Jaws® RIP

Supported Platforms

  • Solaris-Sparc™ 32-bit, Solaris-Sparc 64-bit
  • Windows® 32-bit
  • Windows 64-bit
  • Mac® OSX 32-bit PPC
  • Mac OSX 32-bit Intel, Mac OSX 64-bit Intel
  • Linux® 32-bit Intel, Linux 64-bit Intel

Supported Build Environments

  • Forte 7
  • VC++ 7
  • VC++ 8
  • XCode 2.4
  • XCode 2.4 (gcc 4.x)
  • gcc 4.x

File Format Support

  • PostScript Language level 1, 2, 3 (3011 & 3015)
  • PDF 1.2,1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7

Fonts Options

  • 35 Type 1 as (CFF)*
  • Type 0, Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, Type 42
  • Multiple master fonts
  • TrueType® fonts, directly and as Type 42
  • CID fonts (CID Font Type 0, 1, 2, 4)
  • Morisawa OEM encrypted Kanji fonts**
  • Monotype Imaging MicroType II PostScript 3 136 font set***

Screening

  • Proprietary 'Accurate Screening' solution
  • FM Screening solution
  • Supports arbitrary threshold arrays
  • Agfa Balanced Screening (ABS) ****
  • Agfa CristalRaster Screening****

Graphics Support

  • separated/composite output:
  • monochrome 1 bit
  • greyscale 4, 8, 16 bit
  • composite output:
  • 16 bit 'paletted' (65536 unique colors with a 16-bit index)
  • 24-bit RGB (8 bits per colorant)
  • 48-bit RGB (16 bits per colorant)
  • 32-bit CMYK (8 bits per colorant)
  • 64-bit CMYK (16 bits per colorant)
  • Anti-aliased 8-bit, 24-bit or 32-bit color

Color Output Support

  • Composite or separated
  • PostScript DeviceN color support

Color Management

  • Supports PostScript CRDs
  • API to link to 3rd-party Color Management Systems

Typical Applications

  • Color proofers
  • Large format color printers
  • Film recorders and imagesetters
  • File translation/vector import
  • Laser printers, copiers

Code Size

  • Typically 4MB in ROM (includes 35 Type 1 fonts)
  • ±2.5MB for PostScript resources
* Requires separate license agreement with Global Graphics
** Requires separate license agreement with Morisawa
*** Requires separate license agreement with Monotype Imaging
**** Requires separate license agreement with Agfa