cdsgraphic · 08-13-2005, 10:49 PM

Hello to all!

I am getting ready to take the big leap into digital printing with the mimaki 75 combo. I am in need of some advice though... All of the dealers I have talked with want me to get flexi, for the RIP if nothing else. Well, I'm a Corel user since version 3 (i think it was) and using 12 now, at this time I don't see doing any design work in flexi. We have an older version of flexi (5) that runs our plotter now. But that's all we do with it.

The mimaki comes with a RIP (raster link pro) all the dealers tell me it is junk or hard to use and limited. Is it really that bad? I mean do I need to fork out another $2000 just to make this thing print?

I guess I see some of you that have rolands using the rip that comes with it. Is that better?

I was told that the FineCut for the plotter works pretty well out of corel. Does anybody have any experience with it?

Thanks,
Trevor

Barry · 08-13-2005, 10:58 PM

Trevor,

Some people like Flexi as a Rip, but I’m a fond believer in Wasatch SoftRip. Flexi is a great design program, but Wasatch really excels at Ripping.

Flexi is superior to Corel in many areas, expecially tracing, setting contours & node editing. For these items alone it is worth having. Im sure the Flexi rip is better than what comes with the Mimaki, so it may not be a bad choice as you are able to design with it as well.

08-13-2005, 10:49 PM	#1
cdsgraphic Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 11 Printer: Mimaki JV3-75SPII / CG-75FX	Question on RIP Software... Hello to all! I am getting ready to take the big leap into digital printing with the mimaki 75 combo. I am in need of some advice though... All of the dealers I have talked with want me to get flexi, for the RIP if nothing else. Well, I'm a Corel user since version 3 (i think it was) and using 12 now, at this time I don't see doing any design work in flexi. We have an older version of flexi (5) that runs our plotter now. But that's all we do with it. The mimaki comes with a RIP (raster link pro) all the dealers tell me it is junk or hard to use and limited. Is it really that bad? I mean do I need to fork out another $2000 just to make this thing print? I guess I see some of you that have rolands using the rip that comes with it. Is that better? I was told that the FineCut for the plotter works pretty well out of corel. Does anybody have any experience with it? Thanks, Trevor

08-13-2005, 10:58 PM	#2
Barry Administrator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cypress, Texas Posts: 1,977 Printer: Versacamm SP300	Trevor, Some people like Flexi as a Rip, but I’m a fond believer in Wasatch SoftRip. Flexi is a great design program, but Wasatch really excels at Ripping. Flexi is superior to Corel in many areas, expecially tracing, setting contours & node editing. For these items alone it is worth having. Im sure the Flexi rip is better than what comes with the Mimaki, so it may not be a bad choice as you are able to design with it as well. __________________ Mimaki JV3-130SPII - Triangle Mild Solvent inks (MLD) Graphtec FC7000 Cutter Wasatch SoftRip v6.0

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