oil type fuser at the same setting I used for HT and the paper did not jam (confused). Supposedly the 98 would have jammed but it went through the printer. The 98 had gray background which can be expected using Okidata C5200Ne CLP according to the manufacturer.Thanks for the tip. I will also try and use Photo trans imageclip. I've used the phototrans plus, and phototrans SC and am satisfied with the results. It seems that Neenah really knows how to make good products.
As an alternative to the original post, there are also discussions here about the Duracotton-oil, and Duracotton-HT. It might also be worth a try.
That is the key. Having the right temp and pressure when pressing the two papers together. It took a few trial and error and wasted transfer papers before I got the hang of it. Plus I wanted to make sure that the sample print I did the first time was not a fluke. You have to do this since heat presses, depending on the brand name, have temperature variability from the target temperature. I happen to have a press that has digitally controlled temperature. Even at that I still did some trial and error.I have tried the Neenah ImageClip paper, until reciently I was not too impressed with the black transfering properly (colours seem fine), but after increasing the temperature when pressing the two papers together it worked perfectly,now well pleased with the results, washing is good too......I have an ash grey shirt I done a couple of years ago for myself, washed to death, and the colours are still great (black is faded quite a bit though, but that was before I learned to up the temp!
No polymer window and no trimming...
hope that helps
Dave_S