Releasing CalderaRIP Version 14.1
March 02, 2021
French prepress software developer Caldera has this month launched the latest iteration of its award-winning RIP software, CalderaRIP Version14.1. The upgrade includes new features that Caldera designed to improve accuracy and capabilities in digital printing. They also enhanced PS and EPS file processing with a 10 percent speed boost for faster, more efficient workflows.
The improvements to the PS and EPS workflows are provided by the embedded PS2PDF engine that Adobe PS Converter powers. The result is a 10 percent speed gain. The new version of CalderaRIP ensures coherent, reliable and scalable PS and EPS workflows and high-quality results.
Additional features of the new version include the support of new M1 chip on macOS platforms. It also includes accuracy across a variety of applications. Caldera updated The Print Standard Verifier module to embed the latest Idealliance textile standards. This allows users to check the conformity of prints against international standards for color consistency. Idealliance professional standards and specifications hold a major recognition across the graphic communication industry.
Accuracy is the holy grail of digital printing, and CalderaRIP Version14.1 provides a new algorithm to generate NColor linearization targets for the X-Rite i1iO3 with the i1Pro3 Plus spectrophotometer. The resulting accuracy gains are perfect for applications that require a wide color gamut, such as packaging or textile printing. Used in combination with the RIP’s state-of-the-art color management tools, the X-Rite i1iO3 and the i1Pro3 Plus deliver color-optimized workflows.
More updates with CalderaRIP
Working with Barbieri Electronic, Version14.1 now supports the Sensing Unit of the TotalColor qb Textile Edition spectrophotometer – an innovative device that helps to avoid measurement errors caused by distorted charts. According to Stefan Barbieri, CEO of Barbieri Electronic, “The ease of use of our instruments from within Caldera EasyMedia manager was always a key to success for effective inhouse media calibrations, and therefore guaranteed color accuracy across media. This new addition extends that to the textile printing industry, which needs to continuously calibrate various fabrics.”
Version 14.1 also aims to improve accuracy of cutting and trimming workflows with the support of Summa’s OPOS Xtra feature, which helps to calibrate the cutter locally, increase the alignment methodology for smaller stickers and ensure an accurate cutting process at all times, even on deformed or shrunk media. This feature is available for all Summa cutters benefiting from this option, including the new Summa S One and the S2 series, as well as the HP Latex Plus cutters —all supported by V14.1.
Caldera General Manager Samin Sarkar says, “CalderaRIP is a powerful solution that can seamlessly integrate into any printing and cutting environment, allowing users to drive several Print & Cut peripherals with just one license. As always, this new version focuses on customer success and performance and is driven by user needs across a wide range of printers and applications.”
About Caldera
Headquartered in Strasbourg, France, Caldera is a software company developing innovative solutions for the large-format digital printing industry. Since 1991, their award-winning programs help print service providers to improve their productivity, cost-efficiency and color output. Caldera solutions provide advanced color management, prepress and image processing tools for the graphics, signage and textile markets.
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