This article outlines the Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE), a powerful rendering engine for processing PDFs in CalderaRIP.
Context
CalderaRIP adopted the Adobe PDF Print Engine as part of its core architecture in 2009, having already worked with Adobe for some years. Since then, our products have included the latest rendering technologies to allow our customers to always be one step ahead in innovation and improving their printing processes.
What is Adobe PDF Print Engine?
"Adobe PDF Print Engine is the industry’s leading rendering technology that maximizes the print potential of every press. [...] Advanced color technologies ensure efficient and optimal rendering of transparency blending, overprinting, spot colors, trapping, etc. Continually optimized algorithms in PDF Print Engine take full advantage of the latest computer processors yielding the fastest platform for rendering complex graphics, and variable printing" (Adobe's website).
Adobe PDF Print Engine in CalderaRIP
The Adobe PDF Print Engine is the native rendering engine for Adobe applications like Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. APPE processes PDF job content by converting graphics, text, and images into raster format for digital presses, wide-format printers, label printers, and plate setters.
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