Re: Colorsync-users Digest, Vol 10, Issue 179 (Mike Strickler)
Re: Colorsync-users Digest, Vol 10, Issue 179 (Mike Strickler)
- Subject: Re: Colorsync-users Digest, Vol 10, Issue 179 (Mike Strickler)
- From: Robert Crow <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 15:53:12 +0100
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- Thread-topic: Colorsync-users Digest, Vol 10, Issue 179 (Mike Strickler)
I too have tried many RIPs on ink-jets over the years (mainly for photographic reproduction up till now) and found that none of them came close to the manufacturer's driver in terms of what satisfies us as a good photographic fine art print. (I am sure they all do a brilliant job matching press conditions etc! and I do remember the old days when the RIPs used to beat the vendor's driver for BW neutrality etc).
We came to the conclusion that the manufacturers 'special sauce' for driving these printers was not being made available to the RIP makers, so it is a relief to see them start to embed it... A relief because many RIP productivity tools such as automated layout etc are highly desirable to us but require compromising on output (in our opinion).
Until now I only am aware of DInax Mirage, Colorburst Overdrive and EFI XF giving this option but I would like to know the extent to which EFI XF is using Epson's RGB driver (i.e is it basically the Epson Driver?) The other two rips are great but are not really designed for bigger production environments and automation. I'd be interested to know of any fully automate-able, integrate-able, server side runnable RIPs which use the printer manufacturers 'RGB' drivers and of anyone's experience with them (on or off list)
thanks,
Rob.
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>Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 12:21:18 -0700
>From: Mike Strickler <email@hidden>
>To: email@hidden
>Subject: Re: Colorsync-users Digest, Vol 10, Issue 179
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>Though I don't sell it, Colorburst Overdrive makes exclusive use of printer mfr RGB media sets, no CMYK or CMYKn. EFI eXpress or Fiery XF (which I do sell) have embedded RGB drivers for a number of models. I have not made a survey of all the >RIPs that have RGB drivers. One requirement is that the printer model actually has RGB input. This is the case for all the "photo" printers from Epson, Canon, HP. Production printers (Mutoh, Mimaki, Roland, HP Scitex, VUTEk, Durst, et al) typically >have no RGB input .and one must drive them with a RIP in CMYK or CMYKn. My shopping advice: All RIPs that use RGB output are using the same maufacturer-written drivers, so base your decision on other features and price. RIPS, especially for >fine-art and signage applications, are mainly about productivity and not color, and this extends to RGB printing as well. (Please no deluge of claims from RIP mfrs on superior color from their CM engines, or about proofing--or begin a new thread >for it!)
>Mike Strickler
>MSP Graphic Services
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