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Creating Files for the SprinterB Printer Creating a PS File For Ripping
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Do not use the spot color “Make Process” command in the software – this will
translate the spot colors to process, that will be composed of more than 1
process color.
• While creating the PS file with spot colors, do not use the “Print Spot Colors
as Process” command, for the same reason as above. In any case, even
while closing a file with process colors only, our RIP will separate to CMYK
names.
• Do not prepare a file using more than four spot colors – the SprinterB can
only print four colors in one pass.
If you have further questions regarding this subject, or if you need any
help, please contact our applications department.
Creating a PS File For Ripping
The best and recommended method for creating a files for printing with the
SprinterB through RIP (PPS – PhotoPrint Server), is to close them in a
Postscipt (PS) file.
A PostScript file and its advantages
In most cases, you will want to print a file with a rich graphic content—
photos, text, colors, layout, effects etc.
Using imaging processing software (such as Adobe’s PhotoShop), you can
‘handle photos e.g., size, resolution, color format (gray scale, CMYK, RGB,
etc.,) effects, etc.
Using graphic/vector software (such as Macromedia’s Freehand), you can
design and import the processed photo (prepared in PhotoShop), place it,
add text, colors, etc.
In order to preserve all the quality you included in the file, you must
specify additional parameters and settings, so that the RIP software will
recognize all the file’s properties. This is achieved by creating a PS file.
The PS file knows how to preserve essential information such as size (net
graphics, page size), orientation, positive/negative image, normal/mirrored
image, printing resolution, color separations, color names, registration and
crop marks, and utilized fonts etc.
You cannot obtain all the above information using other file formats such
as TIFF, BMP or EPS.
You must ensure that you have installed a suitable virtual printer driver on the
computer that is to be used to prepare the PS file (e.g., Adobe Virtual Printer).