InDesign

Producing in‑RIP separations

To produce in‑RIP separations, you need the following software and hardware:

  • A PPD file that supports in‑RIP separations.

  • Any PostScript 3 output device, or a PostScript Level 2 device whose RIP supports in‑RIP separations. If the document contains duotones from Photoshop 5.0 or later, a PostScript 3 device is required to generate in‑RIP separations.

Note: Depending on the prepress software available, a service provider may be able to perform such prepress activities as trapping, imposition, separating, and OPI replacement at the output device’s RIP. Therefore, your service provider may prefer to receive a composite PostScript file of the document optimized for in‑RIP separations, rather than a preseparated PostScript file.