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Question about pricing of RIP software
After doing research on Printers for canvases ( thank you Stafford xx)
Can anyone tell me why a RIPs prices is relevant to the size of the printer??
Its something I have not come across before.
Sign software is no based on the size of the cutter! Signlab didn’t`t ask me weather the mimaki was a 610 printer or a 60 inch version.
Surly the RIP tells the printer what to do, weather its a 44 inch or a 24 inch printer shouldn’t`t justify £150 increase!!
Is this another RIP OFF BRITAIN thing again…
Friday moan over, Open that wine 😀
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10 Replies
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yeah its a bit crazy that… shiraz and wasatch also similar pricing if i recall.
i guess those with big toys need big prices lol
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I use posterprint rip for my epson on canvas, it supports many printers at different widths including my Mimaki but i use Shriaz for that one.
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can anyone comment on the EFI Express photo RIP. Good/bad, easy or hard to master..
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quote Denise Goodfellow:can anyone comment on the EFI Express photo RIP. Good/bad, easy or hard to master..I’ll let you know in a few weeks Denise once I’ve been trained on it 🙂
Shiraz has always been priced that way, I’m not sure about Epson’s own RIP but I believe Onyx and the likes are all similarly structured with their pricing.
You are right though. As far as developing software is concerned, it makes no difference what size you’ll be outputting at, it all works the same. I can only imagine that it’s priced according to the money you will make back by using it. It is after all a one-off purchase that will determine the quality and performance of your work flow for many years to come.
Just my thoughts on it anyway. Feel free to call me if you need anything 😉
Stafford
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Get a Roland then the RIP come with it 🙂
It is daft though.
Steve
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quote Stephen Morriss:Get a Roland then the RIP come with it 🙂
It is daft though.
Steve
Versaworks!!?? There’s a reasson they give it away free :lol1: :lol1: :lol1: :lol1:
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We run a roland so use Versaworks, never even thought to look into another rip as it’s something I have no experience with.
Could you elaborate on the differences Stafford. I’d like to know what it is others do better, I’m always open to ideas to improve our workflow / production / quality.
Cheers,
Gavin
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Used to have Wasatch and yes their is a difference but only in operation not output.
Must admit though that changing from Wasatch to Versaworks was a bit of a shock but now I’m used to it it’s great.Steve
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A good RIP should give you a better quality. Maybe I’m a bit biased because of my background with Shiraz but if you compare a print from any of the main stream RIP’s with a print straight out of Photoshop or the likes, you should notice that the colour is more accurate, highlights and shadows should be more defined, you get more control over the printer settings, and in most cases will save ink (only marginally of course). You also get tiling, nesting and batching capabilities with most RIP’s which are essential to the bigger outfits that are running their printers 8 hours a day or more.
Best thing to do would be to download a demo copy of a RIP and print the same file from that and normal print driver and compare the results side by side. That should be enough to show you what it’s all about. It is irrelevant for many people though, particularly when running a single printer from a single workstation but to others, it’s essential.
At the end of the day though, if you’re getting good results and people are buying your work, why change things?
I hope that explains it a bit.
Stafford
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yes, interesting, cheers Stafford
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