· System requirements
Operating system: Windows XP, 2003, 2008, Vista Business, Windows 7 (32 bit).
CPU: SSE instruction set needed (at least Pentium III or equivalent).
Memory: recommended minimum 2 GB.
HDD: at least 20 GB free space. |
· Architecture
Flexibility: StudioRIP components can be installed in various configurations (on a single computer or distributed in the network).
Single interface: all the StudioRIP components are connected to and managed from the same interface (the StudioRIP Client application).
Simultaneous operation: several Client applications can send and manage jobs simultaneously.
Integrated workflow: many workflow tasks are integrated into a single interface (such as trapping, proofing, imposition, ink duct control etc.). |
· Postscript/PDF engine
PostScript/PDF interpreter: Ghostscript 8.7,
Memory management: proprietary StudioRIP object list technology.
Halftoning: high speed MMX-based proprietary StudioRIP technology.
Trapping: high speed raster based proprietary StudioRIP technology.
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· Halftoning
Technology: supercell based.
Rosette consistency: infinite.
Halftone quality: patterning on individual colours are filtered out by a proprietary StudioRIP technology.
Colour depth: 4096 shades of grey guaranteed on any lpi/dpi combination.
Colour precision: a low-pass filtering system smoothes any dot gain spikes, offering perfectly linear behaviour after calibration.
Highlight and shadow protection: adjustable minimum and maximum dot sizes used in conjunction with a stochastic based hybrid technology.
Flexo friendly hybrid technology: the transition from AM to FM is smoothed by stochastically moving the centres of the dots under a given dot percentage.
Gravure friendly dot shape: pincushion dot available.
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· Stochastic screening
Technology: second order, supercell based.
Dots: round dots of adjustable size for black and white.
Smoothness: the AM phase is smoothened by a proprietary technology, offering the smoothness of a traditional halftone for individual colours.
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· On-screen preview
Four preview options: jobs can be examined in separation, composite, imposition and media view.
Continuous zoom: jobs can be previewed on-screen at any magnification, down to pixel level, on any workstation.
Visualization tools: re-orientation & job measurement tools.
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· Imposition
Technology: post-RIP imposition (works with rasterized pages).
Automatic imposition: built-in or custom imposition styles can be applied on-the-fly or after processing.
Imposition styles: imposition styles can be designed and saved for future use.
Manual imposition: pages and pre-press marks can be manually placed, or automatic impositions can be manually modified.
Pre-press marks: built-in library as well as user defined marks (users can define not just the design of the marks, but also complex placement rules). |
· Raster proofing
Technology: dot for dot output (shows rosette up to 200 lpi).
ROOM: proofs created from the 1-bit files, data integrity guaranteed.
Colour accuracy: contract proof quality. The average ΔE is typically under 3.
Low budget solutions: using its own micro-weaving solution, on cheap A3+ Epson desktop printers StudioRIP achieves high dot-for-dot proof quality.
Profiling: based on ICC or target chart measurement.
Media saving: proofing is assisted by the same media saving, previewing and job management environment as the regular jobs. |
· Halftone Proofing
Technology: halftoned contone.
Halftone Quality: very similar to the original, including spot colours and black generation, possibility to optimize for dot sharpness.
Data Integrity: processed by the same interpreter and rasterizer engine, data integrity problems are extremely unlikely.
Colour Accuracy: contract proof quality. The average ΔE is typically under 1.
Profiling: based on ICC, without the need for an external profiler application.
Media saving: proofing is assisted by the same media saving, previewing and job management environment as the regular jobs. |
· Contone proofing
Technology: contone.
Data integrity: processed by the same interpreter and rasterizer engine, data integrity problems are extremely unlikely.
Colour accuracy: contract proof quality. The average ΔE is typically under 1.
Low budget solutions: using its own micro-weaving solution, on cheap A3+ Epson desktop printers StudioRIP achieves high contone proof quality.
Profiling: based on ICC, without the need of an external profiler application.
Media saving: proofing is assisted by the same media saving, previewing and job management environment as the regular jobs. |
· Trapping
Technology: raster based proprietary StudioRIP technology.
High quality shapes: excellent behaviour in junctions, in the proximity of a third colour, and with slightly different colours.
Speed and stability: due to the fast raster based algorithm, trapping is stable and guarantees a decent speed.
Adobe compliant: auto-choke of blacks. spot colour traps, special ink handling, narrowed/proportional traps, mitred traps, feathered and anamorphic traps are also available. |
· Flexo features
Angles: high quality 37.5° based angle sets available.
Distortions: dispro is built in with a dispro calculator.
Imposition: flexo specialized imposition features.
Gravure dots: pincushion dot shape available.
Screening: high quality hybrid screening (smoother AM-FM transition is also available by stochastically moving the dot centers). |
· Other features
Ink duct calculator: draws diagram or exports CIP3 or CIP4/JDF file, machine styles can be defined.
Retouch: unwanted objects can be removed or minor job corrections can be done using the retouch tools.
Colour mapping: similar spot colours such as C, CV and CVC can be automatically combined, or dissimilar colours can be manually combined.
Dot gain compensation: using the dot gain compensation tool, the dot gain can be matched with the ISO standard or other ICC files.
Soft Proof JPEG export: the preview of the processed job can be saved as JPEG or PDF (RGB or CMYK+N) file.
Film saving: film wastage is minimized by automatic rotation and collection of pages.
CTP optimization: the page placement settings arrange the image in the right position on the plate or sheet.
Automatic internet updates: StudioRIP checks the internet for updates automatically, and offers the choice of free updates.
Multi-lingual: StudioRIP is designed to work in many languages. Currently avaliable languages: English, French, Italian and Hungarian. The number of available languages is continuously growing.
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