As a Photo RIP, ImageNest has several features that are primarily for photographers such as our DNG printing and Picture layout. As a Mac RIP we can also process every single major format available including HDR (High Dynamic Range) and Camera RAW files. Currently ImageNest is the only Mac OSX RIP that can extract the embedded (and corrected) JPEG files from DNGs. One aspect of ImageNest you will not see in other products is our broad printers support. We are a Epson Stylus RIP, a Canon RIP, a HP RIP, and are a fully featured software RIP for just about any printer. Including printers that are new to the market. We are one of the first Epson 7900 RIP’s and HP Z3100 RIP

ImageNest is printing software that runs exclusively on OSX and is used primarily to layout Images, layout Photos, and to batch print them all at the same time. Batch printing simply is a way of putting a group of images on a single piece of paper in order to maximize media usage. The primary interface of ImageNest is that of a Mac Layout program that allows users to easily resize and edit their images before printing. The Image Layout or Photo Layout dialog is the primary interface but the image processing component of ImageNest is a software RIP.

Picture layout, Photo Layout, and Image Layout all encompass the same thing--getting the most use out of every inch of paper you pay for. When Printers where small layout was not a big priority but as large format and grand format printing has gained popularity Picture layout has become a major piece of any digital printing workflow. ImageNest’s proprietary fitting algorithm ensures that your images are arrange in a manner that will use the least paper. The paper savings add up very quickly!

The term RIP is an acronym for (Raster Image Processor). RIP’s where developed to allow inkjet users to process vector and text based files without loss of resolution. Vector and text files (PDF, EPS, Adobe Illustrator, PostScript®) are files in which the images are based on vector math drawings that can be scaled to any size without any loss of resolution. Without a PostScript RIP vector files will not maintain their full resolution and text and drawings will not be sharp. This was the original purpose of a RIP but since its inception RIP’s have evolved way past simply processing vector files and can now offer a wide range of features.