DTF production intelligence for Photoshop

Make every dot
earn its place.

Chromalith turns knockout masking and halftone preparation into a live, print-aware workflow. Tune the mask on your artwork, understand what will survive production, and generate every variation without rebuilding the job.

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  • Local image processing
  • Protected original artwork
  • Zero Photoshop actions
Ps Adobe Photoshop Plugins / Chromalith
Chromalith Live
Basic Advanced
Halftone
LPI35 Angle22.5° ShapeLine
Levels
Black0 Gamma1.25 White235
Live Testing On Generate Mask
Runs directly inside Adobe Photoshop Local processing
NativePhotoshop workflow
Rust + Wasmdeterministic engine
Livegarment-color proofing
Repeatableunlimited variations

Actions replay steps.

Chromalith calculates the mask.

Fixed actions cannot measure a printable gap, protect sub-pixel detail, or tell you how much of the transfer you are about to lay down. Chromalith can, because it is a processing engine built for DTF not just a wrapper around Photoshop actions.

Beyond actions

Print physics,
inside the mask.

Chromalith's advanced Rust engine is designed to inspect, correct, and explain the details that determine whether a DTF mask prints cleanly.

01

Island and pinhole cleanup

Find and remove defects using physical print units, not arbitrary pixel guesses.

02

Printable-detail analysis

Measure minimum line and gap widths before fragile details reach the press.

03

Sub-pixel edge control

Apply signed-distance choke with predictable physical dimensions and protected contours.

04

Opacity hardening

Strengthen weak transfer areas while retaining the edge detail that defines the artwork.

05

Screening beyond the defaults

Compare traditional screens, stochastic FM screening, error diffusion, and custom dot geometry with live proofing before you generate output.

06

Ink coverage you can act on

Compare coverage and estimated production cost across mask variations, then choose the balance that fits the artwork and the job.

One continuous production loop

Test. Tune. Generate.
Then do it again.

The Photoshop Test Mask document stays editable after output, so one design can be tuned for every garment color without reopening the source or rebuilding the setup.

  1. 01

    Choose the product

    Start from a supported blank, available shirt color, and proven mask preset.

    PRODUCT-AWARE
  2. 02

    Turn live testing on

    See color tolerance, Levels, LPI, angle, shape, and shirt color update the Test Mask document in Photoshop.

    LIVE FEEDBACK
  3. 03

    Inspect printability

    Review coverage, minimum detail, edge condition, and cleanup findings before output.

    MEASURED
  4. 04

    Generate any variation

    Create a mask-only or final image, then return to the same Photoshop Test Mask document and keep tuning.

    NON-DESTRUCTIVE

From practical to precise

Start simple.
Go as deep as the job demands.

Basic mode turns product knowledge into useful starting points. Advanced mode exposes every production variable without changing the underlying job.

  • Curated DTF presets
  • Garment-color knockout targeting
  • Independent black, gamma, and white Levels
  • Live LPI, angle, shape, and fuzziness control
CHROMALITH LIVE
BASICADVANCED
HALFTONE
LPI35 ANGLE22.5° SHAPELINE
LEVELS
BLACK0 GAMMA1.25 WHITE235
LIVE TESTING ONGENERATE MASK

Product-aware setup

The right mask starts with the actual blank.

Choose a brand, category, product, and garment color from Chromalith's bundled references or your own custom catalogs. Everything stays available inside Photoshop, even when you are offline.

BUNDLED BRANDS+CUSTOM CATALOGS→CHROMALITH

Bundled references are reviewed before release. Custom catalog data remains under your control.

PRODUCT CATALOGLOCAL
BRANDGildan⌄
CATEGORYT-Shirts⌄
PRODUCTUnisex Staple Tee⌄
COLORBlack⌄
9 reviewed colorsoffline ready
01

Your artwork stays local

Image processing runs inside Photoshop. Chromalith does not upload your artwork.

02

Your source stays untouched

Testing and generated outputs live in separate tabs with verified cleanup.

03

Your settings mean something

Every control feeds the engine directly instead of replaying a recorded action.

Private beta

Stop settling for masks you have to fight.

Join the private beta and help set the standard for the next generation of DTF production inside Photoshop.

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