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Raster image processor

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, raster image processor means: A system that interprets page data and creates raster output for a printing device.

In Turkish: raster görüntü işlemcisi

How it is used

Often abbreviated RIP; use when discussing the processing stage before device output.

Example sentences

  1. The raster image processor converted the PDF into data for the platesetter.

    Page descriptions become an output raster for the production device.

  2. We sent the troublesome file through a different raster image processor.

    Comparing processors can help isolate an interpretation problem.

Common collocations

  • raster image processor
  • RIP settings
  • print-readyDescribes a final file that meets the printer's requirements and can go straight to press, with correct size, bleed, colour mode, image resolution and fonts.
  • proofA trial version of a design, on paper or as a PDF, that the designer and client check carefully for mistakes and colour before the full print run starts.

More terms: Print Production

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