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The Digital Photographer's Software Guide
PosterJet
Vendor: Eisfeld Datentechnik
Purpose: Very fast software RIP that processes as it prints
Description
PosterJet is a powerful package for large-format. It handles 12-color printing on both
the HP Designjet Z-series and Canon’s imagePROGRAF series. With some justification
the vendor claims “PosterJet is the fastest RIP software in the world.” It achieves
this high-speed capability by being able to process and print at the same time, working
on a line-by-line basis while managing color and interpolating the data.
Designed for a production environment, PosterJet has excellent job-handling facilities
with a high degree of automation. It offers full support for ICC color management, yet
requires practically no training. Printer linearization is automatic with the firm’s Intelli-
Lin technology. It supports more than 200 graphics file formats and according to the
vendor takes only seven seconds to print (that is, to start printing), whatever the format.
PosterJet can print on several printers simultaneously, using the vendor’s SimuPrint technology.
It supports multi-page documents containing different page sizes, the nesting
of multi-page documents, and the special functionalities found in new Canon and HP
printers.
Comments
Being able to “RIP-on-the-fly” means that PosterJet really is a speedy RIP. The latest
version has made it substantially easier to use. It is designed for corporate and institutional
use, but many small design bureaus, advertising agencies, photographers, and
print shops are also using it successfully. Kall Kwik in London uses it with Canon and
HP printers.
Version: PosterJet 8.0 (2008)
OS: Windows 2000 SP3, XP, 2003 Server, and Vista; Mac OS X
RAM: 256MB (512MB recommended)
Supported file formats: More than 200 formats
Price level: One server, five clients from approx. $550
Address: Eisfeld Datentechnik GmbH & Co., Eisfeld Datentechnik GmbH & Co., Hugo-
Eckener-Str. 31, 50829 Köln, Germany
www.posterjet.com