Color Reduction and Cleaning Software for Print Design

NedGraphics Color Reduction and Cleaning is specialized print design software created to reduce colors in scanned artwork, simplify complex images, and clean scanned textile designs for professional results. Whether you’re working with images, photographs, or scanned motifs, separating colors accurately and preparing them for production is often a challenge.

This tool streamlines the color separation for textile printing, automatically optimizing reduction techniques by design type. With advanced cleaning tools, you can eliminate random pixels, replace unwanted shades, and achieve print-ready color reduction in the least amount of time.

Key Features

Apply masks with Texture Separation

Reduce and recolor the most sophisticated tonal techniques

Unique black and white “film” view view assists with color position controls

Automatic Repeat and Mirror tool

Color Reduction & Cleaning Features

NedGraphics Color Reduction & Cleaning is available in 2 options. Select the version best suited for your needs:

Advanced Premium
Multiple Separation Tools (Flat, Tonal, Grouping)
Cleaning Tools
Automatic Separation (Flat, Tonal Design)
Separation to Layers
Advanced Layers Cleaning
Extract Colors for Separations Palette

Industries that Rely on Color Reduction and Cleaning for Print Design

  • Textile design: apparel, home furnishing, and decorative fabrics
  • Carpet and rug design: simplifying intricate scanned motifs
  • Wallcoverings and wallpaper: preparing artwork for production
  • Fashion and print studios: converting creative designs into production-ready separations

Additional Color Reduction and Cleaning Features & Benefits:

  • Import scanned images, digital photographs, or any true color (RGB) file
  • Reduce colors in image scans to a specified number of flat and tonal colors.
  • Automatic cleaning tools replace unnecessary colors with pre-selected ones.
  • Advanced scan filtering tools such as brightness, contrast, blur, and sharpen are available.
  • Preview windows display the reduced color image in real time, allowing fine-tuning of color selections.
  • Color selections are saved automatically and can be applied to multiple scans for the processing of large artwork.
  • Most techniques are automatic and can be applied by area or to the entire image.
  • Automatic separations create and extract colors from artwork.
  • Merge multiple scans with sophisticated rotation and alignment tools.
  • Layers allow visualization of the original scan under an image where colors have been reduced to assist in cleaning decisions.
  • Area masking and filtering help to address even the most sophisticated designs.
  • Print images with color chips and with all related color information.
  • Advanced print layout capabilities.

Best Software for Separating Colors and Cleaning Artwork in Textile Design

By combining color cleaning with powerful reduction and separation tools, NedGraphics delivers the industry’s best solution for preparing artwork. Designers can clean scanned textile designs, simplify tonal effects, and ensure files are production-ready — all without sacrificing detail or creativity.

Color Reduction and Cleaning tools are essential for industries that require precision, efficiency, and high-quality print production. Textile and apparel manufacturers rely on these tools to simplify complex artwork, reduce colors for production, and maintain accurate color representation across fabrics. Home textile companies use them for printed upholstery, curtains, and decorative fabrics to ensure consistent results while saving time and costs.

Additionally, digital printing specialists and industrial textile producers benefit from color cleaning to prepare artwork for various substrates, including technical textiles and performance materials. By leveraging these tools, designers and manufacturers can streamline workflows, reduce production errors, and achieve vibrant, accurate prints across multiple applications.

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Discover how easy it is to separate colors and clean artwork with NedGraphics. See how our color reduction software can save time, increase accuracy, and help you deliver print-ready results every time.

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