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HP Releases Mac OS X Raster Print Drivers for DesignJets
By Remy Davison, Insanely Great Mac
January 12th 2003
HP gets serious about the Mac OS X Pro publishing market.
HP has announced some major driver additions to its DesignJet series for professional
printers and publishers, according to a report at Hardware Zone. HP Singapore's
Imaging and Printing Group has produced HP's first raster driver for Mac OS X.
The drivers are available for both OS X 10.1 and 10.2 (Jaguar). HP has also released
updated raster image processing (RIP) software for OS X. Feature enhancements include
remote proofing and color accuracy and consistency.
�With the advanced support for Mac platforms, the printers will offer graphics
professionals more flexibility and maximum performance,� said Jessie Quek, general
manager, Imaging & Printing Group, HP Singapore. �HP is committed to delivering the
utmost in color accuracy and productivity.�
The enhancements are supported in the HP Designjet 10ps, HP Designjet 20ps, and HP
Designjet 50ps printers. HP notes the following improvements:
� A new office driver for Mac supporting both Mac OS X.1 and X.2, a first for
Designjet printers
� Mac OS X support for classic applications (QuarkXPress�) or native
applications (Adobe� Photoshop�)
� RIP software enhancements enable designers to continue to work on their projects
while sending jobs to the printer
� Two new media types and enhanced media flexibility, giving designers the option to
add new and custom media for the most accurate results
� Remote-proofing software 2.0 in the box with the printer. HP�s remote-proofing
solution enables Designjet owners to generate remote-proofing files (RPFs) that
include not only content data, but also specific color profiles and print settings.
These files can be accurately printed at any location by simply dragging-and-dropping
into the remote-proofing software interface.
- Easy installation and usability
The drivers are a free download, as are the Pantone color tables, firmware, media
profiles, ICC profiles and printer documentation.
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