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TECH
REVIEW
CHRIS & KATHI
MORRISON
RASTER IMAGE
PROCESSORS
own and operate The
Image Specialists, a fullservice graphics company
based in Clements, CA.
Chris is also a Microsoft-certified systems
engineer.
Think fast and curious.
ODAY, nearly everyone
has a desktop printer
in his or her office and
home. Getting such printers
to work is a snap: unbox, insert ink,
add paper, install the driver, quarter
the cables, power up and click "print."
Unfortunately, it's easy to see largeformat printers in the same light -
they're bigger than a desktop printer,
but, like a desktop, easy to install
and use, right? Not really. The determining difference occurs when it
takes hours for your first successful
print to materialize. That's when you
grasp the rationale of a raster image
processor, or RIP.
So, what comprises a RIP? In its
basic form, a RIP is a page translation
algorithm that converts a graphic
source file, e.g., an artistic poster, to
T
a page description language that,
when printed, forms a printable
image file, one that is coded with
individual, color-tagged addresses for
the ink dots. It's a type of continuoustone bitmap system that instructs
the print machine's variously colored
printheads when to release their ink.
In its accessorized form, a RIP may
contain numerous additional tools
and processes that ease the making
of large prints.
The key point is that practically all
large-format printers apply ink dots to
your selected media when producing
an image; thus, to perform, a printer
must have the necessary coding that
triggers the printheads to produce
the dots that make up the image.
Interestingly, a software "print driver"
will accomplish similar work but
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drivers aren't optimized to process
the large amounts of data (ink place
and color information) needed for a
large-format print.
So, where does a RIP reside? The
answer depends on your budget, the
quantity of printers you have and
the volume of work you process. For
a one-printer operation, the easiest
method is to purchase a machine
with a built-in RIP. The RIP process
takes place within the printer and
the system is free to process the next
file when the job is forwarded to the
print reader. The next alternative is
a software-program RIP that runs on
your existing workstation, if it meets
the minimum requirements. We
suggest your system exceed those
minimum requirements.
Most sign-design software packages
ERGOSOFT RIP
ERGOSOFT AG
ergosoft.net
http://www.ergosoft.net
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From the Editor
St Update
At Large
Tech Review
Vehicles + Vinyl
Design Matters
Nuts + Bolts
Trending Times Square
Smart Surroundings
Digital Sign Manufacturing
Strictly Electric: A Goodman Sign
New Products
Advertising Index
Last Look
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