David,
This last post answered a lot of questions that I also
have about RIPs. And it adds more. I am satisfied with the standard Epson driver
for most of my work.
What is the need for a RIP for we photo printers? Will I
save ink by using a RIP? Will the canvas prints be usable without coating with a
RIP?
TIA
David
----- Original Message -----From: CDTobie@...Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 11:04 AMSubject: Re: [colorvision_group] first profile
In a message dated 3/10/06 8:39:34 PM, rlphoto@... writes:
another question, How would a rip like (pocket rip) figure into this?
RIPs tend to be channels specific devices. Those that use standard RGB profiles could be profiled like any other driver. The "Pocket RIP" is not a RIP at all, in the usual meaning, its an application direct export module. How it functions with profiles depends on what code is written into it for conversions. What advantages are you looking for from this export module, and how do you plan to relate that to RGB images? Is there something wrong with your RGB driver printing that you are looking to fix?I find, for color RGB images, that its darned hard to get better results than the Epson driver with a good custom profile...
You would have to want something very specific, very badly before moving from that workflow to the wild world of RIPs.
C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@colorvision.com
www.colorvision.com