What is on the label
The label sits in the top margin of every film, clear of the artwork and of the registration crosshair. It holds:
- Screen number and ink. For example Screen 2 · Red. If you did not name the ink, the label shows its colour code instead.
- The colour as a hex code and as CMYK values, so whoever mixes the ink has a target.
- The screening: LPI, angle, mesh count and substrate, so the film and the screen it belongs to cannot be confused.
- The print size in inches and in millimetres.
- A mirrored mark when the film is mirrored for emulsion-down, panel and repeat notes on large jobs, and a small FREE mark in the margin on the free trial.
The screen number is the print order
Films are numbered in the order you print them. When you use a white underbase, that is screen 1 and your colours follow as 2, 3 and so on. Without an underbase, screen 1 is your first ink. The same number is in the file name, so sorting the files by name also sorts them in print order.
Name your inks if you like: a label that says Screen 3 · Navy is easier to grab on press than a hex code. Leave the name empty and the hex code takes over.
File names
Every file starts with the name of the set, then the screen number and the colour code. For example:
poster_2026-10-04_v2_screen-2_E63FA0.png
PNG and, if you ticked it under Advanced settings, EPS carry the same name. The ZIP is named after the set too, and holds the original artwork, print-instructions.txt and settings.txt. The What is in the ZIP? list next to the download button shows every file before you download.
The set name, with date and version
The name is filled in for you: the file name of your artwork (shortened to 40 characters), today’s date and a version number, such as poster_2026-10-04_v2. The version goes up by itself when you download a changed set on the same day, for example with another mesh or other inks, and stays the same when you download an identical set again. Type your own name and the automatic name switches off; clear the field and it comes back.
When you press the download button the tool shows the name once more in a small prompt, so you can check or change it before the ZIP is made. That is also where it asks whether you want to put a teaser in the gallery.
A film’s colour is only a label
Films are always black. Click the colour next to a film or an ink to try another colour and the preview, the ink list and the hex code on the label change, never the film itself. That makes it free to audition colours before you commit to inks and burn a screen.
Three habits that save screens
- Lay the films out in numbered order before you coat anything, and check the count against the inks you mixed.
- Compare the mesh on the label with the mesh on the frame. A film made for 156 mesh on a 230 screen is a quiet way to lose a day.
- Keep every version of a set in one folder. The date and version in the name make the latest one obvious, and the settings.txt tells you what produced it.
Common questions
Is the screen number the print order?
Yes. Films are numbered in print order: the white underbase is screen 1 when you use one, then your inks follow. The number is also in the file name.
Why does my label show a colour code instead of a name?
Inks you have not named fall back to their hex code. Rename an ink and the label shows the name.
How is the ZIP named, and can I change it?
The name is the file name of your artwork, the date and a version number. You can type your own name in the field or in the prompt when you download; clear the field to get the automatic name back.
Does changing the colour of a film change the film?
No. Films are always black. A colour only changes the preview and the colour code printed on the label.
Films that label themselves
Every film carries its number, ink, screening and size, and every file name keeps the order. Free trial.
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