Wasatch SoftRIP
Wasatch SoftRIP formats image files for both small and large format inkjets, and for specialist applications such as textile printing, labels, sportswear, and contour cutting. It offers Wasatch's proprietary Precision Stochastic Screens (PSS) halftoning and 16-bit rendering for high definition color quality. The vendor claims that even files which arrive to the RIP only 8-bits deep also show substantial benefit, being promoted to 16-bits prior to color management and maintained there for halftoning. PSS works especially well with dye sublimation and other processes that involve extreme dot gain, helping to eliminate artifacts such as "stairstepping" (banding) or "rainbowing" (banding in different colors).
Wasatch SoftRIP comes as a full edition for large format inkjet printers, and in special editions for small format and desktop printers. The special editions have the same features as the full version, differing only in the size of printers they support.
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Surprisingly easy to use, Wasatch SoftRIP lets you size, crop, tile, check color gamut, and perform other tasks without leaving the home screen. With its 16-bit pipeline, SoftRIP has virtually eliminated tonal banding.
Wasatch SoftRIP is recommended by Dr. Nicholas Hellmuth's FLAAR information network. He calls it "the preferred software at our university." It is ICC-aware, can drive a wide range of different printers, and copes admirably with giclée printing.
Tech info
- OS: Windows 2000 onward
- Price level: (desktop) $600; (small format) $1,200; (large format) $3,000
Wasatch Computer Technology
Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Wasatch Computer Technology, LLC, is a leading developer of RIP and print management solutions for wide-format digital printing, screen separations, photographic, giclée, and other specialized processes in the digital printing markets.
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- (multiple editions of SoftRIP, including editions exclusive to individual printer brands)
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