Re: Color printer recommendation - Mac OSX rips - Proofmaster
Re: Color printer recommendation - Mac OSX rips - Proofmaster
- Subject: Re: Color printer recommendation - Mac OSX rips - Proofmaster
- From: Joe Gillespie <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 08:28:01 -0500
- Organization: Dodge Color, Inc.
We've recently implemented a proofing solution for selected art directors using Proofmaster Folio RIP (
http://proofmaster.net) with Canon S9000 ink jet printers on PerfectProof 13x19 inch gravure paper. With the same printer profile, the printers are very close to each other and very close to our Fuji ColorArt film and proof. This RIP runs on OS 9 and OS X; however, it currently has a problem with USB printers on OS 10.3 when Gimp-Print is installed (at the time of this writing: Proofmaster folks are working on a fix. Hot folder printing is OK with Gimp-Print on Panther.).
It seems odd to spend 5 times the price of the printer to get a Postscript3 RIP, but it works for us and them. This may be a good approach to consider if you need Postscript printing and inkjet proofing. You'll have to have someone profile the printer for you if you don't have profiling tools. A variey of printers are supported. Rustie Macdonald <email@hidden> at PerfectProof is the one to talk with about this; she's been very helpful to us. HTH - Joe
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Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 11:18:14 -0500
Subject: Re: Color printer recommendation
From: Jim Rich <email@hidden>
To: Stacy Cates <email@hidden>
CC: <email@hidden>
On 11/11/03 10:17 AM, "Stacy Cates" <email@hidden> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> Can anyone recommend a good color printer?
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> We are looking to replace our EPSON STYLUS PHOTO 1280 with StylusRip.
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> We need to be able to print postscript files and print up to at least
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> 11x17. We are in a prepress environment and want to print proofs of
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> publications, as well as presentation pieces. We keep updated on the latest
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> MAC OS operating system (except we are waiting awhile to upgrade to
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> Panther).
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> We have been unhappy with the 1280 because the ink heads get clogged very
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> often and it does not reproduce colors as accurately as we would like. Then
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> again, we've never had a custom profile made for it, so maybe that's why? We
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> don't have profiling equipment, but we may be able to work into the budget
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> to have someone make custom profiles for a new printer.
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> Thanks,
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> Stacy Cates
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Stacy
David Tobie makes a good point about the complexity of printers and rips.
Here is my .02.
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From what I have seen so far in the rip market, there are only a few Mac OSX
rips that support ICC profiles. For older desktop (low-end) printers there
are really only two OSX rips that I know of (and if there are more I sure
would like to know). They are ImagePrint and Perfect Proof.
Now if you want to get a more modern printer such as an Epson 2200 or an
Epson Professional level of printer then you will have three Mac OSX
choices: ImagePrint, Perfect Proof and ColorBurst. Each of these products
offer PostScript. They offer a range of features and different price points.
I have heard rumblings of other OSX rip products, but seeing is believing.
I know the ColorBurst product works on Panther today. ImagePrint is supposed
to be working with Panther in January. I think it does but I will have to
check if Perfect Proof works on Panther, that is useless someone on the list
can answer that question.
Good Luck
Jim Rich
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Dodge Color, Inc., 4827 Rugby Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814
Phone 301-656-0025 Fax 301-656-0435
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http://www.dodgecolor.com/
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