Re: Rip Software
Re: Rip Software
- Subject: Re: Rip Software
- From: Dan Reid <email@hidden>
- Date: 01 Feb 2006 13:04:12 -0800
- Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:59:31 -0700
- Thread-topic: Rip Software
Title: Re: Rip Software
on 1/31/06 1:27 PM, Pat Hagan at email@hidden wrote:
> In looking over the comments on rips, I'd like some input on my
> situation, which is printing fine art on a Roland FJ500, running
> CMYKLcLmOrGr Roland pigment ink sets. For the past 5 years or so I've
> been using the ScanvecAmiable Photoprint rip, with the additional
> color profiler, and have had good results in profiling the Bulldog
> canvas, and Hahnemuhle papers that I use, especially in version 3. I
> upgraded to version 4 a little over a year ago, and the profiling in
> that version is a disaster when it comes to Hexachrome ink sets.
> They've been very helpful, and have tried to create profiles for me,
> but the results are no better than what I was able to do, which
> wasn't even close. Version 4 is supposed to work with 3rd party
> profilers(I have MonacoProfiler Platinum), but again, when it comes
> to hexachrome, it's impossible.
> I've been told by someone I trust with this issue at Scanvec that the
> new version 5 of Photoprint still can't handle the Or & Gr in
> profiling, either with it's own Color Profiler, which I have, or with
> a 3rd party prifiler, but an update in the next month or so should
> resolve it.
> So, what I'm after is a rip that will be used for fine art printing,
> can handle 3rd party media, works with a Hexachrome ink set, and will
> allow me to Linearize in the rip, the print my characterization
> patches through Monaco, and create the profile in Monaco. Obviously,
> the rip would also have to accept profiles created in Monaco.
> I use a DTP41UV to read my patches with.
> From what I've seen and heard, it seems that this Hexachrome
> profiling and printing is a quirky endeavor, with varying methods of
> how the rips actually handle the extra colors. There aren't even any
> classes offered that I know of on how to properly do it. I just want
> a rip that'll give me the best product for a reasonable cost.
> Otherwise, I just hold my breath in hopes that Scanvec does come up
> with a fix.
>
> Pat
>
Most Fine Art printers use Onyx Postershop with the Roland. But ColorBurst Windows and EFI ColorProof XF have mature support for Hexachrome too. All take a Hexachrome Monaco profile and support the DTP41 device and have robust calibration tools for calibrating a Hexachrome inkset too. I have been working with a FJ540 for the past six months on Hexachrome proofing and fine art project using these RIPs and more so I have pretty good grasp of their capabilities. Contact me offline for more info.
I have a whole bunch of published articles and presentations about Hexachrome on my website, <http://www.rpimaging.com/knowledge_base/articles> that might be of interest too.
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Dan B. Reid
RPImaging
Color Management Products & Training for Print, Internet, & Motion Graphics
http://www.rpimaging.com | Toll Free: (866) RGB-CMYK
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