CalderaRIP

CalderaRIP est le flux essentiel pour le grand format/très grand format.

GrandRIP+ est le flux essentiel pour l’impression grand format/très grand format. Cette version du RIP de Caldera est idéale si votre charge de travail nécessite vitesse, fiabilité et polyvalence.

Votre entreprise grandit? GrandRIP+ évolue avec elle. Économie d’encre ou gestion des coûts, plusieurs fonctions en option existent pour cette solution totalement évolutive. Avec GrandRIP+, vous pilotez facilement le flux, de la prépresse à l’impression et à la découpe, vous organisez découpe et finitions, et vous fournissez des imprimés aux couleurs fidèles.

GrandRIP+ comporte une solution de gestion des couleurs simple et puissante: EasyMedia. Cet assistant permet de reproduire régulièrement les couleurs, quels que soient la configuration d’impression et le type de support. Il garantit aussi des performances élevées grâce à la technologie Open Computing Language (OpenCL), qui permet d’utiliser simultanément des CPU et des GPU multicœur. Vous exploitez pleinement toutes vos ressources, votre productivité augmente et vos besoins en matériel se réduisent! Vous disposez aussi d’une série complète d’outils d’automatisation, de la reconnaissance automatique des formes (imbrication) aux configurations prédéfinies (soumission plus rapide des tâches à l’imprimeur). Résultat? Un gain de temps et de productivité!

L’interface conviviale gère plusieurs périphériques (de découpe et de finition, par exemple). Vous pouvez donc compléter votre parc sans impact sur la qualité ou les délais.

Avec GrandRIP+, votre entreprise s’adapte et peut ajouter d’autres modules, notamment de gestion des coûts ou de découpe:

Prix

Si vous êtes intéressé à GrandRIP+, contactez-nous et nous vous faisons une offre.

CalderaCare

Avez-vous déjà entendu parler de CalderaCare? Si votre logiciel CalderaRIP tombe en panne de manière inattendue, alors grâce à CalderaCare, vous pouvez être sûr que votre CalderaRIP continuera à fonctionner à chaque moment critique de la production.

• Parfait pour les volumes de production moyens à élevés
• Prise en charge multipériphérique
• Présence du dernier moteur PDF d’Adobe (APPE 5.0)
• Production fiable des couleurs avec EasyMedia
• Imbrication optimisée de formes complexes avec ContourNesting
• Gestion des marques de repérage dans GrandCut pour limiter la gâche (pour les massicots à plat)

Benefits

• Une solution vraiment évolutive
  Votre entreprise grandit? GrandRIP+ évolue avec elle. Cette infrastructure logicielle gère tous les travaux qu’on vous confie!
• Traitement rapide des fichiers et gestion impeccable des couleurs
  Le moteur d’impression rapide et puissant APPE 5.0 d’Adobe gère parfaitement les couleurs, et vous permet de travailler avec des supports sortant de l’ordinaire comme le métal, les tapis, la fourrure ...
• Un contrôle des couleurs d’une absolue précision
  Qu’ils soient petits ou grands, les imprimeurs peuvent utiliser l’assistant EasyMedia pour calibrer les couleurs et créer des profils ICC. Avec cette fonctionnalité, les couleurs sont parfaites dès le premier essai, ce qui évite de gaspiller des encres et des supports, et de perdre du temps et de l’argent.
• Des économies substantielles de supports grâce à l’imbrication optimisée
  La fonctionnalité ContourNesting détecte le contour extérieur des découpes pour optimiser l’imbrication. L’impression se faisant dans le sens machine, elle permet d’économiser un volume de supports non négligeable, ce qui intéressera particulièrement les professionnels de l’impression sur textile ou de panneaux de signalisation, et de l’emballage.
• Calcul précis des découpes
  GrandRIP+ comprend l’outil de découpe de précision GrandCut, qui complète les massicots à plat grand format sans les piloter directement.

Downloads

• Brochure Visual RIP EN
• Brochure Grand RIP EN
• Brochure Textile PRO EN
• Brochure Caldera FR LR web clarity

Version history

Version 12

Are you ready for a new user experience?

We’ve changed the parameters to transform your RIP toolbox into a new intelligent platform for production. By connecting the dots in the print shops, V12 will deliver faster processing, better colors and a more convenient overall user experience.

What’s different about Version 12?

For this latest version of our award-winning RIP software, we’ve changed the emphasis from individual features to creating a powerful, coherent and easier-to-use printing platform. There are new tools to give users quicker access to what they need and new technologies have been introduced to accelerate throughput, reduce costs and boost profitability.

We’ve extended the range of applications included in this new version to embrace textile printing and vehicle wraps, while the new Digital Licenses system opens the door to running the software on Windows Virtualization – so more users will be able to achieve a wider range of applications.

APPE 5.0

Caldera V12 is the first RIP software to include Adobe PDF Print Engine 5. This is the foundation for the next generation of PDF print workflows – it accurately renders PDF designs, producing reliable reproduction on press with full fidelity to the creator’s intent. APPE 5 raises the bar on both workflow flexibility and reproduction reliability, driving high-performance, PDF-native rendering for the full range of job types, from simple to more sophisticated. It also integrates end-to-end print workflows built with Adobe applications such as InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat.

Windows Virtualization and Software Licenses

The new Digital Licensing System gives access to new products and faster features more easily. You’ll be able to migrate your licenses onto other sites and computer stations – and with the Caldera license server now running on Windows, there’s no need now to have a Linux or Mac box on full Windows environments. This means that users can utilize Linux Virtual Machines to transparently run the RIP, while using your Windows host or another Windows computer to run the license server, either via a dongle or a software license.

Huge Raster Image Pipeline

This new pipeline has been designed for huge input/output throughputs. You’ll achieve a 10 percent increase in global acceleration on output, four times the speed on multi-layers PSD and seven times faster processing of huge raster input files.

High Dynamic Linearization

Caldera High Dynamic Linearization increases linearization accuracy by 10 percent in difficult conditions.

12.1

New features

Rotation Boost

A new algorithm has been implemented for better rotation performances. Depending on your hardware (HDD or SSD disk), the expected gain is:

• 5% faster on Hard Disk Drive
• 10% faster on Solid State Drive

In comparison with competitors, the new rotation algorithm is 30% faster.

Caldera Snapshots

CalderaSnapshots is part of CalderaDock. More flexibility with CalderaSnapshots, that gives the ability to an operator to go back to a previous version rapidly and without the need for a third party intervention in case of trouble, or for testing new versions or new features without breaking everything.

Fotoba

A new option is available to remove the marks between jobs. You no longer have to print horizontal marks and save media when you only want to cut vertically.

EFI screening

Caldera has developed a CMYKcmyk separation algorithm optimized for EFI printers in case of multi- CPU RIP configurations and include it in its Hardware Acceleration option. The gain is about x2 or x3 depending on the RIP configurations.

New CalderaCare features

CalderaCare is the support and maintenance solution for your Caldera RIP software, that will keep your production up and running when you need it most. A subscription to CalderaCare also ensures all your software products will be kept up-to-date with the latest versions and enhancements.

CalderaJobs

CalderaJobs is a part of CalderaDock. CalderaJobs is a new feature to help printshops reprint exactly the same jobs after months while keeping the spooler and hard drive clean and performant by archiving and restoring jobs.

CxF/4 Spot Color Libraries

You can import spectral libraries for more accuracy in matching brand colors. Also, multiple illuminants and observers can be selected. Therefore, you can select the illumination source used for the spectral measurements (when several are available in the file), eg "M0," M1, "M2" or "M3" and also make a selection of the visualization source (target source), typically in Graphic Arts one will select in general D50/2 whereas in textile rather D65/10.

InkPerformer v3

Save more money with the highest color accuracy. InkPerformer new engine is based on minimizing total area coverage & ink usage (Alwan MTIU) . As a result, compared to InkPerformer V2, when "maximum" or 'High" saving level is selected, you can save up to 6% more absolute gain i.e. 25 % relative gain and get more vibrant colors.

Bug fixes

• EasyMedia: Sometimes scanning the target failed and profile was not correctly built (#9320).
• EasyMedia: The FD7 spectro did not work in L*a*b mode.
• Print: Fix a crash when printing with the Designjet Z5200 driver (#9473).
• Cut: Zund/Esko printer driver crash when trying to access Tools (#9506).
• Cut: KalaXY minimal value between the media edge and the image is now 10 mm.
• Cut: fields to change size and thickness of the marks for GranCut OptiScout, SummaFlex and Summa GoProduce are now disabled. These dimensions are now fixed (#9186).
• Cut: Network interruption for Graphtec FC8600 is fixed (#9449.
• Cut: IScript Top and Bottom barcodes inversion fixed (#9227).

14.1

CalderaRIP Version 14.1 is now available!

The user benefits include a 10% boost when processing PS & EPS files, new features designed to improve accuracy and expand digital printing and cutting possibilities, as well as more than 20 new print drivers.

Boost your PS & EPS Workflow with Caldera’s PS2PDF Engine

Powered by Adobe PS Converter, our PS2PDF engine ensures 10% faster processing for PS & EPS-based workflows. Combined with the powerful Adobe PDF Print Engine, it ensures a coherent, reliable and scalable printing workflow for high-quality results.

Use CalderaRIP on Apple M1 devices

As the only RIP solution especially designed for macOS platforms, Caldera is now supported on Apple devices equipped with the new M1 chip. (*look at What’s New for limitations)

Achieve more accurate cutting workflows

Version 14.1 supports the new Summa S One Series, which includes the OPOS Xtra feature. Achieve an accurate cutting process at all times, even on deformed or shrunk substrates. The OPOS Xtra feature can also be used with the HP Latex Plus cutters, which are supported in this version.

Ensure a color-optimized production

• Benefit from the latest Idealliance textile targets to check the conformity of your prints and meet international standards for color consistency with our optional module Print Standard Verifier.
• Generate NColor linearization targets for the X-Rite i1iO3 with the i1Pro3 Plus spectrophotometer.
• Guarantee precise color measurements on textile materials with the full support of the TotalColor qb Textile Edition’s Sensing Unit.

Drive the latest large-format printers on the market

As Caldera focuses on customer success and performance, V14.1 supports more than 20 new print drivers from major manufacturers, including HP, MS, Epson, Ricoh, and more.

15

Discover CalderaRIP 15 here

15.0.2.

Modules

Improvements

• EasyMedia: Guide operator to correctly position the spectrophotometer on a P2P51X target
• Installation: Replace full disk access PDF for macOS by a link to Helpdesk

Fixed

• APPE: Limitation was 27 Spot Colors instead of 123 on Debian 10
• Cut Management: Automatic registration marks didn't work without Edge registration marks for GrandCut cutters
• Cut Management: Remove redundant Barcode39 function
• Nest-O-Matik: When nesting PDF multipage using HotFolders and Workflow, jobs were blocked at 100% in the spooler
• Print Management: English translation issue in "Automatic Side B" tooltip

Removed

• Application Bar: Remove CalderaDock application

Printer drivers

Fixed

• HP Latex: Barcode was printed outside of the job when job height was too small
• Cutter & Trimmer drivers

New

• CalderaXML: Possibility to generate cross automatic registration mark
• Multicam: Possibility to remove orientation information in barcodes

Fixed

• Generic DXF: Size of registration marks was doubled when using a custom thickness
• Summa: Barcode was printed outside of the job when job height was too small
• Zund: Automatic registration marks were in double