Re: Multiple Printer RIPs
Re: Multiple Printer RIPs
- Subject: Re: Multiple Printer RIPs
- From: Vanita Cyril <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:40:30 -0400
Derek,
Thank you for your advice. We are currently running 2 copies of the
ColorBurst RIP from two different macs. I really haven't had any
issues with ColorBurst. The need for a new RIP is mainly to satisfy
the IT department's request to cut back on the amount of systems we
have that are solely dedicated to RIPS. Larry @ ColorBurst informed
me that there is an option now to run two copies of the application
on one system. Even though I'd prefer to run both printers (an epson
4000 & an epson 4800) from one RIP, it seems more economical to just
pay the inexpensive cost of the upgrade than to buy a new RIP and
find the time to invest in learning how to set it up. However, I do
appreciate everyone's input on RIPs; the research I do now will
benefit the next printer purchased.
Vanita
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vanita cyril
shoot digital
new york, ny
On Jun 11, 2007, at 9:51 AM, Derek Cooper wrote:
On Jun 8, 2007, at 11:17 PM, vanita cyril wrote:
Thank you all for the advice. i'm diligently researching every RIP
mentioned.
One more you should consider - gmg ColorProof. I recently went
through a similar exercise evaluating numerous RIPs for my
workflow, and in the end settled on gmg ColorProof with the
ColorServer plug-in. Totally different approach to driving printers
that doesn't make use of ICC profiles. RIPs I evaluated:
- Onyx Postershop
- EFI ColorProof XF
- Colorburst Pro
With Onyx, you have to pay $100 for the evaluation, which comes
with no documentation for the Media Manager (the part that builds
the substrate profiles). The only documentation available is for
version 6.5 (current version is 7) that is available for download
from their site. I asked them about docs for version 7, and was
told I could pay another $100 to get the DVD. I was un-successful
in getting Postershop to drive my Epson 9800 over TCP/IP (even
though I could get it to drive an Epson 7600 over TCP/IP), talked
to their support centre, but never got a call back. In the end,
this product might be amazing, but from my observations, you have
to spend lots and lots of time with each substrate, and without
documentation, you have to guess at what changes to make and where
in the wizard. It's not intuitive, and often left me very frustrated.
With EFI, I was unsuccessful in getting their dongle to be
recognized by either the Windows or Mac install of the product -
without it recognizing the dongle, you can't install the server
component on either platform. Nothing in their support FAQ on the
issue. But it turns out there is a bug with the latest shipping
version and you need a patch. I never got the patch from EFI for
Windows (even though I was told I would through their online
forum). I got the patch for Mac from my dealer. My final
observation on the product (once installed) - it's good, but not
great. I just couldn't get it to dig into the black enough. The
substrate I used for my testing can do L 6.8, but the best I could
do with EFI was close to L 13.
Colorburst was the only one of this three that didn't have support-
based *issues* in my eval. To me, it appears to be primarily
targeted at those users who want to download substrate profiles
already made for printer-vendor based substrates. If you use other
substrates (say Hahnemühle), you build those from scratch. I hunted
around for platen gap and media thickness settings in Colorburst,
but couldn't find them. Eventually moved on in my eval. Without
control over those, I was genuinely concerned about banding
control. I'm sure those settings are there, somewhere.
Good luck in your evaluation! It's a daunting one, but depending on
your expectations, worth the time. I'm driving an Epson 9800 and
Canon imagePROGRAF iPF8000. Epson 7600 is being de-commissioned
this week (if anyone wants it!).
Derek Cooper Photography
www.derekcooper.com
www.reproducingart.ca
V 613-767-9106
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