Re: Rip function
Re: Rip function
- Subject: Re: Rip function
- From: Graeme Gill <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 13:51:17 +1000
Mark Winchester wrote:
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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?
Nearly all inkjets above the consumer level allow direct control
of the printer (ie. controlling number of passes, ink placement
per dot in the native device colorspace etc.). There is almost always
support for a simpler "RGB" mode to support simple drivers,
and generic software as well.
Although the printer manufacturers are experts at making these
mechanical/electrical devices, they are not often expert at the
intricacies of color conversion, hence the fairly low quality
output when many of these devices are run in their RGB mode.
Most serious RIPs run inkjets in their native mode. Some
more cheaply put together RIPs attempt to run in RGB mode,
but (in my opinion), don't often give good results, or
provide the sort of control one would expect for a separately
purchased controller.
Graeme Gill.
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