The company said its users have been able to upgrade their RIP to Version 16 since Wednesday (2 November) to benefit from the full range of new features and improvements.
Highlights include seven new features that will be available for all Version 16 users, and a new licensing experience. Additionally, Version 16 is compatible with the newly released macOS Ventura, while more than 50 new Print and Cut drivers have been added to the software’s ISO.
Arnaud Fabre, head of product at Caldera, said: “CalderaRIP keeps improving with state-of-the-art technologies ensuring reliability and top performance for all our users.
“We are also proud to continue having Pantone Libraries in our solutions to help our customers deliver outstanding results. Caldera users can trust our solutions to deliver what’s best for them – and to address the new challenges of our industry.”
The first major improvement regards the licensing experience of all Caldera users. CalderaDock has been updated to v2.0 and becomes the central application to register and manage the licenses of all Caldera products.
When registering a new license, the validation process is now fully automated to save time and ease the installation experience.
Powered by the latest version of Adobe PDF Print Engine (v6), CalderaRIP is said to always print the rendering expected by the designer.
Adobe’s PDF engine makes it easier to manage extended colour gamuts, brand colours, varnish, and foils with increased performance, predictability, and consistency compared to previous versions, making it possible for users to print “impeccable results” regardless of the application.
Caldera said Version 16 users will also benefit from the latest Fogra standards directly in CalderaRIP to save time and considerably reduce waste, while achieving better results. These new standards are available in the PrintStandardVerifier module, to allow users to perform conformity checks before printing.
Additionally, Version 16 brings a range of new features designed to ease print and cut operations. Operators that have several projects with different cut contours will be able to group them into multi-page PDF files and submit them directly to the software to save time.
VisualCut and GrandCut now include new options, such as the possibility to enter a number of passes to easily cut thicker materials, or to rotate jobs by 180 degrees to ease lamination and sublimation workflows.
An Editor has also been added to GrandCut to help users synchronising cut methods and materials, saving the need to modify complex XML files to achieve higher cutting precision.
The SmartImport and PrintProof features remain exclusive to CalderaCare subscribers, and provide unique automation possibilities in terms of job submission and customer validation.
Sebastien Hanssens, VP of marketing and operations at Caldera, said: “With this new version, we’ve shown our commitment to delivering smarter tools to support our customers’ activities.
“Whether they operate in a small, medium, or industrial print shop, operators can automate their processes with Caldera solutions to focus on added-value tasks.
“We are confident that printing and cutting with CalderaRIP Version 16 is more efficient than ever before, with the guarantee of delivering excellent results no matter the application.”
