Re: Colorsync-users Digest, Vol 5, Issue 53
Re: Colorsync-users Digest, Vol 5, Issue 53
- Subject: Re: Colorsync-users Digest, Vol 5, Issue 53
- From: Mike Strickler <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:07:27 -0800
Hi Stanley,
I'm not sure I'd put it exactly that way, but I see what you're
driving at. The fact is that these Epson (HP, Canon, etc.) driver
settings were carefully made for specific printers, papers,
resolutions, etc. and not for anything else. So they can be quite
good. RIPs are designed for general use with many different makes and
models of printers, and sometimes their drivers' settings are not as
perfect for a given printer as one might like. Also consider how
small RIP manufacturers are and how much manpower it would take to
work out the best settings for dozens of printers, each paired with
several papers and keep everything up to date. That's where one needs
to intervene in things like light/dark ink distribution, as well as
being careful with ink limits. If it's done right the results are
pretty comparable to what you'll get with the RGB driver. For
proofing, however, a dedicated proofing RIP is virtually a necessity.
In my opinion, such a RIP should have an additional Lab optimization
(preferably iterative) to improve the alignment of the proof with the
reference profile as well as some sort of abbreviated process control
using a FOGRA or similar control wedge.
Best,
Mike Strickler
MSP Graphic Services
423 Aaron St. Suite E
Cotati, CA 94931
707.664.1628
email@hidden
www.mspgraphics.com
Message: 4
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:07:55 -0800
From: "Stanley Smith" <email@hidden>
Subject: Re: RIps v. Epson driver
To: <email@hidden>, "Mike Strickler"
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Mike-- your conclusion confirms what I've long suspected, but not
really tested myself-- that the Epson drivers are superior to most
RIPs.. We use RIPs here only for workflow purposes (Onyx), and
they have proved to be difficult to maintain. I'm wondering if our
gain in workflow benefits are really worth it-- mostly we just need
to be able to manage the queue and linearize the printers for
consistency.
I would like to ask the list if anyone is successfully using OSX
Server Print Services for the functionality that is normally
associated with a RIP-- queue management, security, logging use,
etc. A cursory look at Apple's guide for OSX Server seems to
suggest that this functionality is there, but is anyone using this
in lieu of a RIP? Do we really pay a price in productivity using
the Apple services? I ask, because I am ready to dump Onyx in
favor of something a little less convoluted and tortuous, but not
really wanting to spend the dollars or time necessary of going to a
high-end RIP solution such as GMG....
Stanley Smith
Manager, Imaging Services
J. Paul Getty Museum
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1000
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687
(310) 440-7286
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