Toner based plates are an easy and inexpensive way to get into the CTP market. But only RIPit gives you the control to create plates which you can use effectively on your press. With RIPit's SmartSetter™ CTP Systems you can easily handle both digital and camera ready files. The OpenRIP®, an Adobe® PostScript® 3™ Interpreter, accepts PS, EPS and PDF files from Mac and Windows applications and offers the many features designed to keep the work-flowing, like...RIPit's AdvancedScan™, Scan to Plate software that helps eliminate the need for an analog camera. SmartSetter Systems also allow you to make an easy upgrade to traditional high resolution film and plate output, using the same RIP (OpenRIP) to drive and imagsetter(s).

SmartSetter™ System Features:® Monitor Preview - Check page elements, colors, traps, knockouts and overprints before you waste media.® Custom Plate Templates - Choose different plate settings for each press. Specify plate characteristic® such as header, gripper, image size, and tail length. Imagesetter Linearization and Press Dot Gain Compensation - Output a better Plate! RIPit’s easy to® use Linearization and Dot Gain Compensation Wizards let you calibrate your output. A variety of screening options give you unprecidented tonal control, quickly, easily from the RIP. AdvancedScan™ - RIPit’s AdvancedScan™ scan to plate software is the ideal tool for paper-base® originals, with its powerful image capture and editing tools. Add images to text pages, assign spot colors, create tinted backgrounds, and create low-resolution PDF proofs to email your customers. HP® 5000 Series LaserJets - The HP® 5000 and 5100 LaserJets are workgroup printers offer quality® output to 120 lpi on poly plates in sizes ranging from 9" x 15" up to 12.5" x 19.875". Microtek® 9800XL Scanner - This high quality TWAIN compliant flatbed scanner has a true optical resolution® of 3200 x 1600 dpi, 48-bit color, and a scan area of 12" x 17" for sharp, accurate data capture. PDF 1.4 Support - Lets you enjoy all the benefits of PDFs created in Distiller 5.0 including transparency.® Plus - Advanced Color Proofing, Custom Job Queues with Drag & Drop, Idiom Recognition, ® 136 Adobe® Standard Fonts, Color Savvy Densitometer, and much, much more... Available System Options: In-Rip Trapping - Executes trapping commands at the RIP, automating complex prepress tasks.® KOOLKolor™ Proofing - Create attractive, color-accurate proofs on a variety of inkjet printers and® plotters. KOOLKolor™ uses industry-standard ICC Profiles. RIPit Remote™ - Control raster files on OpenRIP from MacOS-X and Windows workstations. Preview,® imposeand output files. PDF Preview - Create low-res PDFs of RIPped files for workstation previewor email directly to customers ® StripRITE™ Raster Imposition - RIPit's new raster imposition feature allows you to generate spreads® for books, step and repeat business cards, and perform other sophisticated imposition tasks quickly and easily. TIFFout and PSout - The new TIFFout and PSout drivers allow you to use OpenRIP to drive alternate® output devices that do not have the advanced features or workflow benefits that OpenRIP offers. PerfectBLEND™ Hybrid Screening - Combines the benefits of AM and FM Screening.®