Caldera Launches GrandRIP

Caldera (Strasbourg, France) has launched GrandRIP, a new subscription RIP package for large-format customers. This new package is based on Caldera’s software and provides a simple yet powerful RIP solution for industrial, flatbed format and extra-wide format printers, according to a press release.

GrandRIP offers a range of features to bring professional print and cut workflows within reach of small businesses. It is now available and will be sold on an annual subscription basis. This new subscription package complements the existing VisualRIP subscription product range. GrandRIP’s fast and intuitive user interface enables print service providers to produce high-quality visual communications, packaging and industrial printing with ease. By simplifying essential prepress, color management, finishing and automation, this new subscription package brings a host of user benefits and allows better ROI — per the release.

“We’ve created this new RIP package to reach out to users at the smaller end of the market who might have previously been put off by the cost and complexity of existing RIP packages,” Sebastien Hanssens, Caldera’s VP marketing & operations, is quoted in the release. “By introducing a new entry-level RIP, we’re providing affordable access to professional-level printing to a whole new group of potential customers.”

Subscribers can choose between three versions of the new package: Essentials, Pro and Max. By opting for Pro, users will benefit from InkPerformer to save up to 25% ink and Smart Import to automate job submission to the RIP. Additionally, Max users will benefit from the REST API, the RGB Workflow and Print Standard Verifier modules.

For more information, visit caldera.com.