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Quick Facts |
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An
affordable Mac based Postscript RIP.
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With Version 3.0, we have
re-engineered our easy-to-use digital proofing software
for designers, prepress providers and the production
stage from scratch.
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Thus, we
deliver you a native OS X application taking full
advantage of stability, speed and user-friendliness of
Apples latest operating system.
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EFI
Designer Edition turns a number of popular desktop
printers into a powerful, yet cost-effective digital
proofing system. Get full control over your digital
proofing needs and save time, money and hassle.
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Key Features
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Features |
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Easy-to-use digital proofing solution for designers,
prepress providers and the production stage.
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Runs on
Power Mac G3 or G4, iMac, eMac, PowerBook G3 or G4 or
iBook, requires Mac OS X 10.2.1 or higher
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ICC color
management
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True
Adobe PostScript 3™
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Supports
embedded profiles and »Output Intents«
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Full
support of PDF/X1, PDF/X1a and PDF/X3
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Convenient spot color editor, supports an unlimited
number of spot colors
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Pantone,
HKS and Toyo libraries included
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Three
possible ways to load a file: Virtual printer, hot
folder or manual loading
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On-screen
preview of your print jobs
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User-friendly interface
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Reference
profiles for selected printing methods like offset or
newspaper printing are already included
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Paper
profiles for EFI media and printer manufacturer's paper
already included – no need for you to do profiles
yourself! (But if you insist in doing so, the »Profile
Connector« will help you integrating them.)
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Processed file formats |
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PostScript 3
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Encapsulated PostScript (EPS)
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Portable Document Format (PDF)
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Tagged Image File Format (Tiff) in the
color formats CMYK, RGB and Lab ?
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JPEG
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A Quick Product Review
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As a dealer of digital
proofing and wide format printers for more than a decade we have tested
and sold many different RIP brands. This includes, among others, RIPs
from EFI, Wasatch, ColorBurst, Onyx and Colorbyte.
Like Coloproof, EFI's
next model up in their RIP offerings, EFI Designer offers many quality
RIP features. The hot folders and print queues make delivering jobs to
the RIP a snap. For many Mac users, running the RIP on a MAC and not a
PC is a godsend. With the right printer settings, paper selection and
ICC profiles, Designer can produce some very good color results.
There are expected
tradeoff in less expensive programs and Designer has a few. The biggest
drawback that we have seen so far is that Designer supports a maximum of
720 dpi printing on Epson Printers (the 4000 to be precise.) On some of
the media we would typically use for proofing, this resolution results
in horizontal banding. We are currently working with EFI to get higher
resolution printing enabled.
For the time being- this
may not be your best choice for a Mac based Rip. Keep in touch with us
for the latest.
As with most of the RIPs
we sell, we highly recommend that you purchase installation and
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Available Packages |
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EFI Designer Edition M
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EFI Designer Edition XL
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For ink jet printers up to A3+:
Canon
i9100, S900, S9000, W2200
Epson
Stylus Color 1520, 3000
Stylus Photo 780, 790, 890, 1280, 1290, 2000P, 2100, 2200
Stylus Pro 5000, 5500, 4000
HP
DesignJet 10PS, 20PS, 50PS
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For ink jet printers up to 24 inches.
Supports all printers from Version M, plus:
Agfa
Sherpa 24
Canon
W7250
Epson
Stylus Pro 7000, 7500, 7600
HP
DesignJet 120, 120nr, 800 (24") |
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For additional
information, brochures, sample prints and demonstrations,
please call our affiliate company- Meridian Cyber
Solutions, Inc.,
(800) 323-3539
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