Wide Format Imaging

Color-matching and reproducibility on jobs is vital to the digital print shop. Luckily, the advent of RIPs and color management systems has allowed for great strides in this area. Color management and RIP software and hardware let users manage their color printing by creating profiles specific to their particular printers, inks, and printed media, as well as any post-processing work that might have an impact on the color. Users can then select a profile that will ensure the colors in the digitally printed output match those in the original design. Choosing the correct RIP can be the most critical part of purchasing a wide-format printer. Some printers ship with their own RIPs already installed, some third-party RIPs come bundled with printers, while some other printers have none, leaving print providers with many options and price points from which to choose. Included in this handy guide are some of the RIPs available for the wide-format industry. More information is available on our website (www.wide-formatimaging.com) ? including an article on how to choose a RIP?and through the RIP manufacturers directly.

3M Commercial Graphics Division
www.scotchprint.com
Scotchprint Graphic Maker software v6.0
Available for Windows 2000 or Windows XP and Sun Solaris Platform
File types accepted: EPS, JPEG, PDF, PostScript, TIFF, LZW Tiff

Wide- and grand-format printers supported: 3M Printer 2000 and 3M Printer 2500UV; L&P VirtuRS; Scitex PressJetW; Océ Arizona 180, Arizona 500, Arizona 600; Vutek 2360, 3360, 3300, 5300, 5330, PressVu 180/600, 2600, UltraVu 150; Canon BJ-W9000; HP 100 series printers, HP 500, 800, 5500, 5000, 3500, 3000, 2500, 2000; Mimaki JV2-130, JV2-90, JV3-160; Seiko Colorpainter 64s; Mutoh Falcon II Outdoor

Price: $5,200

Aurelon
www.aurelon.com
Aurelon Production RIP for Epson 4000, Aurelon Production RIP for Silkscreen Printing, Aurelon Signalize! RIP for Large Format Printing, Aurelon Signalize! RIP for Wide Format Printing, Aurelon Signalize! CAS for Cutting, Aurelon Signalize! Production Suite for Print and Cut; All products include at least a production module (RIP or CAS) with one driver, a pre-production tool (Aurelon Layout), and a linearization/calibration tool (Aurelon Calibrator).

Wide-format printers supported: Aurelon Production RIP for Epson 4000: Epson Stylus Pro 4000 Effectively the 4x00 range
Aurelon Signalize! RIP for Large Format Printing: Agfa - Sherpa range; Canon BJC8500/BJF8500, BJW7000/BJW9000, S9000, W2200, W6x00/72x0/8x00; Creo-Scitex Iris iProof, Iris 43Wide; DGI NeoJet, OmegaJet, SpaceJet, VistaJet, VTIII/VTIV; Encad NovaJet 500/700/850, Pro range; Epson Laser series 8x00, Stylus Photo series 7x0/8x0/12x0/2x00, Stylus Pro series 4x00/5x00/7x00/9x00/10x00; Fuji ColorPix range; Gandinnovations Jeti series; Graphtec JX2000; HP DesignJet series 10/20/ 30/50/90/110/120/130, 1050/2x00/3x00, 5x00 series incl. UV, 9000s, ColorPro GA; IP-I Cube, Revo; Kodak Pro 4x00; Konica LF1044; Mimaki JV range; Mutoh Falcon, Rockhopper, Toucan, Osprey, Spitfire, Albatros; Océ CS series, PiezoPrint 5000, Arizona; Roland CJ range, FJ range, SC range, SJ range, HiFi Jet; Scitex Veejet, XLJet; SII IP range, ColorPainter; Sprin 3200; Teckwin TeckPro 3200; Xerox ColorGrafX X2 range; Yaselan S8/S8N; Zikos Oberon Series.

Aurelon Signalize! Production Suite for Print and Cut: Agfa Sherpa range; Anagraph AE range, SpectrumJet; Aristo AG range; Canon BJC8500/BJF8500, BJW7000/BJW9000, S9000, W2200, W6x00/72x0/8x00; Creo-Scitex Iris iProof, Iris 43Wide; CSR 466 range, 700 range; DGI NeoJet, OmegaJet, SpaceJet, VistaJet, VTIII/VTIV; Encad NovaJet 500/700/850, Pro range; Epson Laser series 8x00, Stylus Photo series 7x0/8x0/12x0/2x00, Stylus Pro series 4x00/5x00/7x00/9x00/10x00; Fuji ColorPix range; Gandinnovations Jeti series; Graphtec JX2000; HP DesignJet series 10/20/30/50/90/110/120/130, 1050/2x00/3x00, 5x00 series incl. UV, 9000s, ColorPro GA; IP-I Cube, Revo; Kodak Pro 4x00; Konica LF1044; Mimaki CG range, JV range; Mutoh MC range, RJ range, SC range, XP range, Albatros, Falcon, Rockhopper, Toucan, Phoenix, Osprey, Spitfire; Océ CS series, PiezoPrint 5000, Arizona; Roland CJ range, FJ range, PNC range, SC range, SJ range, HiFi Jet; Scitex Veejet, XLJet; SEI DT range; SII IP range, ColorPainter; Sprin 3200; Summa DT Sign range, DuraChrome, SummaCut; Teckwin TeckPro 3200; Tiff Drivers Nur, Vutek, Zund; Wild TA series; Xerox ColorGrafX X2 range; Yaselan S8/S8N; Zikos Oberon Series; Zund L range, UV Jet 215-C.

CADlink Technology Corporation
www.cadlink.com

PhotoScript Digital Factory and SignLab Print and Cut

File types accepted: PostScript Level 3, PDF, EPS, PSD, AI, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, over 65 file types supported