Prepress · Color Separation Engine

Press-ready
separations.
Without the hours.

InkPilot turns a single piece of artwork into clean, registered separation files — spot, simulated process, index, halftone — in one guided pass. No Photoshop channels. No guesswork.

4-stepGuided flow
5 modesSeparation types
86sAvg. generate
INKPILOT
PRESS FLOOR
ON GARMENT
transferring to t-shirt…
INKPILOT · SEPARATION ENGINE
PRESS
READY
FROM ARTWORK TO GARMENT — IN SECONDS.
INKPILOT COLOR SEPARATION ENGINE
The Process

Four steps from art to screen

A linear, guided flow built around how a real shop actually preps a job — no panel-diving, no destructive edits.

STEP 01

Create
Design

Upload art (PNG, TIFF, PSD, AI, SVG). Set garment color, mesh count, and print size.

STEP 02

Configure

Pick a separation mode and dial in LPI, dot shape, angle, ink limits and underbase.

STEP 03

Preview &
Generate

See each channel and a simulated print on your garment before committing a point.

STEP 04

Download

Export registered, halftone-ready films — per-channel files plus a layered master.

Separation Modes

One engine, every job

Grayscale / Halftone

1-COLOR · TONAL

Full tonal range from a single screen. Classic halftone control over dot, angle and LPI for one-color tonal prints.

Continuous Tone

SMOOTH · HI-DETAIL

Smooth tonal separations for high-detail jobs where banding can't show — exhibition prints and fine-art reproduction.

Who It's For

BUILT FOR THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE PRINT

Shop owners, production managers, and in-house designers who separate by hand — and lose billable hours to it.

Traditional Workflow

  • [01] 30–90 minutes per job buried in channels and curves
  • [02] Inconsistent results between designers and files
  • [03] Moiré, blown underbases, and reprints on press
  • [04] A skill locked inside one person who can't take a day off

With InkPilot

  • [01] A registered, press-ready file set in about 90 seconds
  • [02] Repeatable recipes — same input, same output, every time
  • [03] Press-simulated preview catches problems before the screen
  • [04] Anyone on the floor can prep a job confidently
Pricing

Pay in points. No subscription.

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FAQ

Before you start a design

Q1What do I upload, and what do I get back?+

Drop in PNG, TIFF, JPG, PSD, AI or SVG. InkPilot returns a registered file set: one film-ready file per channel plus a layered master, sized to your print with registration marks already in place.

Q2Do I need Photoshop?+

No. The entire separation happens in InkPilot. If you do live in Photoshop, the layered export opens cleanly with channels intact so you can fine-tune.

Q3Which mode should I pick?+

Upload your art and InkPilot recommends one — spot for clean vector work, simulated process for photoreal art on darks, index for gradients, halftone for one-color tonal jobs. You can override and tune every recipe.

Q4Can I control LPI, angle and dot shape?+

Yes. Set line count, dot shape, screen angle, ink limits and underbase per channel — or save a recipe and reuse it across jobs.

Q5Do points expire?+

No, your points never expire. Purchase a pack once and use your points whenever a job comes in.

Q6Is my artwork private?+

Your files are yours. Artwork is processed for your design only, never used to train anything, and can be deleted at any time.

Ready when you are

Run your first
separation free.

Three free separations, every mode unlocked, no card. See a press-ready file before you spend a point.