Software is one of those things for which we tend to take an “out of sight, out of mind” approach.

When discussing upgrade options with RIP owners, there are a few questions that come up in every conversation.

For many years Rampage was a popular choice among prepress professionals. Even though the company dissolved, many users refused to replace

It’s not unusual for prepress departments to work with the same RIP or workflow system for many years. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,”

High speed inkjet presses of every size and application were prevalent. However, commercial offset had a bigger presence than I anticipated.

One of the best things about helping a customer get up to speed with new RIP and workflow is getting to see the difference in production.

I’m surprised how many different RIPs are in use in shops. There are dedicated RIPs in front of each unit, meaning software gets neglected

RIPs come in all shapes and sizes. What’s important is that all RIPs have a basic purpose of interpreting PostScript or PDF files for output

The PDF 2.0 specification was approved and published by the International Standards Organization.

"There’s nothing really wrong with my current RIP.” Depending on the kind of work you do, that may actually be true...