Following up on my last blog post, Microsoft’s support for Windows 7 has ended. This means that no security updates will be forthcoming, leaving Windows 7-ba...

By now you’ve probably heard that Microsoft will end extended support for Windows 7 in less than 90 days. This means that as of January 14, 2020, security up...

With the introduction of Harlequin’s new licensing system known as LDK (around the release of RIP version 10) came a plethora of opinion about which method i...

I was all set to write about a topic that doesn’t get explained enough - or at least comprehensively enough – and my friend Martin Bailey at Global Graphics ...

As a general rule, upgrading an existing RIP is typically less expensive than purchasing a new one. There are exceptions in some markets, of course, but too ...

During a demo last week, I was genuinely surprised when a customer mentioned that his RIP could take up to an hour and a half to RIP and trap a particular jo...

We all get frustrated when things don’t go right. Your prepress workflow stops working, jobs can’t get out, and your customers are getting upset because they...

When it comes to troubleshooting RIP issues, I find there are two types of users: Those who like a challenge and treat issues like puzzle solving, and those w...

Anyone who has operated a Harlequin RIP during the past 15 years is very familiar with the interface and functionality. It has barely changed at all during t...

Software is one of those things for which we tend to take an “out of sight, out of mind” approach. In the case of RIP software, you may be sending several jo...

When discussing upgrade options with RIP owners, there are a few questions that come up in every conversation. I thought it might be helpful to go through th...

If you’ve spent much time around prepress software in the last two decades, Rampage is a familiar name. For many years Rampage was a popular choice among pre...

It’s not unusual for prepress departments to work with the same RIP or workflow system for many years. After all, operators become proficient, the interface ...

While wandering around the printing exhibition in Shanghai, China last week, I noticed some interesting developments. As with Print 18 and LabelExpo in Chica...

One of the best things about helping a customer get up to speed with new RIP and workflow products is getting to see the difference it makes in their product...

When speaking with prospects and customers about their RIP and workflow needs, I’m often surprised to find out just how many different RIPs are in use at the...

RIPs come in all shapes and sizes. Wait, that’s not true. They are software and therefore shapeless, unless you’re talking about the design of the user inter...

As I mentioned last week, the next big thing to hit prepress RIPs and workflows will be PDF 2.0 files. The PDF 2.0 specification was approved and published b...

It should come as no surprise that this is the most often-asked question when it comes to prepress RIPs and workflows. Given a couple of minutes, prepress ma...