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One would imagine the company to be down and out years ago, if this is representative of sales numbers.. However, is it so that the typical Wasatch user is a pro, minding his own buisness, has the latest upgrade inclusive direct support - so no need to get involved on the net?
What I can tell you is that you will need CMYK profiles, and that certain parts are limited compared to other RIPs. To use this properly you will need a supported spectrophotometer for things like linearization and ink limiting. But after that I can't help much as I never did buy it.
Thx for the heads up Greg! I have a non-supported PrintFix Pro, and will just play around to see how far Ill get. Havnt worked with CMYK before so thatll be interesting.. Thank God i dont do this for a living :=) Anyways I got it reasonable cheap, so no harm done.
What I can tell you is that you will need CMYK profiles, and that
certain parts are limited compared to other RIPs. To use this
properly you will need a supported spectrophotometer for things
like linearization and ink limiting. But after that I can't help
much as I never did buy it.
I use a version of Wasatch Softrip 5.2 (ColorRip 2.2) at work with our large format Roland printer & love it. It is one of the most versatile rips I have used. Although it is not a 'pretty to look at program' it has a wealth of advanced options & features other rips dream of.
Thx for the link - just what the doctor ordered. Have looked through posts, and there seems to be quite a lot of wasatch folks there. Mind you, Ill be way out of line when it comes to the hardware used there..
I use a version of Wasatch Softrip 5.2 (ColorRip 2.2) at work with
our large format Roland printer & love it. It is one of the most
versatile rips I have used. Although it is not a 'pretty to look at
program' it has a wealth of advanced options & features other rips
dream of.
You can use the canned profiles Wasatch supplies; but a first priority should be (if you can afford it) calibration hardware & software (a spectophotometer) of some sort for maximum gamut and accurate repeatability, no matter what printing software you are using. The canned Epson profiles for the 7600/9600 aren't good for much but rough commercial work. Imageprint has better canned profiles - and make a big deal out of how much better their profiles and software are, especially for B&W printing - but we got inferior results to using Gretag Macbeth software and hardware (Profiler Pro/iCColor 210) to make RGB profiles for the Epson print driver that comes free with the printer.
So as long as you are using the Epson 7600 to print fine art, the free software that comes with it is very good, as long as you use custom profiles for your printer. The Epson canned profiles were poor for B&W (canned is improved with the 7800-9800 printers since they are factory pre-calibrated, and there is a special Advanced B&W option, but there are only profiles for Epson media).
I have been studying Wasatch RIP for my needs. RGB profiling capability is one thing, RIPs need CMYK profiles. New printers such as canon IPF5000 use bothe CMYK and RGB colorants, so you must have multi colorant profiling capability and make sure the RIPs support such an output profile. The cost of such a setup is quite high though.
Just for the sake of it I made a introduction message to this Yahoo Group a couple of weeks ago. Still not up. I cant help feeling that the abysmal state of this group comes down on the Moderator. But I have joined at the printingdigital.net, and am happy to have found a place where there obviously are a bunch of friendly Wasatch users!
I bought the 5.1.1 version as you know. Have looked on their site where there is a list of upgrading-descriptions (lack better word) from v5.0. It seems to me that there isnt much to get in terms of printing quality if I should upgrade - later updats seems to focus on workflow allmost exclusively. There could be much hidden under the hood though. I hope you will give a feedback on your impressions on the 6.0. Upgrading for me will be 599$ to keep to full version or 299$ downgrading to 24". Not too scary, especially comparing with some of the other RIP products - ImagePrint being the worst example IMO.
You can use the canned profiles Wasatch supplies; but a first
priority should be (if you can afford it) calibration hardware &
software (a spectophotometer) of some sort for maximum gamut and
accurate repeatability, no matter what printing software you are
using. The canned Epson profiles for the 7600/9600 aren't good for
much but rough commercial work.
Bad news about the canned profiles. But the main reason I bought the SoftRip was to get linearization and ink control - it goes without saying that I want my own profiles on top of that. As I have a non-supported measure device (PrintFix Pro) Im rather anxious how this process will go - in the User Manual under Color Calibration (Linearization) there is no obvious "manual mode" for non-supportet hardware, however in "Appendices and Reference" under "Densitometers" there appear a "Hand Entry"... so guess the jury is still out on that all important aspect. Unfurtunatly I wont be able to do much work on that this side of Christmas.
profiles - and make a big deal out of how much better their
profiles and software are, especially for B&W printing - but we got
inferior results to using Gretag Macbeth software and hardware
(Profiler Pro/iCColor 210) to make RGB profiles for the Epson print
driver that comes free with the printer.
So as long as you are using the Epson 7600 to print fine art, the
free software that comes with it is very good, as long as you use
custom profiles for your printer. The Epson canned profiles were
poor for B&W (canned is improved with the 7800-9800 printers since
they are factory pre-calibrated, and there is a special Advanced
B&W option, but there are only profiles for Epson media).
Ill have to say Im very impressed by the development in the PrintFixPro 2.0 doing RGB color prints, in my view the product is now clearly better that the Atkinson profiles I use as "gold standart", except for a slight tendency to overink - and here I hope Wasatch SoftRip can help me out (yes I know the is a can of worms RGB/CMYK here....). As for BW the QuadToneRip is quite amazing for my old K2 printer. The PrintFixPro 2.0 should AFAIU be a real killer here - but alas on K3 and newer hardware. However C.D. Toby from Colorvision has hintet there should be something comming for the K2s as well.
I bought the 5.1.1 full version on Ebay for 456$ a few weeks ago. It had a entry bid on 400$ and we were only 3 bidders - mind you it were not optimally exposed on Ebays serch system I think. Interestingly there is another 5.1.1 for sale right now, entry bid also 400$, and a buy it now option on 580$, we will se how that one goes.. I have seen several Onyx Production House v5.3 (from memory here..) go for around 650-700$. To make a long story short I think the Wasatch i grossly underpriced (partly) because the info on the internet is allmost not there, cept for Wasatchown site. That ImagePrint still sells well (do they?) in spite of their arrogant price policy can only come down to the huge number of reviews ect laying around, most being 2-4 years old.
Im painfully aware of that! All the more as I have non-supportet profile hardware (PrintFix Pro), however there should be possibilities according to the manual to do "Hand Entry", so Im keeping my fingers crossed. Anyway the Pulse ColorElite is plunging in price right now... GG
New printers such
as canon IPF5000 use bothe CMYK and RGB colorants, so you must have
multi colorant profiling capability and make sure the RIPs support
such an output profile. The cost of such a setup is quite high
though.
Well there are some good things about having yesterdays hardware..: I have an Epson 7600, and am focusing on getting the best out of it, both color and BW. It may all together cost me more than buying a last generation printer, but Ill learn a lot in the process that can be of value later - and besides its only 4 years ago the 7600 was state of the art. I can live with that.
Objectively I know I dont need a RIP. Main purpose is to see how far I can push quality on my K2 printer doing linearization, ink limiting and profiling. The QuadToneRip really blew my mind doing BW, now Im anxious to see how far this process can bring me doing colors.
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