Overdrive Highlights:
- Workflow RIP with automated scaling and positioning.
- Use all third-party and custom RGB Media Profiles.
- Built-In Anti-aliasing for extremely sharp text.
- Fast 64-bit multi-core processing.
- Job manager with preview
- Accepts all major photo file formats, including RAW.
- Submit jobs by Drag-and-drop, Hot Folder or printing from an application.
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Overdrive V2.0 Features
Overdrive is a PostScript RIP that uses new advances in color management and printing technology to deliver high-end color, accurate proofing and Pantone matching for any inkjet printer. Support for any paper is immediately available due to the universal nature of Overdrive's color management.
Overdrive 2 uses the exact same formula as PhotoShop for Black Point Comp. It's great for Photo printing and it uses the Advanced B&W modes of the Driver. Overdrive 2 gets to use the printer's internal calibration for for accurate gray balance (only available through the driver).
It's accurate for Gracol Proofing to 0.78 DE and Pantone matching is excellent due to our ColorBurst AutoSpot. Overdrive 2 uses All of the RGB profiles from all paper vendors and printer drivers.
It performs color correction to the Driver's RGB media profile or custom RGB profiles. Overdrive 2 sends its corrected data through the driver w/ the driver's Color Management OFF.
Overdrive 2 is very fast with our new 64 bit RIP and unlimited memory access to the Mac Core Graphics. All placed files generate a Thumbnail and a Pageview showing the size and position on the page.
Overdrive 2 works on All printers that have a Mac Driver where we can turn the Driver's Color Management OFF.
Overdrive 2 uses the Driver's Screening, LUTs and Advanced B&W with our added ease of use and color matching that exceeds the Driver alone. Our anti-aliasing makes regular and small type significantly better than the Driver and every bit as good as our original XProof RIPs.
Specifications
Overdrive 2 has been completely rewritten as a 64-bit Cocoa application for Mac OS X 10.6 and later. Overdrive now takes full advantage of the multi-core processors in today's machines, so processing is significantly faster. A new visual interface lets you preview the selected file, and the Job List now contains scalable thumbnails. Proofing accuracy and text quality are also improved with version 2.
Full PostScript and Raster File Support
- EPS, PS, and PDF files
- RGB, CMYK, and grayscale 8-bit and 16-bit support for TIFF (LZW compression is supported), JPEG, J2K, BMP, PNG
- Camera RAW, Photoshop® PSD
Black Point Compensation
- Adobe black point compensation built-in
- Output matches Adobe Photoshop exactly, so Photoshop users get expected results from Overdrive without the hassle of setting Photoshop's color settings and print dialog for output
- PANTONE Color Matching
- ColorBurst Overdrive includes the full licensed PANTONE Color Library
- ColorBurst's AutoSpot™ technology greatly improves the accuracy of Pantone colors
- All colors are handled automatically during processing
Input ICC Profiles
- Overdrive has separate Input ICC Profile settings for RGB, CMYK, and grayscale images
- Any ICC input profile can be utilized with one of 4 different rendering intents
- An option to use embedded profiles can be turned on or off
Output ICC Profiles
- Overdrive uses RGB output profiles
- Overdrive can use any paper manufacturer's RGB ICC profiles
- Custom RGB ICC profiles are much faster to make than CMYK profiles used by other RIPs, and can be made using profiling software that typically comes with spectrophotometers
Job Manager
- New visual interface in Overdrive 2 offers includes a Preview and scalable thumbnails in the Job List
- Files and folders can be dropped directly into the Job Manager, opened from the File Open menu, placed or saved to the optional Hot Folder, or even dropped on the Overdrive application icon
- Jobs can be reordered, deleted, or placed on hold to be processed later
Print from Applications
- Print directly from image-editing and layout applications, such as Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
- Select the Overdrive printer from in the Print dialog to send files directly to Overdrive Job Manager
Hot Folder
- Print to the Overdrive Hot Folder locally or across a network
- Automatically scan the Hot Folder at a user-defined interval
It's time to redefine your expectations of RIP software for professional inkjet printing. Complicated color management workflows and tedious ICC profiling are no longer necessary to get high-end print quality and accurate color. Overdrive 2 works its magic on top of your printer's driver and RGB paper profiles to make accurate color automatic and effortless.