Technology/Production-Ready File Generation
Production-ready file generation

The file the customer approved is the file that goes to print.

FastEditor generates a proof and a production file using the selected product’s configured supplier specifications, including print area, colour settings and output format. Artwork improvements and user guidance happen in the editor. Generate the files with Download in Studio Tool, or with Sale Notification after the customer places an order in Logo Editor.

20 sec
upload to production file
80%
lower cost per order
8
output formats supported
A black jacket with a custom chest logo connected to an editing icon and a stack of approved files
The old way

Prepress is the most expensive step nobody sells.

Manual artwork checks are the biggest cost driver per order, and they sit between a paying customer and your factory. Every correction round is time you cannot invoice.

01

Checks on every order

Scale, bleed, DPI, color profile, layer structure, file naming. Verified by hand, order after order.

02

The corrections loop

Production rejects the file, sales chases the customer, the designer redoes it. Days, on a small order.

03

Specs per supplier

Every supplier and technique wants something slightly different, and the rules live in someone's head.

Where it lives

From upload to your production system, without a human step.

Every stage runs against your production specifications from the Product Hub. Supplier settings, print-area coordinates, technique requirements.

Black jacket displaying a white and orange chest logo
Step 1 · 2

Upload, then automatic processing

FastEditor improves resolution through quality upscaling, removes backgrounds and vectorizes raster logos when the selected decoration technique requires vector output. When artwork exceeds the colour limit, the editor suggests colours the user can merge. Line thickness is an indication; it is not automatically corrected. If artwork cannot be processed correctly, the editor explains the issue and how to fix it.

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Step 3

The right file for the technique

FastEditor provides a proof and a production file. The proof can use your partner’s design, while the production format follows the selected product and decoration technique’s configuration and can be JPG, PNG, PDF or SVG. Embroidery DST generation is currently in testing and is not yet available.

See output formats →
Monitor showing an approved jacket design and a customer profile with a checkmark
Step 4

Straight into your workflow

In Logo Editor, generated files are sent to your configured callback URL after Sale Notification processing. In Studio Tool, use Download. Any onward routing to an ERP, MIS or supplier depends on the connected workflow.

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Our 2026 benchmark reports artwork-processing patterns and timings from measured FastEditor platform usage, with the samples and measurement periods explained in the methodology. Read the artwork automation benchmark

A file the press can run, built in about 20 seconds.

What a production-ready file means here

Built to the supplier's exact output spec, not a generic export.

Correct dimensions, colors and placement for the chosen method.

Attached to the order and routed to production through the API.

Configured artwork processing and file generation remove the separate manual prepress step; the editor guides the user through any artwork issues.

Results

Generate production files from the completed design.

Artwork preparation combines automatic processing with clear guidance for the user.

20 sec
logo to production file

No DTP involvement, no back-and-forth, no waiting on a queue.

80%
lower operational cost

Manual artwork checks are the biggest per-order cost. They are removed entirely.

700%
faster time to production

Use Download in Studio Tool, or Sale Notification after the customer places an order in Logo Editor.

Zero
prepress rework

The proof shows the design for review. The separate production file follows the selected product and decoration technique’s output configuration.

+20%
conversion uplift

Proofs generate at the point of purchase instead of after it, so editor-enabled pages convert better.

Proof

MerchMaker generates 10,000+ print-ready designs a month through the FastEditor API, in real time, with no prepress team behind it.

MerchMaker
Platform team, MerchMaker
10K+
designs generated monthly
0
manual prepress steps
3–4 wks
to go live on the API
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FAQ

Questions resellers ask about output files.

Still unsure whether it fits your catalog? We will walk it through on your own products.

Ask us anything
Which techniques are supported?

Screen printing and transfer, pad printing, UV, laser engraving and engraving, embroidery, sublimation, digital printing and transfer, doming, hotstamp, debossing, embossing, bulb, plant and flower printing.

Can we control the output settings?

Yes. File formats, bleed and safe margins, color profiles, DPI, layers, naming conventions and decoration-specific templates. Each supplier and technique can have its own rules.

Which formats come out?

FastEditor provides a proof and a production file. The proof can use your partner’s design, while the production format follows the selected product and decoration technique’s configuration and can be JPG, PNG, PDF or SVG. Embroidery DST generation is currently in testing and is not yet available.

Can files go straight into our ERP or factory?

Yes. Through integrations or a custom API workflow files can be exported, stored, passed into your ERP/MIS, or sent directly to decorators.

What if the upload is too poor to use?

FastEditor improves resolution through quality upscaling, removes backgrounds and vectorizes raster logos when the selected decoration technique requires vector output. When artwork exceeds the colour limit, the editor suggests colours the user can merge. Line thickness is an indication; it is not automatically corrected. If artwork cannot be processed correctly, the editor explains the issue and how to fix it.

Can one product produce several files?

Yes. Multiple print areas are supported, front and back on apparel, for example. Multi-technique products generate separate technique-specific files, arriving in 2026.

Backed by research
A production-ready file in 52 seconds, measured.

The 52-second median is the time from upload to a production-ready file, measured across 32,435 real customer uploads in the 2026 benchmark window. The definition, cohort and formula are public.

Read the 2026 benchmark study →See how it is measured (C10) →