Digital BW, The Print

I have always associated RIP with a dedicated box that processes the 
file prior to printing.  Decreases print times etc.  I am also 
getting the feeling that many people in the group are using the RIP 
primarily for the driver and not the pre-print processing.  Am I 
missing something or am I on track?

Thanks,
Duncan Staples

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carolyn Frayn 
<carolynfrayn@s...> wrote:
> 
> On Friday, May 9, 2003, at 03:44  PM, yah_group - David wrote:
> >
> > I have a new 7600 and want to print tiled photo images and 
generally
> > arrange my images as I wish on a page. I am new to all this, so 
am I
> > being simplistic in thinking that I can export Photoshop images 
into
> > Illustrator and print from there?
> 
> You can arrange them as you wish in PS, create a canvas the size of 
> your printed sheet, use the guides to create a template, use the 
snap 
> to guide feature to align, add registration marks etc as needed.  I 
> don't print from Illustrator personally.
> 
> > If not and I need a RIP, is there something more affordable than
> > ImagePrint? I have been on Ergosofts site and looked at 
PosterPrint
> > but could not see any pricing. I have also seen Qimage. Any
> > affordable thoughts would be appreciated.
> 
> If you are only purchasing a RIP with thoughts of using the layout 
> features alone that'd be a waste of money in my opinion.
> Carolyn