Subscription RIP package for large-format printing
CalderaRIP essentials now available as a subscription
The subscription RIP package for signs & visual communication
VisualRIP is a simple yet powerful RIP solution with all the essential features to print at a professional level. Fast and intuitive, VisualRIP enables you to quickly crop, rotate, resize and color enhance your files before printing.
Available in 2 annual subscription plans: VisualRIP Essentials and VisualRIP Pro. Click here to compare all our RIP packages.
Ideal for signage, visual communication & fine art prints
SAVE UP TO 20% MEDIA
Reduce media waste with smarter image placement & layouts (ContourNesting).
PRINT & CUT WORKFLOW
VisualRIP is compatible with a wide range of print & cut peripherals. Place cut marks, barcodes and annotations automatically to optimize your workflow.
CUTTING-EDGE PDF TECHNOLOGY
VisualRIP embeds Adobe PDF technology to ensure a reliable reproduction of your designs.
SAVE TIME PREPARING TILES
Prepare very large-format projects and format them to your media with Tiling+.
EASY SPOT COLOR MATCHING
VisualRIP includes official spot color libraries (Pantone, RAL, HKS), automatic spot color detection tools and full rendering simulation based on media profiles to achieve precise colors.
ACCESS TECHNICAL RESOURCES
Access Caldera HelpDesk and benefit from unlimited access to Caldera’s online training catalog.
Annual subscription plans
Visual is an entry-level RIP package to drive 1-2 printers. If you need to drive more than 2 printers, click here to discover our other RIP packages. VisualRIP subscription plans that are automatically renewed annually.
Drive 1 Large printer
✓ Adobe Light
✓ Prepress (compose, tiling, nesting)
✓ Color management
✓ Roll cutters support
✓ Presets
✓ All software updates included
Drive 2 Large printers
All Essentials features, plus:
✓ Adobe PDF Print Engine
✓ ICC Profiling Engine (X-Rite)
✓ CostProof
✓ Trim-O-Matik (intelligent marks for XY cutters)
✓ Smart Import, to speed up job submission and avoir manual errors
✓ Unlimited hotfolders
Why choose VisualRIP Pro
Achieve the best rendering with Adobe PDF Print Engine
Benefit from advanced cutting-edge PDF technology to always print the rendering expected by the designer.
Match consistent colors across media & printing technologies
Create ICC profiles and media color calibrations to print consistent colors across different printers.
Automate your workflow for significant time savings
Boost your ripping speed, automate file import & process multiple jobs simultaneously.
Features by plan
Essentials | Pro |
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|---|---|---|
| Printer type | ||
| Applications | ||
| # users included | ||
| # printer drivers included | ||
| EMBEDDED TECHNOLOGIES | ||
| Adobe PDF* | ||
| Build ICC profiles with EasyMedia, powered by the X-Rite i1Prism Profiler | ||
| PREPRESS TOOLS | ||
| - Step&Repeat (Standard, textile, wallpaper) - Compose - Tiling+ - Print & Cut Mirror (for backlit or dye-sublimation print applications) - Print bleed - Nesting (rectangular & true-shape) | ||
| COLOR MANAGEMENT | ||
| - Custom + official spot color libraries (RAL, Pantone, HKS) - Color replacement - Colorbooks - Last-minute color correction - Relinearization - Support of White, Varnish, Silver inks | ||
| COST MANAGEMENT | ||
| CostProof (visualize production costs based on media & ink consumption) | ||
| FINISHING | ||
| CutServer (unlimited roll cutter support) | ||
| Trim-O-Matik (support of automatic trimmers) | ||
| AUTOMATION | ||
| - Drag & drop images - QuickPrint and presets - Save & import archived jobs | ||
| Unlimited Hotfolders | ||
| Smart Import (automatic job submission via file metadata) | ||
| SUPPORT & UPDATES | ||
| Access to HelpDesk (knowledge center) | ||
| Free access to online training courses | ||
| Ticket-based technical assistance | ||
| Software updates & upgrades | ||
| PRICE | ||
| Annual subscription |
Adobe Light vs. Adobe PDF Print Engine
Both Adobe Light and Adobe PDF Print Engine fully support PS and PDF files and guarantee accuracy in gradients and transparencies. Adobe PDF Print Engine provides additional features (FineLine Rendering) and hardware speed optimization.
| Support of PS & EPS files | ||
| Support of gradients | ||
| Support of transparencies | ||
| Multi-page PDF | ||
| FineLine Rendering | ||
| Overprint options | ||
| Anti-aliasing | ||
| Selection of preview resolution and size | ||
| Multithreading** | ||
| XObject catching (PDF-VT optimization)*** |
*Reduced performance when processing heavy multi-page PDF files.
**Multithreading impacts the performance of complex files with lots of transparencies, overprint, huge raster images embedded, and/or complex gradients.
***XObject impacts the performance of PDF-VT (variable data for label and packaging).
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