Drupa, May 2012: StudioRIP UK Ltd, the UK-based independent software RIP provider, has announced details of agreement with Chicago-based Datalogics, Inc., the premier source for Adobe PDF and eBook technologies.

Announced on the first day of Drupa 2012, Europe’s leading print media event, the agreement provides Datalogics with advanced screening technology through a partnership with StudioRIP UK Ltd. Through the terms of the agreement, StudioRIP’s advanced screening technology is immediately available for Adobe PDF Print Engine and Adobe CPSI customers exclusively through Datalogics.

StudioRIP’s 16-bit technology enables better precision than the default screening in Adobe PDF Print Engine and Adobe CPSI, supporting 4,096 shades of grey, as well as:

• Smooth, pattern-free halftones
• Colour precision
• Consistent rosettes
• Customisable hybrid screening
• Flexo hybrid screening
• Stochastic screening
• Gravure-friendly dot shape for seamless screening for continuous output

“StudioRIP technology has an excellent reputation in the RIP market,” notes Greg Manuel, VP Marketing at Datalogics. “They’ve invested heavily in developing their screening capabilities, and we’re very excited to be able to make it available to our Adobe PDF Print Engine and Adobe CPSI customers.”

Commenting on behalf of StudioRIP, MD Darren Eliot, added: “It is undoubtedly a privilege for us to be working with such a leading worldwide software supplier, and we are delighted to be able to provide Datalogics, and its customers, with our screening technology. This is evidence, if any were needed, that StudioRIP software is now one of the most respected products in the market.”

StudioRIP Screening will now be available as an optional module for Adobe PDF Print Engine and Adobe CPSI exclusively through Datalogics.  Through the terms of the agreement, Datalogics will license and support StudioRIP Screening for Adobe PDF Print Engine and Adobe CPSI.

For more information:

• visit http://datalogics.com/products/partners/studiorip/        and                                                          http://datalogics.com/news/pr201205screening.asp
• visit StudioRIP at Drupa (Hall 7a, Stand E14)
• contact Datalogics directly at drupa@datalogics.com to request an appointment to meet at Drupa

ABOUT ADOBE PDF PRINT ENGINE

Adobe PDF Print Engine enables integrated, end-to-end PDF workflows for printing graphically rich content, including variable content for personalized publishing. The Adobe PDF Print Engine is a common rendering engine technology, packaged as a software development kit (SDK).  Adobe PDF Print Engine uses a native PDF imaging model, eliminating the need to convert PDF documents to PostScript for printing, and processes jobs under the control of jobs specified in the Job Definition Format (JDF).

ABOUT DATALOGICS

Chicago-based Datalogics, Incorporated, an Adobe Portfolio Company, has dedicated over 45 years to delivering the highest quality software technologies and services which meet the most demanding customer needs. Datalogics is the premier source for Adobe eBook and PDF developer technologies, including Adobe Content Server, Adobe Reader Mobile SDK, the Adobe PDF Library, Adobe Normalizer, and the Adobe PDF Print Engine, and are members the of PDF Association and the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF).

For more information, visit www.datalogics.com.

ABOUT STUDIORIP

StudioRIP is a leading software company focusing on RIP, screening, and workflow technology. The business is managed from the UK, employing the services of a wide range of distributors and OEM’s to sell its software on a worldwide basis. StudioRIP places great emphasis on continuous product development utilising its highly skilled and dedicated software team. For more information visit: http://studiorip.co.uk.

StudioRIP’s “smart screening” offers the very latest in hybrid screening techniques – again, without the need to buy highly priced extra’s. Features of the AM screening package include user selectable screen angles, and smooth gradients via the combination of 4,096 shades of grey and low pass filtering.

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StudioRIP to show new DFE capability at Drupa

StudioRIP (Hall 7a, E14), the UK-based independent RIP developer, will demonstrate the latest advances to its eponymous RIP at Drupa 2012 next week.

Recent enhancements to the software mean that it can now handle variable data and drive a number of digital presses, including HP Indigo devices.

Managing director Darren Eliot said the company was also looking to expand in the wide format arena, where StudioRIP is already being used by some HP and Epson customers.

“We will be having discussions with more suppliers at Drupa,” he added.

StudioRIP is compatible with PostScript 3 PDF 1.7 and can drive a wide range of devices, including CTP systems, imagesetters, inkjet and laser printers and direct imaging presses.

Functions such as stochastic screening, imposition, trapping, ink duct control (CIP3), multiple print engines, and multiple clients are all included as standard with the RIP. StudioRIP is also “flexo friendly” with flexographic screening and distortion also available in the Workflow Edition.

Eliot said the company was looking forward to welcoming its global network of distributors and OEM partners onto its stand at Drupa, where it is exhibiting for a second time.

“We would be especially pleased to meet with companies seeking to make the most of our recent StudioRIP developments, including our digital print engine, large format driver software, and sophisticated variable data handling,” he added.

StudioRIP’s Smart Screening features user selectable screen angles, and smooth gradients via the combination of 4,096 shades of grey and low pass filtering.

The base RIP product, StudioRIP Standard Edition, can be enhanced to incorporate a range of additional software modules to provide a product that is configured to a user’s needs.

Optional modules include post-RIP imposition, in-RIP trapping, ink duct control software, second order stochastic screening, TIFF output, multiple print engine output, and digital proofing output. StudioRIP Client software can provide for remote operation of all RIP functions from any PC or Mac workstation.

StudioRIP is currently available in UK and American-English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Polish and Hungarian.

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April 26th 2012

Main improvements from last official release (252) are:

• Screen dots are optimized for more robust shapes (less pixels ‘sticking out’).
• New option in the screening dialog for keeping the same dot shape for the screen dots under a certain size.
• New dot types added (e.g. Diamond).
• Dutch language files updated.
• Soft proofs can be exported in any resolution and page size.
• “Cut after job” option added to the Print Manager settings dialog. This can instruct the PM to do a cut command after each job.
• The imaging task checkbox is now active, and with on off options.
• The docker system is now fully customisable.
• The main toolbar can be set to larger icons and button captions.
• Screen machines drivers added.
• Modifying/removing calibration curve will update the job styles referencing them.

To drive an Indigo Digital press from StudioRIP you will need to setup a  4 – Custom 1-bit output embedded in PS – in the PrintManager.

The embedded PS file that StudioRIP creates then needs to be directed to the input hotfolder of the Indigo’s internal RIP. The embedded PS also has to has a match resolution of the Indigo which is 812.8 dpi.

We recommend using CCITT G4 compression and a maximum screen ruling of 150.

Please contact Cathy Hemmings to secure your place on the next course, or request details on future courses.

StudioRIP will be at DRUPA…..Hall 7a, Stand E14

We look forward to meeting all our dealers and to welcome new ones. We will be demonstrating the RIP to new and potential dealers.

Please let us know if you are also planning on exhibiting.

We are about to release Build 260 as our latest BETA version for our dealers to test.  (The last BETA version was Build 254.  The latest official release is Build 252.)

We hope to release Build 260 as the latest official release next week.

The main improvements from 254 are as follows:

• screen dots are optimized for more robust shapes (less pixels ‘sticking out’).
• new option in the screening dialog for keeping the same dot shape for the screen dots under a certain size.
• new dot types added (e.g. Diamond).
• modifying/removing calibration curve will update the job styles referencing them.

If you are an authorised dealer, to download a copy of this latest BETA version (at your own risk) please go to our support site.  If you do not have a login name and password yet, please sign up for an account.

We are pleased to announce that there are now 9 languages that the StudioRIP has embedded within its software:

Click on Tools/Connections, and choose the language.

To add your language please see our easy translation tool.

Some guidelines for the translation

Please see Training Course page for more details.

Please contact cathy.hemmings@studiorip.co.uk for a free place.

To download a copy of this latest BETA version (at your own risk) please go to our support site.  If you do not have a login name and password yet, please sign up for an account.

Please email support@studiorip.co.uk with any questions.

Improvements since the last released version (Build 252) are as follows:

• The docker system is now fully customizable (dock sites can be created anywhere in the RIP Client by dragging the splitters at the edge of the page inside the window)
• The main toolbar can be set to larger icons and button captions
• Screen machines updated with references to i32 plugins
• The Setup.ini can now contain sections to be written in certain files within the StudioRIP data folder (e.g. if there is a section section called [@MyFile Abc], a section [Abc] will be written into the file called MyFile)
• The setup customization is more flexible (special handling of the Program files and Windows subfolders within the Custom folder).
• The Drvi32.dll driver has more user friendly parameters (OEM ID and Dongle code), and a crash is also avoided

Intergraph Inc, signed up as a Dealer at Ipex 2010, have spent the last year marketing and testing the StudioRIP WE (Workflow Edition) with the Cron CtP.

They are confident it is the most suitable and cost effective RIP on the market for the Cron.

We have researched indepth the type of Workflow that we are happy to sell with the Cron and have concluded that StudioRIP is the perfect solution, in terms of both product and also support.

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Michael Wead (CEO)

Kawasan sell their StudioRIPs with Cron CtPs, as the RIP connects nicely in with the Cron Laboo Interface.  With a very successful 2011 so far, they have just signed an exclusivity contract with us.

Contact: Ganjar Rukma

To coincide with Drupa 2012 we are planning to release Version 4 of the StudioRIP.  It will include new features like USB microscope based plate densitometer.

This will also have the main StudioRIP modules (rendering, server-client communication, command processing, item management) with even greater speed and stability.  The speed improvements are focused on exploiting the potential of multi-core processors and the memory handling of the 64-bit systems.

GAKKEN (Philippines), INC. represents foreign companies such as DUPLO Corporation (Japan), for digital copy printer products, Collator, Bookletmakers, state-of-the-art binding, folding machine and other finishing products.

Autoprint Machineries (India) and A Dick (USA) for Baby offset machines and platemakers.  Graphic Whizard (Canada) for numbering, perforating, slitting and scoring.

Technova Imaging Systems Ltd. for Novadom Polyester Plate, Novasharp film and chemicals, all specially designed for computer-to-plate imaging; and Sunray Paper Cutter (Taiwan) and DAEHO Paper Cutters for small and large format paper guillotines.

Having witnessed the fast growth of GPI, KAGA Components Co., Ltd (Japan) and PLUS Vision Corporation (Japan) recently awarded an exclusive distributorship of their products the TAXAN DLP Projectors, PLUS Electronic Copyboards, and other multi-media solutions.

The product seeks to contribute to an effective communication environment in the 21st century.

Gakken website

Tozuki Inc, who have translated the StudioRIP into Polish, completed a successful exhibition at Poligrafia 2011.

Contact Wojtek Jozcow.

Owners of old RIPs can upgrade to StudioRIP without changing interface boards, connecting StudioRIP to the existing plugin. Owners of other interface boards can drives their interface boards directly from StudioRIP, installing the plugin software and then directing StudioRIP towards it.

Please contact us for more details.

• PS-embedded raster output has a better compression
• The screen filtering system accepts now angle too as filtering condition, so for example it’s possible to use FM screens for the yellow, and AM screens for the CMK colors
• The PS embedder driver does now compression too
• Epson x900/x890/x700 series included
• Device pattern protection added to the screening module
• Job input task added, better control over printers, ports, hot folders (which can be now disabled too)
• Dutch language support added
• Various untranslated items fixed
• Adding a ‘CrashWarning = 1′ line into the [General] section of the ServerOptions.ini file will display a message box whenever the RIP has recovered from a crash
• A new driver included, which create PS files that have the 1-bit data embedded (Indigo)
• Support for floating point resolutions (e.g. 812.8 dpi)
• Pantone metallic inks are automatically recognized as Opaque for trapping
• EtherApis.dll v2.1 (support for compressed data transfer, improved stability)