PPC Files for press presetting - anyone?

[SlRlUS]

Good morning!
A customer is declaring that he uses so called "PPC files" from some CIP3/PPF converter to preset his Komori AND Heidelberg press. Never heard of these PPC files before. Can soneone give me a hint what PPC is all about?

Thanks,
SlRlUS

 

[digi-digi]

Hi,

PPC is the name of the proprietary application from Komori for press presetting. From memory it could accept TIFF, PS, PPF data, then directly interfaced with the Komori press. I think it was supplied by Komori with the Press front end.....

 

[SlRlUS]

Thanks a lot - so PPC is not a file format like *.doc but a software name. So i think using PPC for Heidelberg was a tale.

 

[Cannelli Printing]

Not necessarily a tale.. the Komori (PPC)PCC app runs in windows XP. The App simply receives, translates and sends the data to our Lithrone press. So it's possible the CIP3 files were saved and could then be imported to whatever software that controls the Heidleberg or maybe a RIP that talks to multiple presses. In our case-Prinergy RIP generates the CIP3 data from curve and file data combinations.
Prinergy RIP then sends data to the Kodak platemaker and the Komori PCC app. Files end up at the platesetter RIP and the XP computer running Komori PCC app which then sends it to the press/ or the ink keys app on the press interface.

 

[Cannelli Printing]

Not necessarily a tale.. the Komori PPC app runs in windows XP. The App simply receives, translates and sends the data to our Lithrone press. So it's possible the CIP3 files were saved and could then be imported to whatever software that controls the Heidleberg or maybe a RIP that talks to multiple presses. In our case-Prinergy RIP generates the CIP3 data from curve and file data combinations.
Prinergy RIP then sends data to the Kodak platemaker and the Komori PPC app. Files end up at the platesetter RIP and the XP computer running Komori PPC app which then sends it to the press/ or the ink keys app on the press interface.

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[SteveSuffRIT]

CIP3 (Cooperation of Integration of Prepress, Press, and Postpress) was formed in 1995.
The current standard is called CIP4 which includes other processes (front office).
It's now part of JDF (Job Definition Format)
The RIP (Raster Image Processor) or DFE (Digital Front End) produces a Print Production Format (PPF) file that presets your press ink key fountain.