What are Printer RIP and its benefits?
Computers and printers speak different languages. You must translate the computer language into the printer language so that the final printed product matches the computer screen. The result can be very unexpected and expensive if the artwork does not include a translator to go through the printer. Technically, RIP is software used in a printing workflow that creates a raster image, also called a bitmap, from a page description language such as PostScript, Portable Document Format, XPS, or another bitmap of higher or lower resolution. Bitmaps go to a printing device for output. Read on to explore the topic more. What is Printer RIP? A raster image processor (RIP) is software that converts (rasterizes) computer vector files (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, PDF, JPG) into raster images which consist of a matrix of dots that the printer understands and can print. Raster images are like pixels on a computer screen. RIP software processes multiple content types for a particular printing e