neoTextil vs Raspberry AI Prints & Patterns

neoTextil is a package of Adobe Photoshop plug-ins for textile design professionals, available on Windows and macOS. Its modules address color separation, color variants, pattern repeats, and visual previews. nT Masquerade automatically separates colors and exports designs as multichannel files. nT Colorations creates variants from owned or imported color libraries and supports RGB, CMYK, and LAB. nT Step&Repeat makes horizontal or vertical repeats, with settings that can be adjusted in real time. nT Virtual Vision simulates designs on environments, models, or objects for catalogs and product presentations. Buyers can choose the complete package or individual modules, and the maker offers a free 30-day trial; pricing is available on request. Listed operating systems are Mac OS X 1.9 or higher, including Big Sur, and Windows 7 or higher. Supported Photoshop versions are CC 64-bit, CC 2015, CC 2015.5, CC 2017, and CC 2018. The minimum equipment listed is 4 GB RAM and a 500 GB hard drive, with 16 GB RAM recommended. Support includes weekday phone service, email responses within 24 hours, and remote or on-site help.

Raspberry AI Prints & Patterns turns text prompts and optional reference images into seamless textile prints. It can make one-way directional or two-way non-directional repeats, with repeat types also including 2-way and half-drop. Users can preview designs on garments, textiles, or accessories before production, and adjust variations, color, and size or extract a print from a garment photo. Up to three reference images can be supplied, with a weight assigned to each. The Limited Color Palette setting limits designs to 12 colors, which can reduce detail in complex motifs. Exports include PNG, JPEG, and SVG; SVG uses one credit. Connections listed include Pantone Connect, Browzwear, Miro, Adobe Creative Cloud, SharePoint, OneDrive, Cloudinary, Shopify, and BigCommerce. The Free plan provides 50 one-time credits. Individual costs $49 a month, Basic $198 a month, and Professional $298 a month. A seven-day trial provides full product access, with no card charge until day eight. Web and API are listed platforms.