AGFA Accuset 1200 STAR RIP missed vector image elements

[aelorenzo]

Hi forum members,

I am trying to print a ps vector image file from Illustrator CS using Accuset 1000 PPD.

Several PS files printed fine, but this one, it is the hugest, 50000 points, fails. Images up to +- 30000 points prints quite well.

How can I know if it is a PPD problem, options in printer dialogue, memory lack, ....?

Thank you in advance!

Antonio

 

[aelorenzo]

If you could help me, please, send me a private message and I will send you the file...

Thank you

 

[VladCanada]

AGFA Star200 RIP has only 200MB formatted 213MB SCSI hard disk.
Boot files, PS interpreter, fonts and font cash, AGFA Balanced Sreening tiles, Adobe and Standart Sreens need some place on the HD to be stored.
So, in case of 50K pts length job there is no room on HD to complete even one color separation.
You run the outdated RIP with lack of RAM and ROM.
20 years ago I would give you a piece of advice - use RIP Star 400, 600 or 800 with 1 Gig HD.
Today you definetely need Software RIP.
Even if pre-owner of that Accuset 1200 installed more capacity HD, Star200 can only recognize and operate just 200 Mb.
We discussed that in prev. thread.

 

[aelorenzo]

Hi Vlad,

Thank you for your help.

Do you think that I could get enough free space if I delete the fonts stored in the HDD?

Is there any way to get the fonts to keep them?

Agfaset just has the upload to the RIP files, but not the get files from the RIP option!!

Also, is there any way to calculate before the job memory needs? how can I calculate the memory space that I have in the Accuset?

Thank you in advance and regards,

Antonio

 

[VladCanada]

Also, is there any way to calculate before the job memory needs? how can I calculate the memory space that I have in the Accuset?
Antonio

You are kidding me!
One stroke or scanline of Accuset on 14" film takes (in case of 2400dpi output) (14 X 2400)/8 = 4200 bytes of memory. So, one inch of picture sepatarion in Height dimension will take 2400 scanlines or 10,080,000 bytes or /1024 = 9844 Kb

 

[prepressing]

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