shrug-l: RIPs

[Sykes, John]

AHA!!!  Yes, it appears that ArcPress can act as a RIP.  I chose the ArcPress
PostScript option for our Color LaserJet 5500 and the image went to the
spooler about 10 times faster than using the windows default print engine!
Good call Tripp!

-- John 

 

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From: Tripp Corbin [mailto:tcorbin at keckwood.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:55 PM
To: Sykes, John
Subject: RE: shrug-l: RIPs


Check your print engine. If it is sent to ArcPress then it is. 
 
 

Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP

Associate Vice President, GIS/Mapping

ESRI Authorized Instructor

Keck & Wood, Inc.

www.keckwood.com <http://www.keckwood.com/> 

(678) 417-4013

(678) 417-8785 fax

 

Keck & Wood, Inc now offers both instructor led and virtual training for
ArcGIS & ArcView. Contact me for more information. 

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Sykes, John [mailto:John.Sykes at dep.state.fl.us] 
	Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:43 PM
	To: Tripp Corbin
	Subject: RE: shrug-l: RIPs
	
	
	I was wondering about that last point.  It seems that ArcINFO 9.1
takes a lot longer to spool to our print server, and was wondered if it was
doing something different than ArcINFO 9.0.
	 

	-- John 

	 

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	From: Tripp Corbin [mailto:tcorbin at keckwood.com] 
	Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 1:06 PM
	To: Sykes, John
	Subject: RE: shrug-l: RIPs
	
	
	John,
	I have found RIP to be a bit overrated in my opinion. Yes it can
produce some very high quality plots but given the limitations of the raster
images I have used in GIS I am not sure it is worth the money. I have been
able to create good looking maps with aerial photos on a non-PS plotter using
high quality paper. I have printed these same maps using a PS driver and
could not see much difference. RIP software is also not needed if you are
plotting mostly vector data. If you are going to be plotting posters or maps
that might include a lot of high resolution rasters, then I would certainly
say you would need to consider at least a PS enabled plotter. But in my
experience if you are primarily going to be printing aerial photos then I do
think you will get your moneys worth out of a PS printer or other RIP
software.
	 
	One thing to remember is ArcPress is now included with all levels of
ArcGIS 9.1. It might remove the need to RIP your plots.
	 
	 

	Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP

	Associate Vice President, GIS/Mapping

	ESRI Authorized Instructor

	Keck & Wood, Inc.

	www.keckwood.com <http://www.keckwood.com/> 

	(678) 417-4013

	(678) 417-8785 fax

	 

	Keck & Wood, Inc now offers both instructor led and virtual training
for ArcGIS & ArcView. Contact me for more information. 

		-----Original Message-----
		From: shrug-l-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us
[mailto:shrug-l-bounces at lists.dep.state.fl.us] On Behalf Of Sykes, John
		Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 12:09 PM
		To: shrug-L at lists.dep.state.fl.us
		Subject: shrug-l: RIPs
		
		

		Ok, now I did a little on-line research on the PS vs. non-PS
versions of the HP large-format printers, which brought me to the subject of
RIPs (raster image processors).  The discussion went something like this.
Large format plotters need some help, because of their image size, to
"smooth" jaggies on fonts and to "blend" colors on images, such as photos
(including aerial photos).  The hardware/software that accomplishes this is
called a RIP.

		PostScript is the most common RIP, however, the hardware
versions usually pre-installed in your printer are excruciatingly slow
compared to stand-alone software RIPs.  However, the tab for software RIPs
can run anywhere from $3 - 7k, so there is a trade-off (plus many of the RIP
software vendors are very small companies, without a great deal of solvency).
So, you can either go without a RIP (e.g., an HP 5500), go with a hardware
RIP (e.g., an HP5500ps) or go with the former (HP5500) and buy a software
RIP.

		Any suggestions, or is this all new territory for y'all, the
same as it is for me???? 

		-- John 

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