PRISMAsync Print Server is the heart of the varioPRINT iX-series. It steers the performance, the raster image process of the print files, and the color management. PRISMAsync Print Server offers a seamless workflow integration for both transactional based and document based print environments. This topic describes the RIP (raster image processor) and the page description languages of PRISMAsync Print Server.
PRISMAsync Print Server offers two printing modes: transaction printing mode and document printing mode.
Below you will find the print description languages and the RIP of both printing modes and variable data printing.
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Printing mode |
Page description languages |
RIP |
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Document printing mode |
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Adobe PDF Print Engine 6.1.8 |
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Transaction printing mode |
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SRA bundle 19 for IPDS data Adobe PDF Print Engine 6.1.8 for PDF containers |
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Variable data printing (document printing mode) |
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Adobe PDF Print Engine 6.1.8 |
Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE) uses a native PDF imaging model which ensures a very high RIP performance in combination with optimal image quality.
The SRA (Scalable Raster Architecture) module is the IPDS implementation of PRISMAsync Print Server. It creates a connection between the front-end applications and the printer. Transaction print jobs can be submitted via PRISMAproduction.
Other front-end solutions, such as IBM mainframes, InfoPrint Manager, GMC PrintNet, PrintSoft PreS, and Sefas, can be connected with PRISMAproduction. When the IPDS stream contains PDF data, the SRA module handles two separate data routes. The PDF data are processed via the Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE).
PRISMAsync Print Server handles the incoming PDF jobs. The PDF pre-ripping process makes it possible to have job information available immediately after the reception of the job. Operators can plan and edit the jobs as soon as they are listed. The full ripping process occurs after the editing and when jobs come in the list of scheduled jobs.