TIFF/IT (Tag Image File Format/Image Technology) is a standardized format for the exchange of raster data. TIFF/IT is an optional output plug-in for the Harlequin RIP which enables users to output a 1-bit or 8-bit separated or composite file set which is most commonly required for compatibility with other prepress systems or submission to some print or publication companies. Including TIFF/IT as an option with the Harlequin RIP enables in-house marketing communications departments, prepress and catalog houses, and printers to create industry-standard CMYK TIFF/IT-P1 files for highly consistent file transfer and exchange.

All creative, prepress and print organizations can now create industry standard TIFF/IT-P1 files for highly consistent file submission to legacy workflows. The TIFF/IT file format is defined in ISO standard 12639 and contains three conformance levels, of which TIFF/IT-P1 is the most widely supported. TIFF/IT-P1 file sets usually consist of 3 or 4 files:

• Final Page or (FP)
• Continuous Tone image (CT)
• Line Work image (LW)
• High resolution Contone files (HC - optional)

The Harlequin TIFF/IT plugin can also generate CT, LW and HC files individually, and supports additional file types:

• Binary Linework files (BL)
• Binary Picture files (BP)
• Monochrome Picture (MP)

TIFF-IT Output Plugin for the RTI RIP or Workflow

TIFF-IT Output Plugin $3,000.00

The plugin produces TIFF/IT-P1 files (made up of FP, CT, HC, and LW files) compliant with the ISO Standard 12639. The plugin sends those portions of input jobs that are images, for example, produced by the PostScript-language operators image and colorimage, to the CT file; it sends all other portions to the LWfile. The plugin may or may not produce a HC file, depending on user configuration and the contents of the input job.

TIFF-IT Input Plugin for the RTI RIP or Workflow

TIFF-IT Input Plugin $3,000.00