Re: PostScript for Inkjets
Re: PostScript for Inkjets
- Subject: Re: PostScript for Inkjets
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 16:37:07 EST
In a message dated 2/26/01 2:21:16 PM, email@hidden writes:
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I have been very frustrated with my "first step" toward ColorSync
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implementation: namely, finding a PostScript software RIP to use on
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my standalone Macintosh G3.
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I have an Epson 1520 (should still be serviceable) and have tried
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Birmy version 2 and Epson Stylus RIP (which I suspect are pretty much
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the same RIP with a different interface).
No, quite different, but both are worthy of your frustration...
Neither of them will
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simulate overprinted colors, and both are generally just clumsy to
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use, memory, and OS hogs. I have been reading pretty bad things about
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PressReady.
I have a few complaints with it myelf, but it certainly beats both the above
mentioned RIPs cold!
I would prefer not to use up a USB port with the dongle I
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understand the new Birmy requires. Whew!
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I don't think there is a PostScript card for my Epson 1520.
Definately not!
Is
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there any reasonable way to proof PostScript-requiring jobs to that
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machine? (By this I mean the typical XPress or Illustrator file that
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have EPS images placed in them.)
Two seperate issues: printing EPS (even the StylusRIP will do that) and
proofing a printing press. PressReady will do both of these (plus a few other
tricks) if you baby it a bit; not seperations however... its not really up to
that!
C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
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