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The most important point of the IColor ProRIP software is that it allows colors to be put down in layers. Regular printer
drivers only concern themselves with what the eye sees on the top layer; the RIP allows you to separately control each
layer, thus giving you the ability to control not only what you see, but what is behind that top layer (typically the white
layer). The IColor ProRIP gives you the unique ability to use one printer to print images with white as an underprint or an
overprint. You can now print vibrant colors on clear or dark media regardless of the background to which it is applied,
where the white is put down first and the colors afterwards.
The IColor ProRIP ‘Color Mapping’ feature also allows for reverse printing
when printing and transferring to garments
where white is put down last. This is the only way to achieve white underprint and overprint in one pass, and you will not
find another software/printer package on the market today that can do all of this. The software also allows for color
manipulation and removal, rasterization, cost calculation, professional layout tools and direct printing from your favorite
graphics program. It ships standard with all IColor Printers
To accomplish these two features, UNINET has created three configurations referred to as ‘Print Queues’ to suit any
printing project:
The CMYK Queue is for standard print jobs that do not require a spot color. This queue assumes that the media being
printed on is white. Use this Queue for printing on banner media, window cling, Presto! Media and for Dye Sublimation
prints. Note that for Dye Sublimation, there is an ICC Profile that is available when this is selected.
The Overprint Queue is for printing white as an overprint in one pass for reverse printing (typically used for transfer
printing). For this configuration, the white cartridge is placed in the last slot of the IColor 650 printer and the cyan
cartridge is placed in the first slot of the printer. This configuration is for textile and hard surface transfer printing, where
white is needed as an overprint, applied on top of all the other colors. When the image is pressed to the garment, the
transfer sheet is flipped over and the white becomes the underbase. This is especially important where images have half
tones and 100% transfer of the image can be problematic, or when there is white in the image that needs to show through
on dark colored garments.
The Underprint Queue is for right side printing and allows for printing white as an underprint in one pass (typically used
for transparencies, clear labels, dark media or UNINET Aqua Clear paper). When the white is installed in the first slot of
the IColor 650 printer, this is configured for ‘Right Side Printing’ where the white is printed first, as an underprint, all in
one pass. In this situation, the RIP converts pure K colors to CMY composite black, and puts in white, not only as a
background color, but also in the image where white or page white is specified.
