Rip Software
Rip Software
- Subject: Rip Software
- From: Pat Hagan <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 13:27:04 -0700
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
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