Configure RIP

Configure RIP
The Configure RIP dialog shows the RIP options that may be modified. These RIP options are only used when the associated checkbox is selected. To modify the RIP configuration options: Open the Configure RIP dialog by choosing File > PostScript > Configure RIP. Select the option you want to configure. Click Edit and modify the RIP option. For each option, you can modify the Configuration Name and Value. Click OK. The following RIP options can be configured: BANDHOME - The bandhome value is the location of the temporary RIP files. You should set the bandhome path to a fast drive with at least 6 GB free space. If possible, set the bandhome to a drive other than the drives where the operating system, RIP-Queue, or the input and work folders reside. BLACKOVERPRINT - Use blackoverprint if your images contain overprint attributes for the black channel. DEFAULT FONT - The default font is used for font replacements when a font is not found. When using this option, you must specify a valid system font. A system font is a font supplied with RIP-Queue. Check the Font Manager to view which fonts are system fonts. DEPTH - The bit depth defines the number of bits per pixel. This value may be either 8 or 1. MAXFLAT - This value sets the maximum flatness of the PostScript image. The valid range for the maxflat setting is .2 to 100. Flatness defines the number of segments to make a curve. Using lower numbers creates more accurate curves, but take longer to process. MESSAGES - Use the messages option to show the PostScript RIP actions in the RIP window. MINFLAT - This value sets the minimum flatness of the PostScript image. The valid range for the minflat setting is .2 to 100. Flatness defines the number of segments to make a curve. Using lower numbers creates more accurate curves, but take longer to process. NCOLORS - Ncolors sets the default number of colors used during processing. Valid Ncolors values are 1 (used for black and white processing), 3 (used for RGB processing), and 4 (used for CMYK processing). OVERPRINT - Use overprint if your images contain overprint attributes for color channels. RESOLUTION - The default process resolution is set by this value. SPOTRENDERINTENT - Choose the spot rendering intent for the Color Matching Table. Available options include 0 for Perceptual, 1 for Absolute, 2 for Relative, and 3 for Saturation. VMSIZE - The VMSize value sets the PostScript interpreter's virtual memory size. The recommended VMSize value is 256,000,000 (256MB); however, do not set the value higher than half of your physical available memory. Related Topics File Menu - PostScript	Figure 1

The Configure RIP dialog shows the RIP options that may be modified. These RIP options are only used when the associated checkbox is selected.

To modify the RIP configuration options:

The following RIP options can be configured:

BANDHOME - The bandhome value is the location of the temporary RIP files. You should set the bandhome path to a fast drive with at least 6 GB free space. If possible, set the bandhome to a drive other than the drives where the operating system, RIP-Queue, or the input and work folders reside.
BLACKOVERPRINT - Use blackoverprint if your images contain overprint attributes for the black channel.
DEFAULT FONT - The default font is used for font replacements when a font is not found. When using this option, you must specify a valid system font. A system font is a font supplied with RIP-Queue. Check the Font Manager to view which fonts are system fonts.
DEPTH - The bit depth defines the number of bits per pixel. This value may be either 8 or 1.
MAXFLAT - This value sets the maximum flatness of the PostScript image. The valid range for the maxflat setting is .2 to 100. Flatness defines the number of segments to make a curve. Using lower numbers creates more accurate curves, but take longer to process.
MESSAGES - Use the messages option to show the PostScript RIP actions in the RIP window.
MINFLAT - This value sets the minimum flatness of the PostScript image. The valid range for the minflat setting is .2 to 100. Flatness defines the number of segments to make a curve. Using lower numbers creates more accurate curves, but take longer to process.
NCOLORS - Ncolors sets the default number of colors used during processing. Valid Ncolors values are 1 (used for black and white processing), 3 (used for RGB processing), and 4 (used for CMYK processing).
OVERPRINT - Use overprint if your images contain overprint attributes for color channels.
RESOLUTION - The default process resolution is set by this value.
SPOTRENDERINTENT - Choose the spot rendering intent for the Color Matching Table. Available options include 0 for Perceptual, 1 for Absolute, 2 for Relative, and 3 for Saturation.
VMSIZE - The VMSize value sets the PostScript interpreter's virtual memory size. The recommended VMSize value is 256,000,000 (256MB); however, do not set the value higher than half of your physical available memory.

Related Topics

File Menu - PostScript

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