Re: Replacement for PressReady?
Re: Replacement for PressReady?
- Subject: Re: Replacement for PressReady?
- From: Clark Omholt <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2002 08:48:17 -0800
Here's my two cents on the great RIP debate.
Best ColorProof (not Designer Edition) is king of the hill for proofing
applications. Though not without warts, it's a relatively mature product in
an immature industry. It only runs under Windows, which can be a drawback
for many Mac users.
Colorbyte is king of the hill for fine art applications and other RGB
workflows. They've put a lot of work into perfecting their drivers. Only
the Windows version is currently ready for prime time.
ProofMaster (from PerfectProof) is a proofing RIP we've started installing
recently. It's not as full-featured as Best (which can be a plus for less
sophisticated clients), but it does run nicely under OSX.
We've got a number of fine art clients that are as happy as clams using Onyx
Postershop. It supports ICC profiles and has a nice suite of production
tools. This, too, is a relatively mature product.
There's a bunch of others (Oris, Colorburst, Colorbus, etc.) that I don't
have any decent information on.
Lastly, if budget is your primary concern, it should be possible to develop
a color managed proofing workflow using Adobe Acrobat and an inkjet driver.
This might involve some bizarre CMYK to RGB transforms, but it's at least
theoretically feasible. Anyone have experience with this?
--Clark
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Clark Omholt
Rods and Cones
Digital Workflow and Color Management Specialists
415-845-9756
email@hidden
http://www.rodsandcones.com/
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Message: 14
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Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 22:29:17 +1100
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Subject: Re: Replacement for PressReady?
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From: Glenn McCarter <email@hidden>
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To: Untitled <email@hidden>
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Hey Jeff,
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We are in the same situation but we focus mainly on fine art and
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reproduction prints rather than pre-press. Although I'm not looking
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exclusively at OS X I have narrowed the field down to two options.
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Best's BestColor Rip
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ColorBytes ImagePrint
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I was thinking of posing the same question to the experts in the group here
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as well. Going through the archives has been both laborious and and un
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informative - Apple haven't really made their search function to user
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friendly. (Threading the archives would be of great assistance Apple!)
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We are looking at a 2100 with either the stock Epson Utrachrome inks plus
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Epson Archival Matte paper or a 2100 with the MIS perpetual inkset,
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2100/2200 version and Legion Photo Matte paper.
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I know the results will be great going the stock standard Epson inks and
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paper route but we also want to be able to use the archival third party inks
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and paper. (It's a reasonable selling point.) And I guess the guts of the
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question lie with this configuration and the ability to profile the
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combination and get stunning results.
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I'll add my question to Jeff's. Does anyone think one of the above RIPS will
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be better than the other in our situation?
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on 16/11/02 8:50 AM, Jeff Ward put these thoughts into an email:
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> I9ve started a graphic design business and am looking into color proofing
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> options. I used to use an Epson 3000 with Pressready, and I9m looking for a
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> RIP/Printer combination with cost and performance in the same league as that
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> setup (a bit faster would be nice). It needs to run work with OS-X as well.
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> It will be used mainly for pre-proofing print jobs, with some interest in
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> fine art printing. I did some searching in the list archives but it9s
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> frustrating to sift through and find any up-to-date info.
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> Any suggestions? Budget is my primary concern.
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Glenn McCarter
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