User`s guide

PowerRIP 2000 Manual

iProof Systems, Inc.

Glossary

Several items having special meaning within the context of this manual are listed below:

application Applications are the programs that run on a computer. Some common desktop publishing and

graphics applications are PageMaker an Photoshop.

bitmap Bitmaps are images preprocessed at a fixed resolution for a certain monitor or printer.

CMYK Acronym for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black (K), the four standard process colors for

printing.

CPU Central Processing Unit, The processor inside the computer. A Pentium is faster than a 486.

dialog A graphic user interface that cannot be resized or minimized or maximized, but can be moved.

EPS Encapsulated PostScript. This is a file type that may contain complex graphics. It is designed as

a universal format to include complex graphics in other applications.

Image device A device capable of printing an image on a physical medium, for example, a printer, imagesetter,

or ink jet printer.

interpreter A set of software functions to convert PostScript language operators and operands into a raster

image,

network Cabling, cards, and required software to link computers to each other. Ethernet is the most

common.

PostScript An interpretive programming language, developed by Adobe, used to describe the text, graph-

ics, and image content of a document.

raster image A sequential bitmap composing an image. For each image pixel, there is a corresponding device

pixel.

render The process by which PostScript language operators and operands are interpreted and a raster

image is produced.

RAM Random Access Memory. Almost all PCs come with 32 MB as a minimum. You can add more

RAM to most computers. See your computer dealer for more information.

RIP Raster Image Processor. An application or device that renders images in raster format for an

imaging device.

SWOP Specifications for Web Offset Printing. All offset press service bureaus use SWOP to match col-

ors. PowerRIP 2000 can adjust colors to simulate SWOP output.

TIFF Tagged Image File Format. This is a standard image file format consisting of labeled fields.

window A graphic user interface that can be resized, minimized, maximized, and moved. It usually

incorporates scroll bars.