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Caldera GrandRIP+

Caldera GrandRIP+

GrandRip+ is a fast, flexible and powerful production workflow dedicated to wide and extra-wide format Print and Print-to-Cut applications.
Caldera GrandRIP+ proposes the latest developments in terms of colour management, spot colour support, screening techniques and unique finishing oriented features such as tiling, nesting, eyelets positioning, stitching and folding marks.

RIP & Print while you print

Caldera enables you to RIP a second file while you RIP and print another job at the same time.

Multitask environment

You can print and RIP while preparing, layouting, nesting, colour matching...other jobs to be sent on printers.

Hotfolder

Automatic file capture in dedicated folders for workflow printing tasks.

Super Spooler

Enables to see all jobs on all printers (directly or indirectly connected to RIP servers) from one central spooler.

High quality preview Display

Sophisticated preflight and preview of all jobs before printing.

Spot colour matching

Automatic detection of spot colours with full rendering simulation based on media profiles.

Automatic nesting

Automatically positions files across the roll or sheet for media and ink optimisation.

Step & Repeat

Sophisticated automatic feature to repeat files on a page. File is RIPed only once.

Tiling

Split up documents in various strips for big format jobs.

Layout & Compose

Merge, nest, stitch, rotate and combine different file formats, with manual or numeric positioning.

SignMark

Place marks on the tiles, add eyelets, stitch, fold or and place margin mark.

White ink management

Overprint white on coloured medias or to make colours stronger.

Supported file formats

PostScript, PDF, EPS, HP-GL, TIFF, Photoshop, JPEG, PNG, Targa, GIF, Sun Raster, SGI, Alias, Softimage, XWD, PBM, PPM, Spotimage, BMP…

Download the brochure

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Watch the video: Introduction

Watch the video: Tiling

Requirements

For PC Linux OS : Kubuntu 7.04 or Kubuntu 8.04
RAM : Minimum 1Gb, Recommended 2Gb or 4 Gb
Processor : Single or Dual Core 2Ghz
HDD : 250Gb
Monitor / Videocard : 1280x1024 resolution
for Mac OSX : 10.4.11, 10.5, 10.6 (10.3 is not recommended)
RAM : Minimum 1Gb, Recommended 2Gb or 4 Gb
Processor : Single or Dual Core 2Ghz
HDD : 250Gb
Monitor / Videocard : 1280x1024 resolution
 

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