Caldera has launched version 11 of its RIP software platform. Version 11 incorporates the newest version of Adobe PDF Print Engine (APPE 4) and is compatible with macOS Sierra.

Additional new features include a “True Bleed” function, allowing operators to clone pixels around the edge of an image in order to create better edge finishing for applications such as print-and-cut, textiles, and canvas. Spot color management has been expanded to handle 127 spots simultaneously, and patterns and masks can be processed more precisely. Other enhancements are:

• Tile Parallel Processing;
• Sync & Deploy, which runs the same RIP settings across different printers and environments;
• Processing speeds reportedly four times faster than version 9;
• And Print Clusters – fleets of machines that are built around a single printer or type of printer.

The company also plans to reveal an app later this fall that will calculate hardware resources for a specific production environment.