Features and Benefits...

Reduce Make-Ready Waste

According to recent research, using an ink presetting method can reduce your

make-ready waste anywhere from 20% to 50%.  Reducing paper waste and ink

waste will save you money.  Coming up to color faster and more easily will

improve production and quality.

Industry Standard Print Production File (.ppf) files

CIP3-it will generate a standard .ppf file containing all of the information necessary for your print console.  CIP3-it will work with any Harlequin RIP and allows anyone with CIP3 .ppf compliant press console to take advantage of cost savings associated with ink presetting.

Faster Processing & Better File Naming

The CIP3-it plugin will create the 1-bit TIFF file for the plate at the same time as it makes the ink key report.  CIP3-it makes TIFF files faster than the standard Harlequin TIFF Plugin and as an added bonus, CIP3-it offers superior file naming and job sorting.

Plug-in to any Harlequin RIP

CIP3-it will plugin into any Harlequin RIP regardless of the brand as well as the platform.  The CIP3-it Plugin enables ANY Harlequin RIP to produce Print Production Format (PPF) files containing information about print jobs, such as inking information, separations and preview images. The PPF file is then read by a CIP3 reader (included with press control systems), which provides instructions for automatically setting ink fountains on press. Calculating the ink preset in the RIP is the fastest and most accurate method since CIP3-it accesses the actual data being used for plate or film production.