I don't have a fortune and like I said, I'm a tiny shop funded by book sales and arts grants, rather than printing jobs. This interface requires an interface card and interconnecting cable for the. I also have no idea how much a system like it would cost. The standard interface to the RIP computer is the RIPit Parallel Video interface. But I haven't seen any of these systems on any second-hand or auction sites.

The Speedsetter seems like a good middle ground between the platemaker and a higher-end ctp system. A lot of my work is one or two color photography or illustrations that look best with a fairly high lpi. The general consensus seems to be that its ok for linework, not so hot for halftones. The Imagesetting or Platesetting Systemrefers to the integrated system of the imagesetter, the host computer (Macintosh, PC, work station, etc. Both companies have solid reputations and significant technology portfolios,' said Robert Ross, President and CEO of Xante Corporation. Xante's platemaker machines can be had on Ebay for around $1000 or so, but I'm not that impressed with the lpi. Once we determined Xante could accelerate its entry into the Violet CTP market by adding the people and products of RIPit and Exxtra to the Xante family, we did not hesitate. New Rollers, laser. The SpeedSetter VM is part of a complete turnkey CtP system, which includes RIPit's industry-leading OpenRIP Symphony Workflow with Adobe PostScript 3. So I've been looking into upgrading to an affordable in-house ctp system. 2427.3,This is a re-furbished Speedsetter X2 VR completely cleaned, tested. The SpeedSetter VM is capable of imaging all violet plates available on the market today, and the optional plate processor can process all the available photopolymer plates. I've been using an old vertical camera to make plates (too time consuming) or I've been outsourcing plates from a service bureau (too expensive, too much lag time). Does anyone have any insight on the performance of this machine? I run a tiny publishing company that puts out art books, stationery, and the like.

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