Digital BW, The Print

Yep!  I can only think in Win.  And, now only Win XP, at that.  Not because I'm particularly pleased with Microsoft, just because it's the path of least resistance.  Certainly, if someone needs to persue all of this computer stuff at least cost Microsoft would not be the first choice.  The good part of all of this is that Paul and some of the others really make an effort to do high quality work at least cost.  So, in terms of results, there are real alternatives.
 
Tom Baker
 
P.S. I've spent my time in the barrel trying to get Linux productive for me.  No luck.  I wouldn't want to try to take on Linux as a newbe, and try to get some of these b&w printing solutions running under it at the same time.  Not to say one shouldn't or couldn't, but not me.

Sam McCandless <samcc@...> wrote:
At 11:28 PM -0800 11/29/03, Tom Baker wrote:
>A RIP (Rastor Image Processor) is a specialized piece of software 
>that, essentially, replaces the printer drivers supplied by the 
>printer manufacturer.  RIP's actually come in several specialties. 
>Some specialize in print shop type activities, publishing, etc. 
>They provide facilities that the manufacturer's drivers don't.  In 
>addition, however, the manufacturer's drivers do not do a very good 
>job of photographic printing.  That's where Imageprint comes in.  It 
>is a RIP developed with the primary purpose of serving photographers 
>needs, both in terms of utility and image quality. 
>
>The RIP's are all more or less expensive. [snip]

Maybe Tom was, probably with good reason, thinking in a Microsoft 
Windows context when he wrote this, because Roy Harrington makes his 
Quad Tone Rip (QTR) available at no charge on

<http://harrington.com>

Although there's arguably never been a better time, not everyone can, 
would, or should switch to a Mac or even upgrade to MacOS X. But in 
addition to that heavily-sweetened Apple flavor of Unix, there's also 
a Linux QTR option on Roy Harrington's site. It's free too, but I'm a 
wimp, and besides, Christmas is coming ... .
--
Sam

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