Color Byte RIP 8 Software
For Direct Jet Inkjet Solvent Printers
All Direct Jet Solvent printers ship with the Lite version of our Color Byte 8 software, which offers basic functionality and sign printing utilities. Upgrade to Color Byte RIP Pro for more advanced functionality and a complete front-end graphic design solution for both vector and raster artwork. Color Byte RIP Pro is required to print with our white and clear Multisolve™ inks.
Color Byte Lite Feature Set
(Included with each Direct Jet Solvent Printer)
Sign Printing Tools (featuring Visual Production Manager)
- Supports multiple queues and printers simultaneously
- Automatic or manual tiling
- Send and receive print files across a network
- Hot folder support
- CMYK
- Direct print from PhotoShop™, Corel™, AI, Quark™, etc.
- Auto nest prints
- ICC profile support
- Templates – automatic job positioning
- Ink and media costing
Upgrade to Color Byte Rip Pro Feature Set
(Includes Lite features above plus all features below)
Sign Printing Tools (featuring Visual Production Manager)
- CMYK, Clear and White
General RIP Features
- Windows XP™, Windows 7™, Windows 8™ support
- Multiple Instances
- Import over 70 types of graphic files
- Pre‐load color vinyl libraries/modify
- Arrays
- Variable dot control
Design Tools
- Parametric shapes tool (stars, circles, rectangles, fan, arrows)
- Graphics create/edit
- Rulers and dials
Cutting Tools
- Power weed
- Contour cut with auto‐bleed
Text Tools
- Text to arc
- 1100+ fonts + TrueType™ + Corel™ font support
- Fit text to path
- Font creator
Special Effects (vector images & text)
- Inline /outline
- Shadows: perspective, cast, drop, block
- Distortions/special effects
- Multi-color gradient fill: process colors, spot colors, color to transparency
Power Tools
- Badge maker: auto substitute objects with serialization
- Clipping / masking
- Fit object to path
- Color welds
- Auto trap overlapping objects with bleed/choke
- SuperSize Image, interpolate image while maintaining sharpness
Bitmap Tools
- Color bitmap edit
- Filters (blur, emboss, lighten, sharpen, invert, red‐eye)
- Color adjustment tools + color sampler (eye dropper)
- Over 75 Special Effects plug‐in filters (Eye Candy™, Richard Rosenman™, Harry's Filters™, Redfield™)
Color Byte RIP 8 Packages, Add-Ons & Upgrades
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| S-1324-PRO8 | Upgrade from Color Byte RIP Lite 8 to Color Byte RIP Pro 8, alongside purchase of a Direct Jet 1324 printer |
| S-1314-PRO8 | Upgrade from Color Byte RIP Lite 8 to Color Byte RIP Pro 8, alongside purchase of a Direct Jet 1314 printer |
| S-1309-PRO8 | Upgrade from Color Byte RIP Lite 8 to Color Byte RIP Pro 8, alongside purchase of a Direct Jet 1309 printer |
| S-217-PRO8 | Upgrade from Color Byte RIP Lite 8 to Color Byte RIP Pro 8, alongside purchase of a Direct Jet 2-17 printer |
| S-CBR-UPGRADE | Upgrade of Color Byte RIP Pro Version 7 to Version 8 |
Pantone Chart
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| AC-Pantone | Pantone Solid to Process Color Swatch for accurate color matching. |