SCREEN'S LATEST HQ-510 RIP, BASED ON THE POWERFUL HARLEQUIN RIP SCRIPTWORKS INTERPRETER, ENABLES YOUR OUTPUT DEVICES TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LEVEL OF IMAGE QUALITY. IT FEATURES ALL THE ADVANCES OF POSTSCRIPT 3, AS WELL AS THE SPEED, RELIABILITY, AND QUALITY REQUIRED TO MATCH THE PERFORMANCE OF SCREEN'S FASTEST RECORDERS, INCLUDING THE ADVANCED PLATERITE SERIES OF PLATESETTERS AND THE ACCLAIMED TANTO AND KATANA IMAGESETTERS

Choose your system

The HQ-510 RIP is supported by a wide range of flexible options that can be used with the RIP to make a system that suits the work you do and the way you do it. Several options enhance the RIP's functionality, including specialized color management, screening, trapping, and TIFF/IT-P1 input and output. Post-RIP imposition and in-RIP OPI are also possible. Purchase only the options you need, when you need them.

Choose your platform

Version 6.0 of the HQ-510 RIP can operate on Windows or Power Macintosh systems. It is compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Mac OS 9.x, and Mac OS X.

This version boasts several new features, including:

·The new TrapPro and TrapProLite trapping solutions, which replace TrapWorks.
·The new ColorPro comprehensive color management system, which replaces the HIPP, HCMS, HFCS, and HCPS HQ RIP color solutions.
·PDF 1.4 support.
·PDF/X-1a and PDF/X-3:2002 support.
·New HEDS1 and HEDS2 plug-ins.
·USB dongle support.

Features include:

·Input formats: PostScript Levels 1 to 3, PDF up to 1.4, PDF/X-1a, PDF/ X-3:2002, EPS, TIFF 6.0, JPEG, JFIF, GIF, and TIFF/IT-P1. Option available to output PostScript and PDF files as TIFF/IT-P1.
·The new ColorPro comprehensive color management system, which replaces the HIPP, HCMS, HFCS, and HCPS HQ RIP color solutions.
·Screening: Equipped with Harlequin Precision Screening (HPS), which delivers smooth gradations and a remarkable level of fine detail. Optional SPEKTA, CRS, AlphaLogic Screening, Harlequin Chain Screening, Harlequin Dispersed Screening, and Harlequin Micro Screening available.
·ICC profile support: Automatic use of ICC profiles embedded in EPS or PostScript files makes reliable, consistent color reproduction easier.
·DeviceN(HiFi) color: Allows up to 255 separations and almost any number of colors to be processed and printed correctly from virtually any color system.
·PostScript 3 Idiom Recognition: Allows automatic detection and correction, within PostScript 3 specifications, of any PostScript file with code from a previous PostScript level.
·PDF support: Accepts up to PDF 1.4, PDF/X-1a, and PDF/X-3:2002 as native input. The RIP supports PDF 1.4 features, such as transparency, 128-bit encryption, and referenced PDF.
·Image interpolation: Reduces the resolution of an image to match a lower resolution output device, or increases the resolution to match a higher resolution device.
·Enhanced CID stub font support: Stub fonts are created for all valid CIDFont and CMap combinations at startup, during installation using the RIP "Fonts" menu, or when rebooting after installing a font with an AppleTalk installer. Stub fonts provide backward compatibility for applications that are not aware of CID fonts.
·Enhanced Calibration module: Applies calibration to a calibration set that contains dot gain data in some, but not all, channels.