Re: Adobe Acrobat for RIPping

[CDTobie@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/11/99 2:14:11 PM, SWP91011@cs.com writes:

>I will be receiving my new 1200 in a few days. I noticed your comments
>about 
>the usefulness of Adobe Acrobat for dealing with screen prints and seggested
>
>that Acrobat functioned ( at least metaphorically) as a RIP for the Epson
>
>printers.
>
>I don't have the time or money to buy Acrobat on a whim,  so,  could you
>tell 
>me your opinion as to the usefulness of Acrobat for printing color 
>photographs and duotones?

If you do not already own the full version of Acrobat, then the only way you 
can create PDF files is with Distiller, which ships with Pagemaker, and which 
only makes PDFs from PostScript files. So the options are limited without 
paying for the full Acrobat package. Acrobat is worth owning on its own 
merits, but if your purpose is to RIP files to an Epson, wouldn't it make 
sense to buy the right tool for the job? Adobe's PS RIP (PressReady) will 
cost less than the full Acrobat package, and do a better job of printing 
files to your Epson, if you have a model that it supports. Why buy a wrench 
for more when you really need a hammer and it costs less?

C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
CDTobie@designcoop.com
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