Re: The ImagePrint Answer
Re: The ImagePrint Answer
- Subject: Re: The ImagePrint Answer
- From: Marc Levine <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 11:45:21 -0500
Yawn! Just wanted to give my impressions as an observer. When things don't
work as well as they should, it typically requires a lot of extra
"explanation". I think that if you see a technical issue related to a
product persist for more than 5 or 6 digests, it's likely to be a real
problem. For me, a RIP should work simply: make an output profile based on
raw output (CMYK if the device is CMYK), turn ICC on and select your output
profile, define your input profiles, away you go. It's painfully obvious to
me that IP doesn't really work like this. What that tells me is that IP is
not a truly ICC compliant RIP - or at the very least - that IP's
implementation of ICC isn't exactly "friendly" . Don't get me wrong. Based
on what I've heard, IP is a good RIP that yields good quality. However, it
appears that, if you would like to make your own ICC profiles, there are
some unusual issues that users must be aware of.
If you're considering using 3rd party color management (Monaco, Gretag,
whatever - hopefully Monaco!), I would think about how easy it is to
implement those profiles in your RIP. There are a few good RIPs available on
the market today (Best, Colorbyte, Ergo, Onyx, Wasatch, and more). It is
very likely that, once you get to know them, there IS some way to make them
do what you want. While some may like the challenge, I would look for a RIP
that's easy to get along with and delivers good quality. Life should be
simpler than all this hulla-baloo.
Marc
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Marc Levine
North American Sales Manager
Technical Sales Engineer
Monaco Systems
email@hidden
www.monacosys.com
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