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# DTG (Direct to Garment)

**DTG (Direct-to-garment)**, sometimes called digital printing is good for single piece printing, thus ready for on-demand production and fulfillment. DTG is suitable for all sorts of garment products including T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, baby bodies, and more.

## Image format requirements <a href="#image-format-requirements" id="image-format-requirements"></a>

| Requirement            | Specification         |
| ---------------------- | --------------------- |
| File format            | PNG                   |
| Image size             | Matches printing area |
| Ideal resolution       | 300 DPI               |
| Color regime           | RGB                   |
| Alpha channel required | Yes                   |

{% hint style="info" %}
The **Image size** corresponds to the actual size of the printing palet - printing area. See chapter below.
{% endhint %}

## Prepare the data for printing <a href="#image-format-requirements" id="image-format-requirements"></a>

### Prepare artwork

Now when you know the input image requirements, you can prepare the image data. The table below shows the most used platens for many SKUs for the DTG technology.

| Name                          | Size of the platen (inches) | Size of the printing area (millimeters) | Desc                                                               |
| ----------------------------- | --------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 14x16 standard men‘s platen   | 14x16                       | 355,6 x 406,4                           | Standard                                                           |
| 10x12 standard women‘s platen | 10x12                       | 254 x 304,8                             | Standard                                                           |
| 7x8 standard kid‘s platen     | 7x8                         | 177,8 x 203,2                           | Standard                                                           |
| 16x21 oversize                | 16x21                       | 406,4 x 533,4                           | Custom for selected blank articles. Ask sales specialist for offer |

{% file src="/files/usTKFObHUvOLJfXy61iH" %}

### Match the palet with file size&#x20;

The **Image size** must be aligned with the size of the **printing area**. The example below shows the approximate location of cone artwork placed on the standard men's platen.

<figure><img src="/files/w9rL9nFbxX7KHrOYQ9id" alt=""><figcaption><p>Mockup preview</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/VVEwGWVL3Y1citwGRbhu" alt=""><figcaption><p>Print data 355,6x406,4 mm image size</p></figcaption></figure>

### Send us the print data

After you complete the above-mentioned points, you are ready to send the first artwork. Sending the actual artwork and mockup preview files is done via an HTTPS link to the resource file. We download the file to our storage for further processing.

{% hint style="warning" %}
The resource file must be a **publicly accessible URL**. You can store your artwork and mockups on Google Drive, Dropbox, Amazon AWS, or any other service but you need to send direct file URL. You can test the direct file URL by opening the resource in the private internet browser tab.
{% endhint %}


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