Re: Rip function
Re: Rip function
- Subject: Re: Rip function
- From: Mark Winchester <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 10:30:23 -0600
On 9-25-2002 10:07 AM, "Joshua Lubbers" <email@hidden> wrote:
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on 09/25/2002 11:24 AM, Mark Winchester at email@hidden wrote:
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> Having spent a bit of time with a rip for a Roland large format inkjet
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> printer (the specific RIP escapes me at this moment, though Colorburst is
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> what comes first to me) and all the discussion of the Imageprint RIP - I am
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> wondering if anyone can clarify a point. One of the strengths of the RIP we
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> were using with the Roland was that there was no black box/driver, etc. we
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> had to work through - the RIP took total control of the Roland and performed
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> it's ink limiting, RGB to printer inkset conversion, CMYK to printer ink set
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> conversion, etc. based on a profile/environment. I'm assuming this was
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> possible due to the way the Roland was design; i.e. It allowed for this kind
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> of (external to it) control. The profiles/environments were specific to
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> substrate/output resolution/ink set.
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> Two questions:
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> 1. I am wondering if there are Epson printers that allow for this kind of
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> control?
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Yes, ColorBurst can drive the Epson's in the same manner it drives the
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Roland. The interface can control the mechanical aspects of the printer
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(number of passes, dot size and type, etc) as well as all of the color
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aspects (linearization, Ink Limit, ICC profiles, primary and light ink
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curves, etc.) One of the main differences between Colorburst and the Epson
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driver (and many other RIPs) is the way it handles the printer as a CMYK
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device. The Epson driver and many other RIPs treat the Epson as and RGB
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device whereas Colorburst will linearize, ink limit, and provide ink curves
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for each separate channel. Therefore it is ICC profiled (with the new
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ColorBurst built in profile creator) as a CMYK device with light ink
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support. In the case of the Roland the same is done including orange and
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green as a true six channel ICC profile (built with Monaco).
To clarify - I'm very aware of Colorburst's capabilities and it is an
awesome product with great support, but it's WAY over what I need personally
- the heart of the query is in response to the current Imageprint discussion
and a desire to better understand Imageprint. Perhaps I should direct my
queries directly to ColorByte. I'm trying to understand before I try to
play.
Mark
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> 2. Is Imageprint getting the results they are because of this, or is it
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> still having to work through a black box built into the printer?
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> Inquiring minds would like to know.
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> Mark
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