RIPs--Directing the Imagesetter

This reality often translates into two different RIP workflows—a situation that is confusing for prepress operators, difficult to upgrade and ultimately prone to mistakes.

"Many of these same businesses are also considering platesetters, halftone proofers and other equipment," Gorgone continues. "Increasingly, businesses want the freedom to pick imaging technologies based on their own merits, such as price, quality, speed, consumable costs, service and so on."