RIPs add color management and other workflow functionalities:
- All RIPs support ICC profiles and many have color-management software built in or added on as a module.
- Ability to print to more than one printer at a time
- Ink limiting and linearization can be setup for each output device
- RIPs can treat inkjet printers with 4 or more inks, as a CMYK device.
- ICC profiles created for a CMYK printer by the RIP can be used for soft proofing in Photoshop, increasing workflow efficiency and the ability to modify or edit files in real time. …