Server Trends & RIPs--New Configurations, Network Solutions

• driving CTP devices;
• supporting the move for digital asset management and serving as the tool to support distribute-then-print models; and
• working with digital file delivery products.

Sharing A Platform
There are great advantages to having the server and the RIP on the same platform. Typically the server is an OPI or a print server that prepares jobs for the next step in the process, which is RIPing. Any functions such as trapping, imposition and color management that can be handled automatically will improve efficiency.